The 24 Hours of Rate Cuts That End Year of Global Central-Bank Easing – Bloomberg
A year when inflation subsided enough for monetary policy easing to start in most advanced economies is about to conclude with a 24-hour flurry of...
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Bundesbank Cuts German Growth Forecasts, Warning of Escalating Protectionism – WSJ
Germany’s central bank drastically cut its economic-growth forecasts for next year and warned of heightened uncertainty with the possibility of rising trade protectionism. The Bundesbank...
Tesla, Intel and the fecklessness of corporate boards – The Economist
Sitting on the board of a large American company is at once the plummest and most thankless work in business. Plum because, when everything is...
Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: Fed Expected to Cut Interest Rates in Busy Week for Central Bank Decisions – WSJ
A decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve will be the highlight of a busy week for central-bank decisions. The Fed is expected to cut interest...
Why Profit Matters
However, the most profitable companies are usually the ones which contribute most to the economy in terms of taxes and investment – a fact often...
PODCAST: At the Money: Optimizing Personal Health in Finance
Wall Street is always looking for an edge over the competition. But what if there was a giant source of overlooked alpha? Phil Pearlman, former...
ECB Cuts Rates Again to Boost Flagging Growth. What to Know – WSJ
The European Central Bank lowered interest rates by a quarter point, aiming to stabilize an economy rocked by debt worries in France and highly exposed...
Investors Shouldn’t Count on Much Help From the Fed Next Year – WSJ
Could the Federal Reserve be done cutting rates after December? That shouldn’t be ruled out. Markets seemed undisturbed by Wednesday’s inflation data, which showed consumer...
Bitcoin is up by 138% this year. It is a nonsense-free rally – The Economist
BITCOIN IS BACK. Since Donald Trump’s election victory on November 5th, the world’s dominant cryptocurrency has surged to new heights above $100,000 a unit, enjoying...
US Jobless Claims Rises to Two-Month High After Thanksgiving – Bloomberg
Applications for US unemployment benefits rose to a two-month high last week, at a time around the end-of-year holidays when data is volatile. Initial claims...