Japanese approach

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced the imminent launch of a new economic policy aimed primarily at supporting the population against the backdrop of continued rising prices. According to the head of the Japanese government, specific measures will be presented by the middle of next month. Kishida emphasized that the new economic policy will be…

BBG proposes, and the market disposes

The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), an independent agency of the US Federal Government, expects that the Fed has finished raising rates. The Fed is projected to keep rates at current levels through June 2024 and begin cutting rates in July 2024. However, these forecasts do not yet have an impact on market participants. Experience…

China is back in the game

Against the backdrop of the stabilization of the Chinese economy and the strengthening of the Chinese yuan, the government is lifting restrictions on the import of gold into its country. As the authoritative news agency Financial Times notes, this could cause increased volatility for the most sought-after metal on the planet, further opening up a…

Back in recession

The German Institute for Economic Research is one of the most influential and authoritative. It was founded back in 1925 and has received a huge number of prestigious awards for the best research and forecasts in various sectors of the economy. Today, in an official forecast, the German Economic Institute DIW worsened its forecast for…

Echoes of the impending apocalypse

Birmingham City Council announced on September 5 that it had filed for bankruptcy. From this day on, the city stops all payments and expenses, with the exception of social security obligations. The main reason for the bankruptcy was the legal costs that Birmingham incurred during the consideration of the claim of trade unions, who accused…

Watch out, yen

The Japanese yen has once again depreciated against the dollar and is trading near all-time highs of 150,000. The Japanese regulator continues to keep the interest rate unchanged, despite the growing inflation in the country following the global trend in this indicator. For a long time, the Central Bank of Japan has not raised or…

Bluff or Prediction

US Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller spoke today on the current economic situation in the country, based on economic statistics for the past week. He believes that the situation in the labor market is beginning to soften, and he is not surprised that the unemployment rate has risen, but does not comment on the reasons…

Turkey – a new nugget of Europe

Despite the huge inflation in Turkey and the strong devaluation of the Turkish lira against the US dollar, Turkey can become the leading economic country of the entire Western alliance. In addition to cooperation with Russia, with which agreements were reached yesterday in the field of nuclear and oil energy, the World Bank continues to…

Mixed data in American economy

On Friday, the American economy reported mixed data on the labor market. Unfortunately, even 30,000 new jobs could not tame the impending avalanche of unemployment. This was followed by alarming data on delinquencies: on loans, car loans and cards. The pain is most acute for low-income people, who have largely used what they have been…

Inflation in the EU

Some ECB chiefs have said the latest data for July and August point to a slowdown in the economy in Q3 and may continue to do so in Q4. In addition, they noted that the ECB is in the final stages of raising interest rates, but emphasized the need to work to bring inflation back…