This is via a Wall Street Journal interview with Goldman Sachs Chief Economist Jan Hatzius. Hatzius has, so far, stuck with his forecast for 3 interest rate cuts […]
Trump complains of Panama Canal fees rip off – may demand it be returned to US, in full
Trump’s remarks (see below) are a very rare example of the leader of one sovereign state pushing another sovereign country to hand over territory. “The fees being charged […]
Slovak PM Fico said Putin confirmed readiness to continue supplying gas to the West
Putin-Fico Meeting: Russian President Vladimir Putin met Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in the Kremlin. Discussions focused on gas transit and international relations as the Russia-Ukraine gas transit […]
Economic calendar in Asia, Monday, December 23, 2024 – nearly empty
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ECB's Vujcic says the Bank's “direction is clear … further reduction of interest rates”
Boris Vujčić, Governor of the Croatian National Bank and European Central Bank Governing Council member spoke in an interview Saturday, confirming what we all know – more rate […]
Why this US government shutdown is different for markets
Jim Cramer was on CNBC this morning highlighting that the trade is always to buy US government shutdowns and market selloffs. He highlighted the history and it’s unassailable. […]
Healthcare stocks surge as tech faces headwinds: Today’s market dynamics
Stock heatmap by FinViz.com Fri, 20 Dec 2024 14:46:04 GMT Sector Overview: Divergent Paths in Tech and Healthcare The US stock market today presents a mixed landscape, with […]
US stocks lower but not like the premarket levels
The major US stock indices are opening day lower but well off the premarket levels thanks in part to the better-than-expected PCE data, and the hopes that a […]
EU consumer confidence flesh for December -14.5 versus -13.7 last month
Prior month -13.7 EU consumer confidence flesh for December -14.5% versus -14.0 estimate: The high for the year was -12.5 in November. The low for the year was […]
Fed’s Goolsbee: Nice to get inflation number that is better than expected
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