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Olaf Scholz warns that an immediate ban on Russian energy would trigger a recession in Europe

Frederick Valdez

March 23, 2022

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Chancellor Olaf Scholz has stood firm on Germany's resistance to an immediate embargo on Russian fossil fuels and warned it would trigger a recession, as economists cut growth forecasts for Europe's bigg...

The Big Read in a nutshell: The threat of stagflation and what it means for you

Frederick Valdez

March 19, 2022

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There was a time when many economists thought it would be impossible to have a situation where a country faced high inflation while struggling with stagnant economic growth and high unemployment. But stagflati...

Risk too big to fail hangs over commodities

Frederick Valdez

March 16, 2022

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High and volatile prices create a huge problem for commodity traders. They rely on bank credit to finance their shipments of oil, aluminum, wheat and other natural resources. When prices increase, the value o...

What is this year’s “potential end game”? Gold price at $2,500, oil price at $50 – Bloomberg Intelligence

Frederick Valdez

March 14, 2022

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(Kitco News) Could the year-end scenario be gold at $2,500 and crude oil at $50? Gold is one of the assets that could benefit the most this year, while oil still faces crippling demand pr...

Wall St Week Ahead Investors jump into commodities while keeping an eye on recession risk

Frederick Valdez

March 12, 2022

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A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York, U.S., March 7, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew KellyJoin now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegisterNEW YORK, March 10 (Reuters) - Inve...

GDP data could rebound ahead of recession

Frederick Valdez

March 11, 2022

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Gross domestic product (GDP) data released next week could show a stronger-than-expected post-lockdown rebound, economists say – but that could just set the stage for a technical recession in the coming quarter...

US stocks rally after four days of losses as commodities retreat

Frederick Valdez

March 9, 2022

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Stocks on Wall Street rallied and European stocks rebounded from their lowest level in a year as energy prices eased and traders bet on EU leaders taking action to prevent a recession caused by Russia's ...

Record Food Prices and Growing Threat of Inflation

Frederick Valdez

March 7, 2022

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(Kitco News) Rising commodity prices, especially record food spikes, are increasing the risk of a recession, Bloomberg Intelligence has warned. In response to the ongoing war in Ukrai...

A dovish stance carries the risk of falling behind: RBI MPC member Jayanth Varma

Frederick Valdez

March 5, 2022

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JAYANTH VARMA, a member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), who opposed the dovish policy stance of the RBI, said on Thursday that "the stance carries with it the risk of ...

The man Biden needs to impress at tonight’s State of the Union

Frederick Valdez

March 1, 2022

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Tonight, during his State of the Union address, Joe Biden plans to turn to deficit reduction. The move appears designed to persuade one man — Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia — to sign parts of the president'...

ASX gains ground even as new sanctions on Russia dampen investor optimism

Frederick Valdez

February 28, 2022

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Australian stocks are trading moderately higher as news over the weekend of tougher Western sanctions on Russia dampens the spread of a global market rally on Friday. Key points:The ASX 200 ended solidly higher...

Mortgage rates today, February 26 and rate forecasts for next week

Frederick Valdez

February 26, 2022

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Today's Mortgage and Refinance Rates Average mortgage rates rose again yesterday. And they are significantly higher than they were a week ago. I suspect mortgage rates could rise slightly next week. S...

Commentary: The US Cost of “Defending Freedom” in Ukraine: Rising Food and Gas Prices and Increased Risk of Recession

Frederick Valdez

February 24, 2022

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A Ukrainian military vehicle burns at an air defense base following an apparent Russian strike in Mariupol on Thursday. Associated Press/Evgeny Maloletka Americans might be tempted to view the war in Ukrai...

Russia and Ukraine: A Macro Handbook for Geopolitical Events

Frederick Valdez

February 22, 2022

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Sean Gallup/Getty ImagesNewsOver the past few weeks, we've seen a steady stream of headlines regarding the geopolitical flare-up between Russia and Ukraine. One day tensions are high and full-scale war is i...

