Eurozone Inflation Climbs, Fueling ECB’s Slow Dance on Rate Cuts
Eurozone inflation has defied expectations again, giving the European Central Bank (ECB) yet another reason to drag its feet on interest rate cuts. According to...
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Fed’s Premature Rate Cuts Face Reality Check Amid Stubborn Inflation
The U.S. Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure has seen its steepest monthly increase since April, adding an ironic twist to the recent optimism surrounding potential...
Treasury Market Under Pressure as Rising Interest Rates Signal More Pain Ahead
Already stuck in one of its worst slumps of the year, the U.S. Treasury market seems to be sending yet another distress signal as yields...
The Trump’s tariff proposal: a wrong good idea
Experts often lament the absence of grand ideas in American presidential campaigns. Well, this time, that complaint seems laughably misplaced. The pièce de résistance of...
Inflation is not dead
In September, underlying inflation in the United States rose more than anticipated, marking a pause in the recent progress toward easing price pressures. The core...
Google’s Monopoly Mayhem: Is Big Tech’s Biggest Break-Up on the Horizon?
The US Justice Department is reportedly considering asking a federal judge to compel Google to sell parts of its business. Yes, you heard that right—an...
Europe’s EV Tariff Tango: Charging into a Trade War with China
The European Union voted on Friday to impose tariffs of up to 45% on electric vehicles imported from China, raising the prospect of a broader...
France’s Debt Dilemma: When the Once-Stable Stumbles
For the first time since 2007, France’s bonds are now considered riskier than Spain’s—a symbolic reversal that underscores the extent of its financial market woes....
The Great Bank Rollback: How US Capital Requirements Shrunk Overnight
In a spectacular reversal, America’s biggest banks are now looking at a much more palatable 9% increase in capital requirements, down from the eye-watering 19%...