Latin American Currency Area Bad News For Debt-Laden Countries Like Argentina

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Central Banks And Geopolitics – Will They Become Monetary Battleships?

UNITED STATES – NOVEMBER 01: Paul Volcker, Chairman Federal Reserve Board, speaking at Domestic … [+] Policy Subcommittee meeting. (Photo by Diana Walker/Getty Images) Getty Images William...

Metro areas where U.S. rent prices have dropped the most

Colorful cafe bars at the iconic Beale Street music and entertainment district of downtown Memphis, Tennessee. benedek | iStock | Getty Images Despite broad hikes in rental prices, competition is easi...

Inflation May Be In A Lull, What Does That Mean For Bitcoin?

In a recent tweet Ben Lilly, co-founder of Jarvis Labs, the on-chain analytics and token design firm, gave his analysis of the past, present, and possible future of inflation and how this can affect B...

Inflation rate slows again to 15-month low, PCE shows, as U.S. economy weakens

The numbers: The cost of U.S. goods and services rose a scant 0.1% in December in yet another sign inflation is cooling off, opening the door for the Federal Reserve to stop raising interest rates soo...

Key Fed measure eased, spending also declined

Egg shelves are seen with a note apologizing to customers for the price increase after the reduction in productivity brought on by poultry fatalities caused by various illnesses, in San Mateo, Califor...

Fed set to deliver quarter-point rate hike along with ‘one last hawkish sting in the tail’

The Federal Reserve will downshift to a 25 basis point rise in its policy interest rate at their upcoming interest-rate meeting and will work overtime to make sure that the market doesn’t get the idea...

The Next PCE Report Lands Today. What It Will Say About Inflation.

The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of rising prices is set to show that inflation continues to trend downward, supporting the narrative that the central bank could soon ease up in its battle agai...

Inflation in U.S. could turn negative by midyear, says billionaire investor Barry Sternlicht. A risk is that the Fed will keep lifting interest rates anyway.

“‘Inflation will go negative in May or June, because the housing equivalent number is pointing positive. The risk is [that Fed chief Jerome Powell] keeps going.’” — Barry Sternlicht, CEO, Starwood Cap...

Opinion: ‘Don’t just sit there, do something.’ The stock market is telling you to make some hard decisions with your money now.

I have always refrained from saying what legendary investor Sir John Templeton considered the four most dangerous words in investing: This time is different.” After months of talking to and reading th...

Billionaire Barry Sternlicht Thinks He Knows When Recession Will Hit

The U.S. is on the verge of a recession that could possibly cost millions of Americans their jobs.  But at least market bears get to say ‘I told you so.’ Barry Sternlicht, chairman of inve...

Where Real Wages Rose & Where They Stagnated [Infographic]

2022 has been a year where inflation has seriously eaten into or even totally diminished any salary increases workers might have received. For people in some countries, this scenario has actually been...

The Rise And Fall Of Treasury Yields — What They Signal For The Economy, Inflation And Your Portfolio

Corbis via Getty Images Key takeaways The 10-year Treasury yield is a financial benchmark used as a comparison tool for things like mortgage rates. In November 2022, mortgage interest rates came down ...

Bitcoin best performing asset class of 2023, opposite of inflation hedge

Just under a month into this shiny new year that is 2023, and markets are heating up.  Inflation has softened significantly over the last couple of months. The bane of markets all throughout last year...

The Live Nation and Ticketmaster monopoly of live entertainment

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing this week titled, “That’s the Ticket: Promoting Competition and Protecting Consumers in Live Entertainment,” which focused on the state ...

The Fed’s Key Inflation Rate May Trip Up The S&P 500

This S&P 500 rally is built on belief that inflation will continue its steady retreat even as the U.S. economy avoids a hard landing. December’s CPI data seemed to bolster that view as servi...

Inflation is cooling, but high prices will stick around

A shopper checks out the egg section at the Publix at Winter Park Village, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. Joe Burbank | Orlando Sentinel | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Inflation may be cooling. But, f...

