Investors struggling with the shape of the recovery of Covid-19 have the same blind spot as they did after the financial crisis: They do not know how inflation works. The S&P 500 hit new highs this month, despite the devastating effects of the pandemic. However, market expectations of inflation returned …
Read More »Amazon is ordering 1800 Mercedes electric vans for deliveries
An order box from Amazon from German car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz. Amazon Amazon announced Friday that it has ordered more than 1,800 electric vans from German carmaker Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz unit as part of its bid to become carbon neutral by 2040. The company said the order consisted of 1,200 of Mercedes’ …
Read More »Fed Master says recovery will be ‘slow’ and more economic support is needed
The Federal Reserve will have to support the economy because the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic “will be slow,” a top official at the central bank said Friday. “There’s more pain we need to support the economy,” Loretta Mester, president of the Cleveland Fed, told CNBC’s Steve Liesman during an …
Read More »Fed’s Inflation Speech by Fed Moving Equities
European stocks fell on Friday morning as investors defended a major policy change by the US Federal Reserve and news that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is resigning due to health concerns. The pan-European Stoxx 600 dropped 0.17% mid-morning, with most sectors trading in the red. However, bank shares rose …
Read More »Global equities struggle after Fed shift, Japanese markets shake as Abe resigns
LONDON (Reuters) – Stock markets struggled for direction on Friday as investors worried about a lack of detail in the US Federal Reserve’s policy change, while Japanese markets were awakened when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sacked for health reasons. FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian in the offices of the London Stock …
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