Federal Reserve staff told central bank officials in late July that they would lower their estimate for economic growth in the second half of the year, according to minutes released by the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday. Fed staff always present their own forecasts at the Central Bank’s eight …
Read More »Gold prices end lower, falling more than 2% as the dollar slides; copper books highest settlement since 2018
Gold prices plunged sharply on Wednesday, ending a two-day string of gains as the U.S. dollar stopped its skid and as commodity investors watched minutes from the Federal Reserve’s July policy meeting, which could provide further insight into the central banker’s perspective for US and global business. Market participants will …
Read More »Coming from China, American and European companies will cost $ 1 trillion, says BofA
The cost to U.S. and European companies to relocate production from China could reach $ 1 trillion over five years, according to new research from Bank of America. The survey of the bank’s global analysts found that companies in more than 80% of the global sectors experienced supply chain disruptions …
Read More »Get ready to see how much you have actually saved for retirement
Americans with 401 (k) plans may think they have saved a lot for retirement, but a new government rule will show them exactly how much money they will see in their old age. The Department of Labor has published its interim final rule whereby managers have plans for defined contributions, …
Read More »Why the fall of the dollar into a rut could be changed as ‘political annoyance’ continues
Investors familiar with the rapid acceleration of the US dollar could look to Washington for an answer. “The state of political anger clearly knows the dollar as the failure of more fiscal stimulus [and] the clear partisan skirmishing over post-in voting, which threatens to undermine the credibility of the election, …
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