The US Treasury’s Backdoor Stimulus Is Hampering the Fed
The US Treasury’s debt-issuance polices have become a powerful form of policy easing. By shortening its issuance profile to reduce long-term interest rates, the Treasury...
Author : Nelli Avetisyan
Is America already in recession? – The Economist
An early-warning system for recessions would be worth trillions of dollars. Governments could dole out stimulus at just the right time; investors could turn a...
Eurozone Wages Slow Sharply, Paving Way for ECB Rate Cut – WSJ
Wages in the eurozone rose at a significantly slower pace during the three months through June, paving the way for further cuts in borrowing costs...
Why investors are not buying Europe’s revival – The Economist
The profits of European listed firms rose during the second quarter of this year. In much of the rest of the world, that would be...
U.S. Slows a Little But Global Economy Proves Resilient – WSJ
The U.S. has slowed slightly this month, but other parts of the global economy are showing surprising signs of resilience in the face of still-high...
Fed Officials Argue for Gradual Pace of Cuts Starting Soon – Bloomberg
Two Federal Reserve officials said they believe it’s appropriate for the US central bank to begin lowering interest rates soon, and that the pace of...
Tech industry taps old power stations to expand AI infrastructure – The Financial Times
Booming demand for artificial intelligence is encouraging big tech companies and their suppliers to explore converting old power stations and industrial sites into data centres....
To cash or not to cash?
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You’ve worked hard all year, and the summer holidays have finally arrived. But it’s not like all your colleagues have downed tools. Would it be...
US jobs growth revised sharply lower in sign of cooling labour market – The Financial Times
Jobs growth in the US economy was significantly weaker over the year to March than originally stated, according to fresh estimates released on Wednesday, compounding...