Tag: Economy

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The facade of Argentina’s Central Bank is pictured in the financial district of Buenos Aires, Argentina December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Analysts consulted by Argentina’s central bank raised their inflation estimate for the South American country for 2022 to 72.6%, 7.5 percentage points above the previous month’s…

As you’re surely aware, stocks have hit the skids this year, with the S&P 500 dropping 14% year to date, thanks to roaring inflation, soaring bond yields and the war in Ukraine. But the jump in yields has drawn individual investors to Treasury bonds. Treasury yields have hit their highest levels since 2018. The 10-year…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building is seen before the Federal Reserve board is expected to signal plans to raise interest rates in March as it focuses on fighting inflation in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Phot By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) – Markets may be missing the mix. As financial…

Data on new cars and trucks help economists gauge consumer spending. Canva ContentsWhat Are Auto Sales?When Are Auto Sales Released?How Are Auto Sales Compiled?Why Are Car and Truck Sales Important?New Car Sales vs. Used Car Sales DataWhat Is the Correlation of Auto Sales to GDP?What Is the Trend in Car and Truck Sales?What Are Auto…

By Jason Hovet and Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech treasury is looking at adding a new euro-denominated bond this year and issuing treasury bills in euros for the first time, taking advantage of its debt being newly accepted as collateral in European Central Bank operations, the country’s debt chief said on Tuesday. Separate…

Many economists and investors expect the economy to slow down as the Federal Reserve continues to raise interest rates. The would likely spark a slowdown in advertising.  Wells Fargo analysts looked at how such a decline would affect about 20 stocks with meaningful ad revenues among media/entertainment companies, ad agencies, TV broadcasters, cable TV operators…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A view of the city skyline and River Nile from Cairo tower building in the capital of Cairo, Egypt December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s net external debt climbed by $8.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021, central bank data showed on Sunday. Egypt had…

The bond market is susceptible to fluctuating interest rates. anilakkus for iStockphoto; Canva What Is Interest Rate Risk? What Is an Example of Interest Rate Risk?During bear markets, investors flock to fixed-income investments, like bonds and Treasury securities, because they offer relative stability in times of market volatility. In addition, many provide regular interest payments,…

Updated at 9:14 am EST The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of U.S. inflation eased further from multi-decade highs last month, data indicated Friday, adding to investors hopes that consumer price pressures have peaked in the world’s biggest economy. The April core PCE Price Index rose 4.9% from last year, easing from the highest levels since 1983,…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Shaktikanta Das, the new Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, attends a news conference in Mumbai, India, December 12, 2018. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of India’s primary focus is to bring inflation down closer to target but it cannot disregard the concerns around growth, governor Shaktikanta Das…