Yu Chun Christopher Wong | S3studio | Getty Images Just a few years ago, the bitcoin halving was something celebrated by only the earliest cryptocurrency lovers, who swore by it as a core feature of a revolutionary, anti-establishment deflationary asset. Now, bitcoin has been embraced by the biggest institutions on Wall Street and continues to … Read more
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), at a rates decision news conference in Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, March 7, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The European Central Bank on Thursday held interest rates steady for a fifth straight meeting and gave its clearest signal yet of an upcoming rate cut, … Read more
Goldman Sachs still expects stubbornly high U.S. inflation to ease over the coming months, despite investors slashing bets for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts, after yet another print showed that consumer prices remain sticky. The consumer price index accelerated at a faster-than-expected pace in March, according to data published on Wednesday by the Labor Department’s … Read more
Illuminated skyscrapers stand at the central business district at sunset on November 13, 2023 in Beijing, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s commercial property sector is seeing pockets of demand amid an overall real estate slump. The capital city of Beijing is seeing rents for prime retail locations rise … Read more
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a “Fed Listens” event in Washington, DC, on October 4, 2019. Eric Baradat | AFP | Getty Images A hotter-than-expected consumer price index reading rattled markets Wednesday, but markets are buzzing about an even more specific prices gauge contained within the data — the so-called supercore inflation reading. … Read more
The consumer price index accelerated at a faster-than-expected pace in March, pushing inflation higher and likely dashing hopes that the Federal Reserve will be able to cut interest rates anytime soon. The CPI, a broad measure of goods and services costs across the economy, rose 0.4% for the month, putting the 12-month inflation rate at … Read more
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images The share price of Trump Media was down by more than 8% in midday trading Wednesday, putting the company’s market capitalization below $5 billion. DJT shares were selling for $34.45 at 12:44 p.m. ET, well below the $70.90 that the stock opened trading at on March 26, its … Read more
Copper plates on wagons ready for onward shipping at the Mufulira refinery, operated by Mopani Copper Mines Plc, in Mufulira, Zambia, on Friday, May 6, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Soaring copper prices show no signs of slowing down, analysts say, with the red metal’s rally fueled by supply risks and improving demand … Read more
Pictured here is a real estate project under construction in Huai ‘an city, Jiangsu province, China, on April 8, 2024. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China needs to convince people that home prices are on their way up in order for economic activity to pick up, Richard Koo, chief economist … Read more
Boeing 737 MAX airplanes are pictured outside a Boeing factory on March 25, 2024 in Renton, Washington. Stephen Brashear | Getty Images Boeing airplane deliveries dropped in the first quarter to the lowest number since mid-2021 as the company faces increased scrutiny after a door plug blew out from one of its 737 Max 9 planes midair … Read more