How should Alabama end?

Frederick Valdez

February 19, 2022

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Alabama's 2021 season unexpectedly ended with a loss to Georgia in the National Championship. This was unexpected as the team's play throughout the season was not that of a national title contender.Some narrow...

Looking for a soft landing – it’s unlikely

Frederick Valdez

February 19, 2022

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Andrei Popov/iStock via Getty Images Here is my premise. Today's market is a contradiction between the inflation on steroids of the early 70s and the bubble burst conditions of 2008, and how your investments...

3 ways to prepare your portfolio and rest easy in the event of a stock market crash | Personal finance

Frederick Valdez

February 17, 2022

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2. Review your asset allocationYour asset allocation is how your portfolio is divided into different assets – primarily stocks, fixed income securities, and cash or money markets. Your asset allocation should ...

Central banks must be careful in calibrating an inflation response | Larry Elliot

Frederick Valdez

February 13, 2022

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VSCentral banks are getting nervous about inflation. Cost of living pressures are mounting everywhere, and the relaxed mood of last fall has been replaced by an emergency that could soon turn into panic.In the...

US Fed should stop quantitative easing ‘now’, says BlackRock

Frederick Valdez

February 10, 2022

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The BlackRock logo is pictured outside their headquarters in the Manhattan borough of New York, New York, U.S., May 25, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo AllegriJoin now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegisterNEW YO...

Macro funds are designed to outperform when markets crash. January Put them to the test.

Frederick Valdez

February 8, 2022

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Financial markets were battered by extreme volatility in January, but macro hedge funds posted solid and negatively correlated gains in a choppy environment, according to a report fro...

Chromia rebounds with a slight uptrend towards resistance

Frederick Valdez

February 7, 2022

Recession Risk

The cryptocurrency market has rallied significantly over the past 24 hours. Bitcoin is back to $42,000 and Ethereum has recovered to $3,100. This price move sparked similar reactions across the market, and mo...

US labor market faces reshuffle as workers quit at near record rates

Frederick Valdez

February 3, 2022

Recession Risk

Feb 3 (Reuters) - Gina Marino quit two jobs last year.Over the summer, she left a job at a small social media marketing agency for a bigger company offering more money and greater responsibility.Three months la...

The supply chain crisis is marginalizing developing countries

Frederick Valdez

February 2, 2022

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Small businesses and poorer countries are being pushed out of trade networks due to supply chain frictions caused by the pandemic, the WTO chief has said. Christophe Barrau...

The S&P 500 tries to break out

Frederick Valdez

January 31, 2022

Recession Risk

The S&P 500 initially dipped lower in the overnight Globex session, but then turned to show signs of life near the 200-day EMA. At this point, the market still has an important barrier in the form of the 4500 ...

Record Mortgage Rates Drive Housing Demand

Frederick Valdez

January 26, 2022

Recession Risk

More than 77% of home buyers and sellers believe there is a housing price bubble in the area where they live, according to a survey in a new Redfin report. The historically rapid growth in house pr...

FOMC meeting preview Is there still a Fed put

Frederick Valdez

January 24, 2022

Recession Risk

At first glance, this week's FOMC meeting should be a non-event. After all, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell laid out the central bank's timetable in unusually clear terms during his Senate confirmation hea...

City Buzz: Drop in COVID-19 cases in Delhi | WHO advises against travel bans

Frederick Valdez

January 23, 2022

Recession Risk

India's WHO representative advised the country against banning the movement of people to curb COVID-19 infection | Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International Delh...

MARKETS LIVE Two Steps Back: Economic Recovery Setbacks in 2022

Frederick Valdez

January 21, 2022

Recession Risk

DJI slightly positive, S&P 500 slightly lower, Nasdaq drops about 0.5%Real estate is the biggest winner in the S&P sector; lowest svcs commThe Euro STOXX 600 index slips ~1.8%Dollar, crude, gold, bitcoin all l...

