Month: June 2022

What should we make of the fact that America’s TV channels all carried the live jubilee festivities of an elderly monarch but will part ways on this week’s hearings into an assault on US democracy? The light-hearted take is that the British crown is above politics, including in America. The darker interpretation is that the
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To many seasoned observers of monetary policy, the following two statements are contradictory. The eurozone faces a considerable threat of recession later this year. Even so, the European Central Bank should withdraw monetary support from the eurozone economy and raise interest rates. For years it has been the correct response for European central bankers to
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Three former Chase branch-based financial advisors won a full rejection of the company’s FINRA arbitration claim seeking more than $3 million several years after they left the firm. J.P. Morgan Securities’ allegations that Barry A. Krumwiede, Bryan L. Schneider and Christopher J. Bowman breached their employment agreements by soliciting the firm’s clients were “denied in
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At long last, Novavax (NVAX) may be close to getting its EUA. As the company announced late Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) just voted 21-0 (with one abstention) to recommend that the FDA grant Novavax’s “Nuvaxovid” coronavirus vaccine (aka NVX-CoV2373) Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)
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An International Monetary Fund (IMF) study on energy consumption revealed the importance of design choices within the crypto ecosystem to build an environmentally friendly mainstream payment system. In the study entitled “Digital Currencies and Energy Consumption,” the IMF examined the energy consumption of crypto assets based on their distinct design elements to evaluate the ideal mechanism for developing central
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Municipals again saw a stronger short end of the yield curve and some pressure out long in light trading Tuesday as U.S. Treasuries were better and equities ended in the black. Triple-A benchmarks were bumped up to three basis points five years and in and cut up to two basis points on the long end,
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Key Insights Silver prices edged higher. Treasury yields reversed course. The dollar moved lower buoying gold and the precious metals complex. Silver prices moved higher above short-term resistance. Gold price rose, buoying the entire precious metal complex. Imports continued to decline while exports rose according to the latest Trade Deficit report from the Commerce Department. Benchmark yields
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If you participate in a 401(k) plan at work, your employer is required to provide you with a summary annual report (SAR) each year. While perhaps not the most exciting reading, it contains important information about your plan and its financial condition. This article explains what to look for in the report. Key Takeaways If
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The writer is a former chief of MI6 The west has two goals in the war in Ukraine: to uphold Ukrainian sovereignty and to deter Russia from any similar assaults on European countries in the future. However, the fighting in the Donbas region is ugly and it is tempting to support any move that would
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As investors dumped stocks that produced great returns amid the pandemic, shares of several high-growth companies lost considerable value.  Furthermore, the U.S. Fed’s aggressive policy to curb inflation, an elevated cost environment, supply-chain disruptions, and an uncertain economic trajectory all contributed to a further decline in the growth stocks.   While the steep correction in high-growth
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Topline Despite the stock market taking a hit in recent months from growing recession fears, some experts still remain cautiously optimistic about the economy’s prospects, predicting that a downturn can be avoided if inflation continues to moderate and consumer spending remains resilient. Key Facts Investors have been facing recession warnings ever since the U.S. economy
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Dow Jones, or more precisely, Dow Jones & Company, is one of the world’s largest business and financial news companies. Charles Dow, Edward Jones, and Charles Bergstresser formed the company in the 19th century. Besides the famous Dow Jones Industrial Average, the company also created various other market averages. Key Takeaways Dow Jones & Company
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