May 25, 2023
“…The chipmaker saw its shares surge 25% on Thursday, bringing its market value to just under the $1 trillion mark at around $951 billion per FactSet. It was $755 billion at Wednesday’s close. Nvidia would become the fifth publicly traded U.S.… Continue Reading…
May 8, 2023
“… Investors are hoarding cash at record levels and there’s no sign of the trend reversing amid high interest rates and depressed investor sentiment towards the stock market. Money market fund assets have ballooned to a record $5.3 trillion, with… Continue Reading…
April 4, 2023
n”…According to the International Energy Agency, clean energy investment will need to hit over $4 trillion a year by 2030 in its Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario. Reaching this kind of figure will require a huge effort from both… Continue Reading…
March 21, 2023
“So-called agency mortgage bonds are widely held by banks, insurers and bond funds because they are backed by the mortgage loans from government-owned lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The bonds are far less likely to default than most debt… Continue Reading…
February 20, 2023
“The U.S. officially hit its $31.4 trillion debt ceiling on Jan. 19 — launching a ticking time bomb toward a potentially “calamitous” debt default. Unable to break the political deadlock in Congress, the Treasury will now take “extraordinary measures” to… Continue Reading…
February 2, 2023
“The debt limit standoff between Republicans and Democrats has elevated questions about creative solutions for averting a crisis, including one that at first blush might seem unthinkable: Could minting a $1 trillion platinum coin make the whole problem go away? What was… Continue Reading…
January 20, 2023
“The U.S. officially hit its $31.4 trillion debt ceiling on Thursday – launching a ticking time bomb toward a potentially “calamitous” debt default. Unable to break the political deadlock in Congress, the Treasury will now take “extraordinary measures” to ensure… Continue Reading…
December 30, 2022
“…Reeling from a record $18 trillion wipeout, global stocks must surmount all these hurdles and more if they are to escape a second straight year in the red… With a drop of more than 20% in 2022, the MSCI All-Country… Continue Reading…
August 2, 2022
“US household debt increased by 2% to $16.2 trillion in the second quarter, with mortgages, auto loans and credit-card balances all seeing sizable increases, according to a report by the New York Federal Reserve Bank. The increase in borrowing, which… Continue Reading…
July 19, 2022
“China’s holdings of U.S. debt have fallen below $1 trillion for the first time in 12 years amid rising interest rates that have made Treasurys potentially less attractive. Continuing a trend that began early in 2021, China’s portfolio of U.S.… Continue Reading…
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