SNB Vice Chair Antoine Martin indicated that the central bank may consider lowering interest rates, potentially even taking them into negative territory, as a tool to support the economy. Speaking at an event overnight, Martin Read more…
Now that central banks are cutting rates, the question of where they will stop comes into focus. Real rates have trended down for decades, but a very long-term view supports our thesis that rates will Read more…
Key insights from the week that was. In Australia, there was finally a sigh of relief for consumers as October’s Westpac-MI Consumer Sentiment Survey reported a 6.2% increase in the headline index to 89.8, a Read more…
US inflation came in slightly above expectations, but a jump in weekly jobless claims shifted the focus to the need for further policy easing, dampening speculation that the Fed may not cut rates in November. Read more…
EURUSD broke support zone Likely to fall to support level 1.0875 EURUSD currency pair under the bearish pressure after the earlier breakout of the support zone located between the key support level 1.1000 (former monthly Read more…
EURGBP reversed from resistance zone Likely to fall to support level 0.8340 EURGBP currency pair recently reversed down from the resistance zone located between the key resistance level 0.8400 (former strong support from June, July Read more…
The standard betting about interest rates is that the Federal Reserve will cut them twice more this year. The Fed cut its key Federal Funds Rate in September, trimmed it to a range of 4.75% to Read more…
For years, popular pizza chains like Domino’s, Pizza Hut (YUM) , Little Caesars (CZR) , and Papa John’s (PZZA) have battled to be crowned the best in the world. These pizza chains have tried almost Read more…
The automobile industry has battled financial distress in the last year with several companies filing bankruptcy. The most significant bankruptcy in the auto industry occurred on June 18 when electric vehicle maker Fisker Group filed Read more…
The Social Security Administration began issuing Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) in 1975 to maintain the purchasing power of the payments. The adjustments typically mirror inflation rates, but years of inflation have kept consumer prices at Read more…