Tag: Central bank

Morning Bid: Central bankers sound inflation alarm

While inflation, rising labor costs, and a struggling economy have hit many restaurants hard, Mexican chains have seemingly faced even deeper problems. “It’s really tough because prices have just been rising, and a lot of consumers don’t feel as though their salaries have kept pace,” Justine Rapp …

Many investors feel that the safest long-term bet is to invest in an S&P 500index fund like the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY). To put it in perspective, SPY has gained almost 70% in the past five years, at the time of writing, Tuesday morning, March 17…

For Federal Reserve policymakers, the Iran War creates a familiar but uncomfortable dilemma: inflation risks driven by energy shocks at the same time economic growth may be weakening. If oil prices remain elevated and supply disruptions persist, Fed officials could find themselves with few viable …

Gulf banks face $307 billion deposit flight risk if war drags on, S&P says

Deutsche Bank (DB) on Thursday, March 12, revealed in its annual report that it had $30 billion in private credit exposure in 2025. DB reported higher fee revenues within the private-credit lending space and financing on balance sheets. Given private-credit worries at the beginning of 2026 and …

Goldman Sachs just made it official: The pain at the pump is not going away anytime soon. The bank now expects Brent crude to average above $100 a barrel in March and $85 in April, a dramatic upward revision driven by the deepening crisis at the Strait of Hormuz…

During my many years of reporting and writing about real estate trends and other finance topics, including mortgage rates and the housing market in general, I’ve recognized the importance of paying close attention to numbers and statistics that wildly diverge from economic norms. Real estate …

Serbia’s central bank holds key rate at 5.75%, flags Middle East risks

With Nvidia’s flagship GPU Technology Conference (GTC) just days away, Bank of America is telling investors exactly what to watch and why the stock’s current valuation may not reflect what is coming. Analyst Vivek Arya reaffirmed a buy rating on Nvidia (NVDA) with a $300 price target ahead of the …