This photo taken on July 12, 2020 shows residents standing in front of a flooded pavilion on the Yangtze River in Wuhan in China’s central Hubei province. – Various parts of China have been hit by continuous downpours since June, with the damage adding pressure to a home economy already …
Read More »July Empire State Index in positive territory for the first time since the pandemic began
The numbers: Business activity in New York State increased in July for the first time since the pandemic began in March, according to the New York Fed Empire State Manufacturing Survey released on Wednesday. The Empire State Trading Conditions Index rose to 17.2 in July from 0.2 negative in the …
Read More »Why the S&P 500 is underperforming despite the US’s inability to contain COVID-19
AFP via Getty Images Here’s a weird twist to American exceptionalism: American stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 benchmark, hold up against their European rivals, despite US coronavirus cases rising again and threatening economic recovery, while European countries seem to have the outbreak largely under control. Coronavirus update: Global …
Read More »Fed Bullard says there could be a sharp drop in unemployment “if we play our cards right”
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 …
Read More »It’s time for investors to stop buying stocks that are “incredibly decoupled” from reality, economist warns
“ “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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