Fed Dreams of Rate Cuts Dashed: Inflation Refuses to Play Nice
Core inflation in the US unexpectedly picked up in August, thanks to rising housing and travel costs. This dampened hopes for a significant rate cut...
Author: J-P. Pizzini
When the Bull Goes to Pasture: China’s Stock Market Slump
China’s stock market is giving investors more drama than a soap opera—and not the fun kind. The mounting sell-off in Chinese stocks is deepening what...
The Great Bank Rollback: How US Capital Requirements Shrunk Overnight
In a spectacular reversal, America’s biggest banks are now looking at a much more palatable 9% increase in capital requirements, down from the eye-watering 19%...
China is becoming a new “Japanese deflation case”
China’s economic woes deepen as deflation takes root, posing an urgent threat to the prospects of the world’s second-largest economy. Despite the government’s attempts to...
Dollar Dilemma: Trump’s 100% Tariff Threat to Those Daring to Ditch the Greenback”
Donald Trump has added another weapon to his protectionist arsenal, vowing to make it painfully expensive for any country attempting to ditch the US dollar....
China’s Secret Currency Play: Banks Take the Hit, Investors Cash In
China’s state banks are walking a financial tightrope, exposing themselves to billions of dollars in potential losses while savvy investors quietly make easy profits. The...
Fed’s Rate Cut Dilemma: Too Little, Too Late, or Just Right?
The European Central Bank is poised to cut interest rates again this Thursday, setting the stage for the Federal Reserve to follow suit next week...
The European project in danger
Germany’s centrist leaders might want to listen to the message voters have been sending loud and clear: if they want to prevent a drift towards...
Reshuffle: Ukraine’s Government Shake-up Amidst War
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister has become the latest to resign as President Volodymyr Zelensky carries out the most radical government reshuffle since the war with Russia...