Subsistence Is Not Enough
To help those struggling with extreme poverty access essentials like food, shelter, and health care, policymakers must improve affordability in addition to fostering economic growth....
Author : Nelli Avetisyan
Why Long and Short Interest Rates Fell Out of Step – Bloomberg
Since mid-September, the US Federal Reserve has cut benchmark interest rates by 100 basis points. Yet the yield on 30-year Treasury bonds has risen by...
UK long-term borrowing costs hit highest level since 1998 – The Financial Times
The UK’s long-term borrowing costs have hit their highest level since 1998, as a bond sell-off threatens to wipe out the “headroom” chancellor Rachel Reeves...
Apple steps up expansion of its News platform – The Financial Times
Apple is stepping up plans to expand its News app, as the US tech group becomes an increasingly powerful force in driving revenues across the...
French Consumers End 2024 in a Pessimistic Mood as Layoff Concerns Mount – WSJ
French households ended the year on a gloomy note as concerns around job cuts added to the country’s enduring political deadlock. Confidence fell to 89...
Would an artificial-intelligence bubble be so bad? – The Economist
Alittle over a decade ago Seth Klarman, a hedge-fund titan, worried that an asset-price bubble was emerging. He identified Tesla as one of the firms...
German Factory Orders Fall Again as Manufacturing Weakness Persists – WSJ
Manufacturing orders in Germany slumped in November, an additional signal of weakness of the sector that could be threatened further by tariffs proposed by the...
New neutron science could explain our cosmic leftover status
For more than a decade, a remarkable facility has been taking shape in southern Sweden. The European Spallation Source, nearing completion in Lund and funded...
PODCAST: Team Favorite At the Money: Managing Bond Duration
How should investors manage bond duration in an era of rising – and soon likely falling – interest rates? The challenge is that the longer...
Eurozone Inflation Climbs Further Above ECB Target – WSJ
Inflation in the eurozone rose further above the European Central Bank’s target in the final month of 2024, although that is unlikely to dissuade policymakers...