There is a possibility that the unemployment rate will drop sharply in the next six months, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said Tuesday. In his webcast comments to the New York Economic Club, Bullard noted that many Americans are still informing the government that they are on a temporary …
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“ “The investment challenge could well change in the coming months from going through an exceptional wave of liquidity, which raised virtually all asset prices, to going through a general price correction and complex individual defaults.” “ That is Mohamed El-Erian, Allianz’s chief economic adviser, speaking about what investors should …
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“ “ Trump talking about the COVID-19 risk gave investors an incredible gift: It kept the markets resilient much longer than they should, and allowed us to ensure that our portfolio was positioned sensibly. ” “ That’s Axon Capital co-founder Dinakar Singh, winking at the president and his handling of …
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Silver futures marked their biggest sell-off in nearly four years on Monday, fueled by a sharp rise in investment demand as the metal continues to catch up with sister metal gold. Trading in the gray metal is worth just 10% of what gold sees every day, so hedge funds and …
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The “art” of doing business has become quite a difficult sale this year. Rainmakers in the global M&A business saw the count of completed deals drop to $ 1.11 trillion in the first six months of the year, about half the volume seen during the same period in 2019, for …
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