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Why the Fed May Need to Slash Rates to Zero Before the End of 2020
The central bank will need to "cut rates all the way back to zero before the end of 2020,"
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Why the Federal Reserve May Not Be Done Cutting Interest Rates
“We’re not ready to say that the Fed’s going to be on hold from here on out. We still have a rate cut in our forecast in the first quarter, likely March,” says House.
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Inflation Path Uncertain as Fed Plans to Stay on Hold
Inflation remains tame, and although the consumer price index has ticked up, producer prices surprised to the downside Thursday.
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Big Economic Reads: Central Banks Hold Rates, Remember Volcker
Central bankers head off on their Christmas breaks after a busier year than they were anticipating 12 months ago. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell...
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$15 Million Christmas Tree Dripping in Diamonds and Gold
Just may be the most expensive in the world...
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Repo: Fed to Flood Market With Gargantuan $365 Billion Year End Liquidity
This means that by mid-January, the Fed's balance sheet will surpass its all time high of $4.5 trillion!
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US Phase One Trade Deal with China in Principle Pending Trump's Approval
Trump is set to meet with his top economic advisors Thursday afternoon as he decides whether to delay tariffs set to take effect Sunday.
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Investors Are Making One Big Mistake While Watching the Trump Trade War
Investors need to stay vigilant, says one market veteran.
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Bank of America Warns the Worst Is yet to Come
It's getting more difficult to freely trade stocks as investing turns into an 'extreme sport'
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Higher Trade Barriers Hitting Jobs and Growth - WTO
“Historically high levels of trade-restrictive measures are hurting growth, job creation and purchasing power around the world,” WTO Director-General Roberto Acevedo...
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Japan and the Art of Making the Same Mistakes Over and Over Again: WSJ
For the third time, Japan has increased the country’s sales tax when a tightening of fiscal policy wasn’t merited. For the third time, the economic hit has been greater than expected.
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U.S. Business Debt Exceeds Households' for First Time Since 1991
U.S. business debt exceeded that of households for the first time since 1991, a potential warning sign for the economy as corporate investment softens.
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'Black Swan' index flashes yellow: Wall Street is not scared
The options-based Black Swan index may be signaling surging demand from investors for protection against a stock market crash, but Wall Street analysts see little reason to panic.
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Why Central Banks Aren't Really Setting Interest Rates: Mises
Mainstream thinking considers the central bank a key factor in the determination of interest rates.
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The Japanization of the European Union
Our escape is our great challenge for the coming years: the challenge facing France (which seems to have no escape), the challenge facing Italy, and the great challenge facing Spain as well.
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Fed Chair Powell Time's Person Of The Year?
Bond Buyers Hunt for Cheap CLOs, Mortgages After Credit Windfall...
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Saxo Bank's ‘Outrageous’ Predictions for 2020
Dec.12 - Steen Jakobsen, chief economist and chief investment officer at Saxo Bank A/S, talks about his "outrageous" predictions for 2020. He also discusses the market implications of the U.K. election. He speaks with Juliette Saly and Rishaad Salamat on "Bloomberg Markets: Asia."
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60% of Big US Corporations Say a Head Count Reduction Is Coming in 2020
A majority of the largest U.S. companies expect to reduce head count in 2020, according to a fourth-quarter CNBC survey of chief financial officers. That may seem surprising in a strong economy and labor market and coming off a huge November jobs number, but it's not. Here's why.
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Retirement Savings Haven't Recovered from the Recession
New research shows that the retirement savings rate has not returned to pre-Financial Crisis levels. And 401(k) plans, which were supposed to replace pensions, are letting some American families fall through the cracks, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
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