dating back only to the 1960s. Since then, it has grown into a daily ritual, with news media often presenting point moves in the markets as the pulse of the economy. This can be misleading, as other key economic indicators like unemployment, inflation, and housing starts are updated monthly...
Foreign exchange rates are affected by a country's political climate, inflation, public debt, GDP, confidence, government intervention, and trade. The Bottom Line Currency prices are determined in two ways: fixed rates and floating rates. Fixed rates are pegged to a currency while floating rates ...
Furthermore, commodity prices have just fallen sharply, so we might start to see some relief very soon. Core inflation remains very low, up just 1.3% over the last year. This fear of phantom inflation is keeping further monetary easing off the table for bringing down unemployment. Because of...
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The test results found no grave problem of multicollinearity among the independent variables in all the three models since variance inflation factors (VIF) were all below the cut-off point of 10. The mean VIFs were 3.08, 3.23, and 1.36 for the first, second, and third models, respectively....
Here’s an interesting WSJ report on Canada: And the Bank of Canada has signaled it’s aware of the downside risk to inflation prices in light of the long string of below-target inflation numbers. The broad weakness in price pressure across a number of e
Understanding consumer confidence is a lot likegestalt— there’s no straightforward translation, but it’s all about viewing the entire landscape. If you only focus on one aspect, like global GDP growth, you might assume consumer confidence is high. But zoom in on factors like inflation rates...
119th Congress, By The Numbers The 119th Congress will be the first one in recent years to buck the general trend of more racial, gender, age and ethnic diversity. Aneeta Mathur-Ashton Jan. 13, 2025 Inflation to Dog the Fed and Markets The rise in bond yields at a time when the cent...
TGI Friday's, a once-popular casual dining chain, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November 2024. This decision came after a series of challenges, including declining foot traffic, increased competition, and inflation. According to CNN, "TGI Fridays shuttered 50 locations... before filing for...
“Finding the right position is more important for me right now than the salary. Before discussing numbers, I’d love to learn more about the company, the role and the benefits package." 2. Ask What the Company Has Budgeted If the interviewer continues to press you for a number, ask wha...