Economy

[Blame Game] “Greedflation: corporate profiteering ‘significantly’ boosted global prices, study shows”

“…The report from the IPPR and Common Wealth thinktanks found that business profits rose by 30% among UK-listed firms, driven by just 11% of firms that made super-profits based on their ability to push through stellar price increases – often dubbed… Continue Reading…

Economy

“US household wealth falls in third quarter”

“U.S. household wealth fell to roughly $151 trillion in the third quarter, pulled down by a drop in the value of stocks which more than offset a half-trillion rise in the value of property prices, the Federal Reserve said on… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“Turkey Central Bank Hikes Rate by Double the Forecast to 40%”

“…The Monetary Policy Committee raised the benchmark one-week repo rate by 500 basis points to 40%. The expectation was for an increase of 250 basis points and the currency extended gains after the decision… The currency’s down almost 35% against… Continue Reading…

Economy

“25% of Americans still have holiday debt from last year…”

“For some shoppers, the upcoming holiday season may lead to piling on more debt. About 25% of Americans are still paying off holiday debt from 2022, according to WalletHub’s November holiday shopping survey… As of November, the average credit card interest rate… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Washington blinks as debt costs begin to bite”

“…“If interest rates basically stay at their current levels, interest will be the second-largest government program in two years,” said Marc Goldwein, senior policy director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. “Only Social Security will be larger.” Voters… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“European, US stock markets climb as bets build on rate cuts”

“Wall Street and Europe’s main stock markets mostly climbed Wednesday as traders ramped up bets on the US Federal Reserve cutting interest rates in the new year after a top official sounded an optimistic note on the battle against inflation…”… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“Australia to Introduce Legislation to Overhaul Central Bank”

“Australia’s government will introduce legislation this week to facilitate the largest overhaul of the central bank in a generation, including setting up a separate governance board and scrapping the treasurer’s power to reverse policy decisions. The bill is the result… Continue Reading…

Economy

“…Switzerland Seeks Low-Budget Olympics After Years of Opposition”

“…Winter Games are usually held by a certain region or city, and they can be pricey. The 2018 edition held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, cost about $13 billion. Even back in 2002, Salt Lake City still spent $2.2 billion on… Continue Reading…

Economy

“62% of Americans are still living paycheck to paycheck, making it ‘the main financial lifestyle,’ report finds”

“…As of September, 62% of adults said they are living paycheck to paycheck, according to a new LendingClub report. The figure is unchanged from last year. “Living paycheck to paycheck remains the main financial lifestyle among U.S. consumers,” the report said…” https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/31/62percent-of-americans-still-live-paycheck-to-paycheck-amid-inflation.html… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“Russia hikes key rate to 15% in bigger-than-expected rise”

“Russia’s central bank raised its key interest rate by a higher than expected 200 basis points to 15% on Friday, hiking borrowing costs for the fourth meeting running in response to a weak rouble and stubborn inflation pressure. The central… Continue Reading…