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Norway's sovereign wealth fund sees record returns in 2023

The largest sovereign wealth fund in the world, the State Pension Fund of Norway (often known as the Oil Fund), has reported a record profit of 2.222 billion kroner ($213 billion) for 2023. The fund noted that its 16.1% return on investments was partly attributable to the depreciation of the...

IMF Raises Growth Prediction For Emerging Asia, Alerts Investors To China's Real Estate Dangers, But Notes India Is A Shining Example

The International Monetary Fund updated its 2024 growth prediction for the economies of developing Asia, citing dangers from China's worsening property sector crisis while maintaining its bullish outlook for India.   It has upgraded its October prediction by 0.4 percentage points to 5.2%...

Giants In Consumer Goods May Experience A Halt To Their Margin Recovery As The Benefits Of Price Increases Fade

Giants in the consumer goods industry may experience a slowdown in their robust profit recovery if cautious consumer spending offsets softening input costs following several quarters of sharp inflation, even as product prices begin to fall.   Customers who had originally splurged and endured...

Germany's Economic Problems Cloud Chances Of Central Europe's Recovery

The next major difficulty for the export-oriented nations of central Europe Germany, still licking their wounds from some of the greatest inflation rises in history following the COVID-19 pandemic, is the sick status of the economy.   Following the fall of communism, the region benefited...

LVMH Performance Spurs $70 Billion Investment In Stocks Of Luxury Companies

Investors poured money back into high-end luxury shares, increasing their market value by almost $70 billion as LVMH's most recent sales numbers gave them confidence that the industry would weather economic challenges, especially in China.   The shopping frenzy contributed to partially...

In 2023, China's Industrial Profits Decreased By 2.3%

As a result of weak domestic and international demand, profits at China's industrial companies dropped 2.3% in 2023—their second consecutive year of decrease. This put more pressure on economic development in the face of a severe real estate crisis and deflationary threats.   According to...

FT: China restricts investors' access to overseas assets due to capital flight

According to the Financial Times, Beijing has imposed limitations on investors' access to overseas assets in an effort to halt capital flight. It has been noted that the authorities have limited retail investors' access to funds that purchase foreign equities. "The government's Qualified Domestic...

US LNG producers cancel a number of exports due to rising domestic prices

Many shipments of US-based LNG exporters have been canceled over the past week, according to S&P Global, which cited sources. In addition to causing significant disruptions to the operations of several LNG terminals in the United States, frosty weather also sharply increased domestic gas demand and...

US Banks Caution That In 2024, Expensive Deposits Would Reduce Interest Income

Earlier this week four American banks issued warnings about reduced interest revenue for this year, concluding a week of gloomy statements from the sector, which has been put under strain by high deposit costs.   Following almost a year of substantial earnings due to the high interest...

Germany Is Europe's "Tired Man," According To Its Finance Ministry’

After months of discussion about whether Europe's traditional powerhouse had turned into the "sick man of Europe," Germany's finance minister on Friday put up a fresh analogy for his nation's struggling economy.   “I know what some of you are thinking, Germany probably is a sick man. Germany...
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