Creating Value with NVR (NYSE: NVR)

Frederick Valdez

January 17, 2022

Recession Risk

Pgiam/iStock via Getty Images "A talent for following yesterday's ways is not enough to improve today's world." King Wuling A company creates value when it increases its revenue and earns a return above the...

Recession watch: how far will the Fed go to control inflation?

Frederick Valdez

January 15, 2022

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With systemic risks everywhere, seek safety in gold

Frederick Valdez

January 14, 2022

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The latest Sprott Gold Report from Sprott Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager John Hathaway examines the outlook for gold in 2022.Hathaway notes that despite dwindling mining supply, high physical de...

Upcoming Q4 GDP release expected to show strong growth

Frederick Valdez

January 12, 2022

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The U.S. economy remains on track to post a strong rebound in the fourth-quarter GDP report due January 27. Momentum, however, is expected to slow in early 2022 amid stronger macroeconomic headwinds. Producti...

The Fed has played with fire. Now it’s burning

Frederick Valdez

January 10, 2022

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To note: This is the weekly ETF Focus Rewind newsletter which is sent every Monday to my nearly 2,000 subscribers on Substack. If you want to receive it straight to your inbox every week, enter your email belo...

The real threat to American democracy

Frederick Valdez

January 7, 2022

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The national flag of the United States / CFP The national flag of the United States / CFP Editor's Note: Michael Lind, profe...

Improved pensions in 2021. Companies could abandon them in 2022

Frederick Valdez

January 4, 2022

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Large company pension plans have dramatically improved their financial position in 2021, setting the new year for more pension risk transfers and large companies abandoning defined benefit pension plans altoge...

Inflation in Turkey jumps 36% amid pound crisis, highest since 2002 By Reuters

Frederick Valdez

January 3, 2022

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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Women shop at a local market in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey, January 13, 2021. REUTERS / Murad Sezer ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's annual inflation jumped mu...

Bull market in US weathered waves of Covid, Fed pivots in 2021 storm

Frederick Valdez

January 1, 2022

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A turbulent year in the markets is coming to an end after rewarding investors who have embraced risk despite concerns over new variants of the coronavirus and changes in monetary policy. The S&P ...

LIVE MARKETS Dow Industrials ends six-day winning streak

Frederick Valdez

December 30, 2021

Recession Risk

The main indices cancel their gains to close lowerThe weakest technology and energy sectors of the S&P 500; real estate leads the winnersDollar, bitcoin, rising gold; gross ~ flat10-year U.S. Treasury yi...

COVID-19 variant disrupts vacation travel but not shopping

Frederick Valdez

December 27, 2021

Recession Risk

NEWARK, NJ - The latest variant of COVID-19 is shaking up vacation plans for tens of thousands of travelers - but it hasn't done much to damage vacation shopping. Airlines canceled hundreds of additional flig...

China’s leading real estate regulator pledges to tackle risks associated with real estate delivery

Frederick Valdez

December 25, 2021

Recession Risk

China's main real estate regulator has pledged to resolutely tackle the risks associated with the late delivery of residential properties by some large developers in an effort to maintain social stability, th...

The Currency Risk For Nigerian Businesses Is Very Real – What Are The Best Ways To Deal With It?

Frederick Valdez

December 23, 2021

Recession Risk

There is always risk, even in the most secure business ideas - after all, nothing has been tried, nothing has been won, right? But companies that operate using different currencies to buy and s...

A second message from the President of Titan International, Inc.

Frederick Valdez

December 21, 2021

Recession Risk

CHICAGO-WEST, Illinois., December 21, 2021 / PRNewswire / - Titan International, Inc. (NYSE: TWI) ("Titan" or "TWI") today issued the following statement. Morry Taylor, Chairman of the Board, commented, &acir...

