March 29, 2024
“Federal prosecutors on Tuesday sued to seize two New York City apartments worth $14 million that were allegedly bought with proceeds from a corrupt scheme involving Mongolia’s huge copper mine, a former prime minister of that nation, and his Harvard… Continue Reading…
March 1, 2024
“… …” https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/29/pce-inflation-january-2023-.html Inflation is up and unfortunately its going to get worse. Banks are going to have some major problems in March. This doesn’t bode well for the economy.
January 22, 2024
“…Cutting interest rates too soon could threaten Europe’s progress in battling the inflation that has ravaged the economy, the head of the European Central Bank said Wednesday amid widespread speculation that the bank soon will lower rates from record highs. Christine… Continue Reading…
January 17, 2024
“…U.S. central bankers want more confirmation that inflation is on a firm path toward their 2% goal before they reduce the policy rate, now in the 5.25%-5.5% range…” https://finance.yahoo.com/news/traders-pare-bets-fed-cut-134748735.html What happened? I thought the FED was going to cut interest… Continue Reading…
January 17, 2024
“…The figures show the Federal Reserve is facing a bumpy path to tame inflation, which risks staying elevated in coming months should prices of goods, such as clothing and cars, continue to climb. Fed policymakers and Wall Street economists have… Continue Reading…
November 6, 2023
“What’s the most important price in the global economy? The price of oil? The price of semiconductors? The price of a Big Mac? More important than any of these is the price of money. For more than three decades it… Continue Reading…
September 27, 2023
“A “soft landing” for the U.S. economy is more likely than not, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari said on Tuesday, but there is also a 40% chance that the Fed will need to raise interest rates “meaningfully” to… Continue Reading…
August 18, 2023
“…Research by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco found Covid-related savings in the US had fallen to less than $190bn (£149bn) in June. This was down from $2.1 trillion at its peak in August 2021, which was… Continue Reading…
July 28, 2023
“Inflation showed further signs of cooling in June, according to a gauge released Friday that the Federal Reserve follows closely. The personal consumption expenditures price index excluding food and energy increased just 0.2% from the previous month, in line with… Continue Reading…
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