April 14, 2021
“Goldman Sachs on Wednesday blew past analysts’ expectations with record first-quarter net profits and revenues on strong performance from the firm’s investment banking and trading businesses. The bank posted per-share earnings of $18.60, crushing the $10.22 estimate of analysts surveyed by… Continue Reading…
March 30, 2021
“Investment banks Credit Suisse and Nomura said they would incur significant losses after the U.S.-based hedge fund was forced into a fire sale of assets and defaulted on its margin calls. “The estimated amount of the claim against the client… Continue Reading…
May 11, 2020
“Money-market mutual funds, the ultimate havens for investors looking to preserve capital, once again are trying to maneuver in a zero interest-rate environment. The problem this time? They’re sitting on twice as much cash. Assets in money-market funds have soared… Continue Reading…
September 3, 2019
“The dollar hit a two-year high Tuesday as slowing global growth and more aggressive monetary easing overseas sent investors into the reserve currency. The U.S. Dollar index rose to a high of 99.37, its highest level since May 2017, when… Continue Reading…
August 23, 2019
“President Trump on Monday called for the Federal Reserve to sharply cut interest rates and again criticized the central bank’s chairman for a “horrendous lack of vision,” while reiterating his belief that the U.S. economy is strong.” https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-calls-for-a-big-fed-rate-cut-again-criticizes-central-bank-chairman-11566230832
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