Loose Sanctions Enforcement Gets Iran Off The Loose

Frederick Valdez

December 19, 2021

Recession Risk

Earlier this month in Vienna, diplomatic talks between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the P5 + 1 reached an impasse as Tehran took a maximalist stance. The plan's self-confidence is in part the result of i...

It’s been a house for decades, but only legal for a few months

Frederick Valdez

December 18, 2021

Recession Risk

As a designer specializing in residential structures, Luis Martinez experienced this at home and has now made it his career. His design company, Studioo15, has grown over the past two years as Los Angeles res...

COVID-19 Pandemic Sees Record Medicaid Enrollment in 2021

Frederick Valdez

December 16, 2021

Recession Risk

A record number of New Yorkers relied on Medicaid for their health care in 2021, with monthly enrollments surpassing seven million for the first time, according to a new report from New York State Comptroller ...

How America’s Debt Got So Big

Frederick Valdez

December 14, 2021

Recession Risk

This week's vote on Capitol Hill to raise the debt ceiling by $ 2.5 trillion reflects aggressive spending lawmakers have made over the past two years in an attempt to deal with the societal and economic fallou...

CAPITAL IDEAS: Is the rebound legitimate?

Frederick Valdez

December 13, 2021

Recession Risk

Anything can happen between the time I write this column and its publication. From the moment my fingers press the keyboard (December 7, 2021), the major US averages increase. But is the rebound legitimat...

As inflation soars, the Fed faces a tough choice

Frederick Valdez

December 11, 2021

Recession Risk

First strategy, next tactic. After belatedly admitting that inflation is proving to be more intransigent than transitory, the Federal Reserve, at its eagerly awaited policy meeting which ends on Wednesday, is ...

Equality is at the heart of human rights: Human Rights Day – December 10, 2021 – Statement by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet [EN/AR/RU/ZH] – World

Frederick Valdez

December 9, 2021

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GENEVA (December 9, 2021) - “The last two years have demonstrated, too painfully, the intolerable cost of soaring inequalities. Inequalities that the Universal Declaration of Human Ri...

Have you seen those Cleveland-Cliffs graphics?

Frederick Valdez

December 8, 2021

Recession Risk

The S&P 500 Index has roughly doubled since it hit a bear market low on March 23, 2020. The national steelmaker's share price Cleveland cliffs (NYSE: CLF) has grown...

A piercing eye – DSNews

Frederick Valdez

December 6, 2021

Recession Risk

This coin originally appeared in the December 2021 issue of DS News magazine, online now. There is little evidence to suggest that a deluge of foreclosures is about to hit the market. Still, econ...

Omicron variant: COVID-19 is still here

Frederick Valdez

December 4, 2021

Recession Risk

Posted December 5, 2021 THE global community is on edge following the recent discovery and ubiquitous spread of the fifth COVID-19 B.1.1.529 variant, which the World Health Organization has named Omicron. ...

What the Omicron variant means for the global economy

Frederick Valdez

December 3, 2021

Recession Risk

December 4, 2021A A BIT MORE more than a year after a covid-19 vaccine was first successful in a clinical trial, a sense of dread has gripped much of the world. The Omicron variant of the coronavirus, first i...

Powell and Yellen say they underestimated inflation and supply grunts

Frederick Valdez

December 1, 2021

Recession Risk

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Secretary of the Treasury Janet YellenJanet Louise Yellen On the money - Powell pivots as inflation rises Schumer plans to vote for Build Back Better as early as week...

Wall Street stabilizes after fall of omicron; the shares go up

Frederick Valdez

November 30, 2021

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What does Omicron mean for the markets?

Frederick Valdez

November 28, 2021

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A passenger holds his cell phone while looking at an electronic flight display board displaying ... canceled flights to OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on November 27, 2021, a...

CalPERS plays with taxpayer money again

Frederick Valdez

November 26, 2021

Recession Risk

CalPERS starts over. The leaders of the country's largest pension scheme, overflowing with glee over recent investment gains, are choosing riskier bets on future returns rather than consolidating the underfund...

