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Switzerland makes second interest rate cut as major economies diverge on monetary policy easing
A view of the headquarters of the Swiss National Bank (SNB), before a press conference in Zurich, Switzerland, March 21, 2024. Denis Balibouse | Reuters The Swiss National Bank on Thursday trimmed its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 1.25%, continuing cuts at a time when sentiment over monetary policy easing remains mixed […]
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Swiss regulator policies out UBS antitrust action about Credit history Suisse deal
A brand of Swiss banking large UBS in Zurich, on March 23, 2023. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Illustrations or photos Switzerland’s fiscal regulator ruled on Wednesday that the UBS takeover of Credit history Suisse did not create any opposition problems, inspite of recommendations from the country’s antitrust watchdog that it merited more scrutiny. […]
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The Fed is ‘playing with fire’ by not reducing charges, says creator of ‘Sahm Rule’ recession indicator
Economist Claudia Sahm on CNBC’s The Trade. CNBC The Federal Reserve is jeopardizing tipping the overall economy into contraction by not reducing desire rates now, according to the writer of a time-examined rule for when recessions transpire. Economist Claudia Sahm has shown that when the unemployment rate’s a few-month typical is half a percentage point […]
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Shares earning the greatest moves midday: La-Z-Boy, Rocket Lab Usa, NextEra Strength and far more
Verify out the corporations earning headlines in midday investing. La-Z-Boy – The inventory soared extra than 19% right after the home furniture firm topped Wall Avenue anticipations for the fiscal fourth quarter. La-Z-Boy documented modified earnings of 95 cents per share on revenue of $554 million. This is above earnings estimates of 70 cents per […]
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May retail sales increase .1%, weaker than expected
A worker assists with checkout at a Costco shop in Teterboro, New Jersey, on Feb. 28, 2024. Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty Images Retail paying was weaker than predicted in Could as people ongoing to wrestle with stubbornly bigger ranges of inflation. Sales rose just .1% on the thirty day period, one-tenth of a […]
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EU to problem U.S. and China strategically on trade, competitiveness main says
Executive Vice President of the European Commission for A Europe Fit for the Electronic Age Margrethe Vestager talks to media in the Berlaymont, the EU Fee headquarter on May well 23, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. Thierry Monasse | Getty Visuals News | Getty Photographs The European Union might be no economic match for its U.S. […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Autodesk, Broadcom, AMC Networks, Virgin Galactic and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Virgin Galactic — The struggling space company slid 15% as the stock’s 1-for-20 reverse stock split took effect. The company was trying to get its stock back above $1 a share after a steady slide over the past three years. Virgin Galactic paused spaceflight operations this […]
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Fed’s Kashkari says it’s ‘reasonable’ to predict a December rate cut
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari sits in the lobby of the Jackson Lake Lodge in Jackson Hole, where the Kansas City Fed holds its annual economic symposium, in Wyoming, August 24, 2023. Ann Saphir | Reuters Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari on Sunday said it’s a “reasonable prediction” that the U.S. […]
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Cocoa prices are soaring. Candy makers will need to get creative
Dried cocoa beans at the Somos Cacao farm and production facility in Ragonvalia, Norte de Santader department, Colombia, on Friday, March 22, 2024. Ferley Ospina | Bloomberg | Getty Images There’s pricing pressure taking hold of a specific corner of global agriculture — and it’s bittersweet. Prices of cocoa have more than tripled over the […]
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Taylor Swift’s London Eras Tour could delay Bank of England rate cut, analysts say
Taylor Swift performs on stage during during “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour” at Anfield on June 13, 2024 in Liverpool, England. Gareth Cattermole/tas24 | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images LONDON — Taylor Swift’s record-shattering Eras Tour is continuing to supercharge consumer spending as it enters it U.K. leg, suggesting that the Bank of […]
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