Christine Lagarde
Stocks could stay choppy as fears about the Fed overshadow earnings news
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 29, 2022. Source: NYSE Earnings season is here, and it may distract investors from other issues, but it’s not likely to be the big driver of the overall market in the week ahead. Investors instead will keep an eye on the things that have been worrying the […]
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Euro zone inflation hits another record high of 7.5% as Russia-Ukraine war pushes up energy prices
Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank. Daniel Roland | Afp | Getty Images The cost of living hit another record high in the euro zone last month, raising further questions about how the European Central Bank can stabilize such rapidly rising consumer prices. Headline inflation came in at 7.5% for March on an […]
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German economic advisors send recession warning as Putin’s gas deadline nears
Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate on the occasion of the Earth Hour, on March 26, 2022. Tobias Schwarz | Afp | Getty Images Germany’s heavy reliance on Russian energy could tip its economy into recession, an independent economic think tank warned on Wednesday. There are rapidly rising concerns over what Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine will mean […]
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Watch UK Finance Minister Rishi Sunak’s budget announcement
[The stream is slated to start at 08:30 ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] U.K. Finance Minister Rishi Sunak is announcing a new government budget in his Spring Statement. A planned 10% increase to National Insurance (a tax on earnings) kicks in for many workers […]
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