The dangers of disappearing glaciers: New Frame

Frederick Valdez

November 25, 2021

Recession Risk

The Himalayan glaciers, which serve as water reservoirs for nearly two billion people in South Asia, have changed dramatically in recent decades, threatening water supplies and security for the entir...

Nigeria’s central bank keeps rates unchanged, signals continuing insecurity

Frederick Valdez

November 23, 2021

Recession Risk

Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele briefed the media at the MPC meeting in Abuja, Nigeria on January 24, 2020. REUTERS / Afolabi SotundeRegister now for FREE and unlimited access to reuters.comRe...

Pension Funds Can Drive Higher Level Growth and Development in Nigeria (1)

Frederick Valdez

November 21, 2021

Recession Risk

Pierre Imouokhome Posted 22 November 2021 In retrospect, there is ample evidence that an active retirement ecosystem effectively bringing together the actors - a regulator, administrators, custodians, ...

Fed pressure on Powell rises as inflation worsens :: WRAL.com

Frederick Valdez

November 18, 2021

Recession Risk

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, economic editor of the APWASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell surely expected some breathing room after taking t...

Covid ‘wave’ in education apps is over, chiefs warn

Frederick Valdez

November 17, 2021

Recession Risk

A brief pandemic "push" of educational applications has already almost evaporated, warned a headteacher today. Paul Whiteman, General Secretary of the NAHT school leaders union, will speak later today at th...

Skillful maneuvers will be needed to wean savings …

Frederick Valdez

November 12, 2021

Recession Risk

The truth is, there is never any easy money to be made. At some point, the world is always full of uncertainty and risk, casting doubt on investment decisions. If not, the prices would already be very hig...

Column: A Winter of Market Confusion: Mike Dolan

Frederick Valdez

November 10, 2021

Recession Risk

A trader walks through the post where General Electric trades on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, United States, October 31, 2016. REUTERS / Brendan McDermid / File PhotoLONDON,...

Spending in the event of a pandemic: a new perspective on changing consumer behavior

Frederick Valdez

November 8, 2021

Recession Risk

introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has changed virtually every aspect of the lives of American consumers, from the way we engage socially and how we work, to the way we buy and gamble. Not...

Millennials vs. Generation Z at work: flexibility, work-life balance

Frederick Valdez

November 6, 2021

Recession Risk

Millennials and Gen Z want the same things at work: flexibility and well-being. While millennials have advocated for these things, ...

Shocked by surprise losses, Democrats sound the alarm for 2022

Frederick Valdez

November 5, 2021

Recession Risk

But Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, was not guessing."Glenn Youngkin got away with being everything for everyone, and we can't let them do it," Maloney s...

Business leaders must act on the climate and voting rights

Frederick Valdez

November 3, 2021

Recession Risk

Over the past few months, the Business Roundtable has sent a clear message to Washington with a successful multi-million dollar campaign to push back corporate tax increases. But while companies send me...

How car shortages are putting the economy at risk

Frederick Valdez

November 2, 2021

Recession Risk

Unrest in the auto industry, a powerful engine of the global economy, threatens growth and wreaks havoc in businesses and communities that depend on auto companies for their money and jobs.For every car or tru...

the next four weeks – The Madison Leader Gazette

Frederick Valdez

November 1, 2021

Recession Risk

The stock market record run is set to gain momentum in the coming weeks - if history is any indication. The start of the holiday season is usually a strong time of year on Wall Street, a trend that analysts p...

Government steps up plans for collapse of big energy supplier Bulb, reports say – business live | Business

Frederick Valdez

October 29, 2021

Recession Risk

Hello and welcome to our continued coverage of the global economy, financial markets, euro area and business. UK homeowners are warned that years of ultra-low mortgage costs are coming to an end and ...

