Contrary to closing loopholes, a book minimum tax would actually pick new“winners and losers,” as some provisions receive particularly special treatment under the BMT—namely, companies receiving refundable energy tax credits. Not only would those companies not be penalized for paying zero tax as...
Winners and losers as inflation keeps risingTeresa Hunter
There’s no doubt in my mind that inflation creates winners and losers. It is very unfair and there’s no discussion about it. It is like a lottery, you discover 5 years, 10 years down the road that you have lost out or you’ve made a significant gain. But that loss or gain has ...
However, the types of environments that we can think of as inflationary like the 1940s or 1970s in the US, often do have winners and losers. Usually, people use narratives to describe who theoretically would do better or worse in an inflationary environment, but such narratives are often inc...
With U.S. inflation accelerating to its highest rate in a decade, the U.S. Investment Grade Research Team provides a detailed snapshot on the effects the surrounding uncertainty is having on fixed income sectors.
Higher inflation would also create new winners and losers. Most obviously, inflation involves an arbitrary transfer of wealth from lenders to borrowers, as the real value of debt falls. Heavily indebted borrowers, including governments around the world, may feel like rejoicing. But as bond investors...
Winners and losers on the Stoxx 600 index Technology, autos and financial services were the big losers on theStoxx 600index Wednesday morning, with each sector down over 1%, as traders in Europe assessed the likelihood of trade tariffs when President-Elect Donald Trump takes office in January. ...
Cathodes, a part of an EV battery that attracts positive charge, are increasingly being seen as a commodity and we might be about to see some serious oversupply, according to Goldman Sachs. The investment bank has named thewinners and losersof the expected glut. ...
Inflation comes with both winners and losers, just as with any other economic phenomenon. Who Benefits? Inflation can be a boon for certain borrowers. Consider mortgagors who have fixed-rate loans on their homes. You won’t be affected if you have a rate locked in at 5% and inflation caus...
TypesofInflation Influences Therearewinnersandlosersinaninflation.Thewinnersarethosewhocanraisetheirpricesorwagesandstillkeeptheirjobsorselltheirgoods.Becausetheyoftenenterintofixednominalcontracts,lendersandborrowersareaffectedbyinflation.Thecomposionofthewinnersandlosersfromaninflationchangesovertime.Influences Peoplewho...