May 15, 2023
” America’s wheat fields have become so plagued by drought that farmers are now poised to abandon crops at the highest rate in more than a century. Producers are expected to harvest about 67% of their planted acres, the US Department… Continue Reading…
May 12, 2023
“Large U.S. lenders will bear most of the cost of replenishing a deposit insurance fund that was drained of $16 billion by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and two other lenders, although mid-sized banks will also be on the… Continue Reading…
May 12, 2023
“Japanese investors bought a record amount of Treasuries in the first three months of the year as concern over the US banking sector damped bets on Federal Reserve rate hikes… Net purchases totaled ¥9.12 trillion ($68 billion) in the January-March… Continue Reading…
May 1, 2023
“Regulators took possession of First Republic on Monday, resulting in the third failure of an American bank since March, after a last-ditch effort to persuade rival lenders to keep the ailing bank afloat failed. JPMorgan Chase , already the largest… Continue Reading…
April 27, 2023
“Growth in the U.S. slowed considerably during the first three months of the year as interest rate increases and inflation took hold of an economy largely expected to decelerate even further ahead. Gross domestic product, a measure of all goods… Continue Reading…
April 26, 2023
“…A government debt default would be catastrophic for the US economy, sparking mass unemployment, payment failures, and interest rates rising “into perpetuity,” according to US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. “Since 1789, the United States has paid all of our bills… Continue Reading…
April 4, 2023
“Manhattan real estate sales fell 38% in the first quarter, as buyers and sellers battled over prices and mortgage rates remained volatile, according to new reports. Total sales volume fell to $4.4 billion in the quarter, with 2,242 apartments and… Continue Reading…
April 3, 2023
“General Motors said on Monday that its first-quarter U.S. sales rose 18% from a year ago, to just over 600,000 vehicles delivered, as it continued its rebound from the supply chain problems that limited global auto production in 2021 and… Continue Reading…
March 29, 2023
“Credit Suisse, the collapsed Swiss bank taken over by UBS Group in a hastily arranged bailout earlier this month, may bring with it a fresh set of regulatory and legal problems for its new owner. For years, the bank has… Continue Reading…
March 28, 2023
“In less than a week, the U.S. banking system has suffered two of the largest collapses in American history. Regulators shut down Silicon Valley Bank on Friday after customers rushed to withdraw their money as fears rose about the bank’s… Continue Reading…
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