How Much Did California Unemployment Fraud Cost? – NBC Los Angeles

Frederick Valdez

October 26, 2021

Recession Risk

What there is to knowCalifornia has paid out $ 20 billion in fraudulent unemployment benefits since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. At least $ 87 billion in fraudulent payments have been ap...

Buenos Aires Hours | Pre-election nervousness sends blue dollar, country risk rate skyrockets

Frederick Valdez

October 23, 2021

Recession Risk

Pre-election nervousness ravaged Argentina's currency markets on Friday, weakening the peso in parallel exchange rates and skyrocketing the country's “country risk” rate. ...

A real-time revolution will revolutionize the practice of macroeconomics

Frederick Valdez

October 21, 2021

Recession Risk

23 October 2021DOES EVERYONE really understand what's going on in the global economy? The pandemic has left many observers distraught. Few predicted $ 80 worth of oil, let alone container ship fleets waiting...

Responding to the challenges posed by the harsh commercial insurance market

Frederick Valdez

October 20, 2021

Recession Risk

He shared some statistics that highlight “how difficult things have been” in the commercial insurance market. â...

Division of Democrats: Should Obama-era economic ideas prevail in 2021?

Frederick Valdez

October 19, 2021

Recession Risk

Over the past twelve years, there has been a dramatic shift in the way economists view many critical issues related to deficits, public debt, and the long-term benefits of social spending.Most elected Democrat...

A real estate mentor | Information Center

Frederick Valdez

October 15, 2021

Recession Risk

Editor's Note: Save the dates and join the fun for Rebel Homecoming: Rebels Return October 18-22! Among the many events is the annual Alumni Awards dinner, which recognizes outstanding individuals who repres...

Mass. can rebuild both the environment and the economy

Frederick Valdez

October 14, 2021

Recession Risk

Massachusetts has received, but not yet spent, nearly $ 5 billion from the American Rescue Plan Act that Congress passed earlier this year. State and local leaders are still thinking about what to do with thi...

Social rights advocates urge Cleveland to target federal coronavirus funding on poverty, equity and racism

Frederick Valdez

October 11, 2021

Recession Risk

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Social rights advocates told Cleveland City Council members that American Rescue Plan Act money offers a chance to seriously tackle protracted poverty, addressing several intertwined issues p...

Raise US debt ceiling or risk possible recession, warns Yellen

Frederick Valdez

October 10, 2021

Recession Risk

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called on Congress to raise the federal government's debt limit by December, warning Sunday that inaction could trigger a recession.The Senate vote on Thursday extended the gove...

What the difficult Taiwan-China connection means for trade and investment

Frederick Valdez

October 9, 2021

Recession Risk

Text size Pedestrians wearing face masks in New Taipei Ci...

Agreement on setting the ceiling on short-term debt, avoiding the crisis

Frederick Valdez

October 7, 2021

Recession Risk

Posted on Thursday, October 7, 2021 | 7:57 Updated 28 minutes ago WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday that an agreement was reached with Republicans to extend the governme...

Stricter lending rules, an asset for banks | Mercury Lithgow

Frederick Valdez

October 7, 2021

Recession Risk

news, nationalA global credit rating agency says the decision by the Australian banking supervisor to tighten lending rules for new home loans is a positive step for the banking industry's long-term risk profi...

Biden says market is stagnating, Pentagon warns of national security crisis if debt limits are not raised

Frederick Valdez

October 6, 2021

Recession Risk

The Biden administration on Wednesday raised its debt limit with parliament as the Pentagon warned that defaults could cause a national security crisis and said the president risked bringing the market down a...

California’s new law aims to fight unemployment benefit fraud Nationwide

Frederick Valdez

October 6, 2021

Recession Risk

Sacramento, Calif. (AP) - California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed new law to strengthen the security of the state's unemployment system after approving billions of dollars in fraudulent payments d...

Janet Yellen says US will face a recession if Congress doesn’t act

Frederick Valdez

October 5, 2021

Recession Risk

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday that she believed a recession would occur if Congress did not meet its borrowing limits before the United States defaults. In an interview with Squawk Box, Yel...

