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
Quite often, consumer price inflation is tied to commodity price inflation. If oil, copper, lumber, and other key commodities are abundant and cheap, it puts downward pressure on most types of prices. On the other hand, if there are supply constraints of major commodities relative to demand, ...
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...
In general, businesses that gain from inflation are those that require little capital (whereas businesses that are engaged in natural resources are inflation losers). Currently, the S&P 500 has a high concentration of technology businesses and communication services. (They account for a 35% stake...
The S&P 500 surged 2.1% on expectations that slower inflation will mean the Federal Reserve may moderate its interest rates hikes. Technology stocks, cryptocurrencies and other investments that have been among the year’s biggest losers due to the Fed’s aggressive rate hikes led the way. ...
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.
After its opening week of group stage matches, the knockout phase of the2022 Women’s African Cup of Nationsis underway. Comprising winners and runners up from the three groups, as well as two best losers, countries in the quarter-final stage include host country Morocco, South Africa, Niger...
But in the end it will be seen as another futile war with no winners and one or several million losers, just like most wars that megalomanic leaders start. THE RISK OF A COLLAPSE OF THE WESTERN ECONOMY IS CRYSTAL CLEAR So let us now look at the global economic picture. The risk ...
and there will be losers. The winners, in my opinion, will be those that produce commodities and finished goods and the losers will be those that have counted on others to produce what they need. (Like the USA whose major exports are dollars conjured up out of nowhere and weapons of war...