US stocks posted broad losses after the International Monetary Fund scaled back its global economic forecast for this year and China reported that its economy is expanding at the slowest pace in 28 years. The […]
The IMF downgraded its global growth forecast to 3.5% from 3.7% in its October outlook, partly due to the negative impact of U.S. and China tariff increases. Risks to economic growth are “tilted to the […]
According to the Wall Street Journal, the flow of cash to startups is slowing as venture capital investors become more restrained. Several startups have recently announced layoffs or shut down entirely, and the number of […]
Analysts’ March prediction that the 10-year Treasury yield would near 3% by this point does not match a forecast that puts the yield at 2.48% by year-end. “We’re in a disinflationary environment that will be […]
Some market participants question a US plan to replace the London Interbank Offered Rate with the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, which is based on repo trading, while others think it could stabilize the market. “Repo […]
China is getting ready to prohibit the trading of bitcoin and other digital currencies on exchanges, people familiar with the matter said. Over-the-counter trading of digital currencies will be allowed to continue, they said. Related […]
US economy growth was stronger than expected in the fourth quarter of 2016. It reached 2.1%, according to Commerce Department statistics. Economist Gus Faucher attributes the rise to increased consumer spending, prompted by higher employment […]
A year-long rise in the eurozone’s annual rate of inflation came to an end in March. Consumer prices were 1.5% higher than a year earlier, a sharp fall from the 2% rate seen in February. […]
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