The hot summer of the stock market has turned into a swoon. Where is he going next?

Frederick Valdez

October 4, 2021

Recession Risk

Just four weeks ago, the stock market seemed unstoppable. Seven straight months of gains had left the S&P 500 up 21% for the year, companies posted record profits and economists predicted the fastest grow...

The world economy is in a lot of trouble right now

Frederick Valdez

October 3, 2021

Recession Risk

The global economy is entering the last quarter of 2021 with a growing number of headwinds threatening to slow the recovery from the pandemic recession and prove that policymakers' benevolent views on inflatio...

Businesses on Dollar Outlook as Global Risk Trends Cool and Yields Rise

Frederick Valdez

October 3, 2021

Recession Risk

US Dollar Fundamental Forecast Talking PointsThe dollar ended the third quarter with a significant technical breakout, supported by strong fundamentals previously ignoredMonetary policy forecasts show the Fed...

3 stocks you can buy with confidence after a market downturn

Frederick Valdez

October 2, 2021

Recession Risk

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Gold recovers by breaking cycle of falling prices over past three weeks

Frederick Valdez

October 1, 2021

Recession Risk

The weekly range contained a high and a low, but gold futures closed today above Monday's open. The question is whether this week's fractional gains can be characterized as a key reversal (a pivot from beari...

Stock, bond and real estate prices are all uncomfortably high

Frederick Valdez

October 1, 2021

Recession Risk

Stories about the futility of trying to beat the markets deserve special attention, but they are usually not as vivid as the stories of an acquaintance murdering Robinhood or through knocking houses, and so ar...

Can Loan Control Solve the Unaffordable Housing Problem?

Frederick Valdez

September 30, 2021

Recession Risk

October 2, 2021HHOUSES RATES in the rich world are growing at their fastest pace in 30 years. Those in America rose a record 19.7% in July, according to figures released on September 28. House prices measure...

5 ways US debt default would impact the global economy

Frederick Valdez

September 30, 2021

Recession Risk

WASHINGTON - U.S. lawmakers have less than three weeks to avoid a default on the country's sovereign debt by increasing the limit on the amount of money the Treasury Department can borrow. Failure to do so ...

COVID fallout: from paints to plastics, chemical shortage ignites prices

Frederick Valdez

September 29, 2021

Recession Risk

In an economy shattered by the coronavirus, shortages and price spikes have affected everything from wood to computer chips. Even the toilet paper did not escape.Today, they are cutting one of the humblest bu...

Central banks analyze inflation risk as pandemic policy begins

Frederick Valdez

September 29, 2021

Recession Risk

September 29 (Reuters) - Central banks that launched massive emergency aid to fight the pandemic last year are now considering a global shift in the other direction, with loopholes already appearing in their p...

The results aren’t bad, but maybe not so good either

Frederick Valdez

September 28, 2021

Recession Risk

Trepp released its report on the performance of CRE bank loans in the second quarter of 2021, based on an examination of trends in Trepp's Anonymized Loan-Level Repository (T-ALLR) dataset, comprised of loan d...

Imperialist pressures on Southeast Asia to free up supply chains, amid COVID disaster

Frederick Valdez

September 28, 2021

Recession Risk

As they battle some of the world's worst COVID-19 epidemics, countries in Southeast Asia are under pressure, from imperialist powers and manufacturing conglomerates, to remove COVID-control measures. 19 and li...

Salesforce share price among those who could beat the market in October

Frederick Valdez

September 27, 2021

Recession Risk

Salesforce the stock price reversed the trend last week - making double-digit gains when most stocks weakened. After improving its outlook for the entire year, software as a ser...

2nd APEC Cross-Border E-Commerce Training Workshop Completed Successfully | Your money

Frederick Valdez

September 26, 2021

Recession Risk

BEIJING - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Sep 26, 2021--The 2nd APEC Cross-Border Electroni...