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Dalio is right to short Europe, strategist says: ‘The pain will go on for quite a while’
Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates, Founder, Co-Chairman & Co-CIO, at the WEF in Davos, Switzerland on May 24th, 2022. Adam Galica | CNBC Billionaire investor Ray Dalio is right to have bet against European stocks, and global markets still have a rough road ahead, according to Beat Wittmann, partner at Zurich-based Porta Advisors. Dalio’s Bridgewater Associates has […]
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‘No need for any concern’: Germany plays down fears of economic fragmentation in Europe after bond yields soar
German Minister of Finance Christian Lindner said there is no need for concern about the stability of the euro zone. John Thys | Afp | Getty Images LUXEMBOURG — There is no need for markets to be worried about the stability of the euro zone, Germany’s finance minister told CNBC Thursday following a recent surge […]
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Sen. Warren asks bank regulator to reject TD’s $13.4 billion acquisition after customer-abuse report
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on security in Afghanistan and in the regions of South and Central Asia, in Dirksen Building on Tuesday, October 26, 2021. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Lawmakers led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked a key regulator to block Toronto-Dominion […]
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European Central Bank announces emergency meeting to discuss market rout
Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank. The central bank has scheduled a last-minute meeting amid rising bond yields. Daniel Roland | Afp | Getty Images The European Central Bank announced an unscheduled monetary policy meeting for Wednesday, at a time when bond yields are surging for many governments across the euro zone. “They […]
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Make these money moves before the Fed hikes rates again
Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell (left) meets with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office on May 31, 2022. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images The Federal Reserve is again poised to raise interest rates in an attempt to slow down the highest inflation in four decades without pushing the U.S. economy […]
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‘Profit recession’ warning as markets wait for aggressive central bank moves
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, June 13, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Global stock markets diverged on Tuesday after a worldwide sell-off in the previous session, as analysts assessed the longevity of the bear market and risk of recession. U.S. stock futures bounced in […]
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Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman sees 50-50 odds of recession ahead
Morgan Stanley Chairman and Chief Executive James Gorman speaks during the Institute of International Finance Annual Meeting in Washington, October 10, 2014. Joshua Roberts | Reuters The odds of a recession may be climbing as the Federal Reserve wrangles with inflation, but it’s unlikely to be a deep one, according to Morgan Stanley CEO James […]
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Europe’s fear gauge just hit its highest level since May 2020
Italian borrowing costs are surging at a time when consumers are turning more worried about the cost of living crisis. Stefano Guidi | Getty Images News | Getty Images A measure known as Europe’s fear gauge has hit its highest level since the coronavirus outbreak, in what could spell out further economic pain for Italy […]
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Bank of England says top UK banks no longer “too big to fail”
BOE Governor Andrew Bailey has warned the Bank is walking a “narrow path” between growth and inflation. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Bank of England said on Friday it was satisfied that Britain’s top banks could be shut down without putting at risk the stability of the financial system or disrupting customers, but […]
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Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon’s advice to summer interns: ‘Be an entrepreneur’
David Solomon, CEO, Goldman Sachs, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 23, 2020. Adam Galacia | CNBC Internships have started at Goldman Sachs’ offices in the U.S. this week, according to the global investment bank. Roughly 3,700 people won a coveted spot in the company’s internship program out of a record […]
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