Unemployment Is Low, But So Is The Labor Force Participation Rate — What’s Going On In The U.S. Labor Market?

Getty Images Key takeaways Unemployment has consistently fallen since December 2021 One factor behind declining unemployment could be a slow recovery in the labor force participation rate since the on...

Bitcoin Bull Market to Start Once US Inflation Drops to 4-5%: Scaramucci

Anthony Scaramucci – the Founder of SkyBridge Capital and former White House official – believes cryptocurrencies will revive once the Federal Reserve stops raising interest rates. He thinks this will...

‘Big Short’ Burry Suggests the Stock-Market Jump Is a Mirage

Michael Burry is a historic figure in investing. Many retail investors check his every word and social-media post in hopes of finding clues to good investment strategy.  His stock portfolio is scrutin...

JPMorgan’s Kolanovic sees correction, hard landing

JPMorgan’s Marko Kolanovic is abstaining from the early 2023 rally. Instead, the Institutional Investor hall-of-famer is bracing for a 10% or more correction in the first half of this year, tell...

Electricity bills may continue to shock you even as overall inflation eases. Here’s why.

While price hikes for gas, furniture, electronics and clothes are slowing down after a long stretch of sharp gains, one costly item isn’t expected to get cheaper anytime soon: electricity. Econo...

Inflation will be higher by year’s end; US debt tops economic hurdles

With the U.S. in danger of breaking through its debt ceiling, ongoing inflationary pressures and a recession, Wall Street traders are preparing for another year of market volatility in 2023. Will infl...

Stocks Move Lower, Microsoft, Tesla, Boeing, Fox-5 Things To Know

Five things you need to know before the market opens on Wednesday January 25: 1. — Stock Futures Lower As Earnings Underwhelm   U.S. equity futures moved lower Wednesday, while the dollar inched...

Jim Cramer Says Avoid Crypto, Stick With Gold for ‘Real Hedge’ Against Inflation and Economic Chaos – Economics Bitcoin News

The host of Mad Money, Jim Cramer, has advised investors to avoid crypto and stick with gold if they “seriously want a real hedge against inflation or economic chaos.” He added that bitcoin is too vol...

Microsoft Stock Leaps After Topping Earnings Forecast On Cloud Gains

Updated at 4:46 pm EST Microsoft  (MSFT) – Get Free Report posted better-than-expected second quarter earnings late Tuesday, with stable growth rates for its key cloud computing division, sendin...

Egg Prices Rose 59% In 2022—And One Group Accuses Egg Suppliers Of ‘Foul Play’

Topline As egg prices have soared 59%—at a median cost of $4.25—one advocacy group claims egg suppliers are in a “collusive scheme” to keep prices high to maximize profits. Cartons of eggs are for sal...

Bitcoin, Ether Prices Strong as Markets Eye Easing Rate Hikes

Crypto markets have taken a brief reprieve after adding more than 30% to their collective capitalization since the start of the year. Bellwether crypto bitcoin (BTC) rose to a peak of $23,360 on Satur...

3M Stock Slumps On Q4 Earnings Miss, Grim 2023 Profit Outlook

Updated at 9:16 am EST 3M Co.  (MMM) – Get Free Report shares slumped lower Tuesday after the industrial group posted weaker-than-expected fourth quarter earnings, while unveiling 2,500 job cuts...

The Fed’s Impossible Choice: Eliminate Jobs or Accept Higher Inflation

Text size The Fed may opt to wait in the first half of 2023 rather than keep raising rates, Sonia Meskin writes. Alex Wong/Getty Images About the author: Sonia Meskin is the head of U.S. Macro at BNY ...

High egg prices due to a ‘collusive scheme’ by suppliers, group claims

Eggs for sale at elevated prices in New York on Jan 21, 2023. Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Egg prices soared to historically high levels in 2022 — and one group is alleging the trend i...

Here’s The Current State Of The Economy And What It Means For The Stock Market

Getty Images Key takeaways Overall inflation for December dropped to 6.5% from 7.1% in November on an annual basis. While this information isn’t exactly worthy of a celebration, it’s a sign that thing...