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G20 Finance Chiefs To Highlight The "Soft Landing" Of The World Economy And Alert To War Risks

As per the final copy of a joint communiqué obtained by Reuters, the G20 finance leaders are expected to express optimism about a global economic "soft landing" on Friday, but they will also caution that wars and other conflicts might jeopardise this view.   The announcement will be made as...

US Consumer Spending Declines While Inflation Increases A Little

June saw a modest increase in U.S. prices as the cost of goods declined and the cost of services rose, highlighting a better inflation environment that may pave the way for the Federal Reserve to start reducing interest rates in September.   The Commerce Department's data, released on...

Economists Predict Higher Inflation And A More Cautious Fed Following A Trump Victory

If Donald Trump wins the White House again, the Federal Reserve's fight to control inflation is likely to confront new obstacles, which may put the American central bank back in the former Republican president's crosshairs.   Many economists believe that Trump's tariff plan, along with his...

Amid Tech Mauling, Wall Street Is Divided As Investors Consider GDP Statistics

Wall Street's primary indexes had mixed results on Thursday as traders evaluated GDP data that was better than anticipated and exercised caution following a tech-related sell-off the previous day.   Data revealed that the second quarter U.S. economic growth was 2.8%, above predictions of 2%;...

US Economy Picks Up Steam In The Second Quarter, With Decreasing Pricing Pressure

In the second quarter, the U.S. economy expanded more quickly than anticipated because to strong increases in corporate investment and consumer spending, but inflationary pressures decreased, maintaining expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate drop in September.   Increased...

L'Occitane shareholders agreed to sell the company to billionaire Geiger

French cosmetics manufacturer L'Occitane International SA stated that the sale of the business to billionaire Reinold Geiger has received approval from the majority of its shareholders. In June, Geiger—who now owns over 72% of the business—made a bid to purchase the company's outstanding shares....

Deutsche Bank posts quarterly loss for the first time in four years

The largest bank in Germany, Deutsche Bank AG, reported a net loss of €143 million in the second quarter as a result of expenses for possible legal fees pertaining to the 2010 acquisition of Postbank. According to CNBC, Deutsche Bank reported a loss for the first time in fifteen quarters. The...

SEC approves spot ETFs on Ethereum

The first applications for spot ETFs—which are comparable to exchange-traded mutual funds—have been registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) using the Ethereum cryptocurrency. Funds from BlackRock, Bitwise Asset Management, Franklin Templeton, Invesco, Fidelity Investments,...

China Surprises The World By Lowering Crucial Interest Rates To Boost The Weak Economy

In an attempt to spur development in the second-largest economy in the world, China shocked markets on Monday by cutting both its benchmark lending rates and a crucial short-term policy rate.   The reductions follow China's release of second-quarter GDP data that was lower than anticipated...

UBS raises S&P 500 forecast for the end of this year to 5900 points

According to MarketWatch, UBS analysts upgraded their prediction for the S&P 500 American stock index at the end of the year from 5500 points to 5900 points. They predict that by mid-year, the indicator will have increased to 6200 points from the prior predicted 5600 points. Experts feel that the...
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