Banking Is the US Economy Headed for a Soft Landing? by internationalbanker April 5, 2023 US monetary policymakers are facing a quartet of troubling economic issues: high inflation, a looming recession, bank collapses and a … Continue Reading April 5, 2023 2 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Banking The Devil We Thought We Knew by internationalbanker December 5, 2022 For years, countries grew familiar with an environment of low inflation, low rates and loose monetary policy. That environment was … Continue Reading December 5, 2022 1 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Brokerage How Investors Can Hedge Against Inflation by internationalbanker September 15, 2022 Prices continue to rise steeply, eroding investors’ portfolios’ real values. Some assets offer strong hedges against surging inflation, with Treasury … Continue Reading September 15, 2022 3 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
News US Inflation Hits New 40-Year High in June by internationalbanker July 15, 2022 At 9.1 percent, June’s US inflation rate is breaking records dating back to 1982. Not surprisingly, energy and food led … Continue Reading July 15, 2022 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Finance The Fed’s 0.75-Percent Rate Hike Is the Biggest Since 1994 by internationalbanker June 20, 2022 With the US inflation rate hitting 8.6 percent in May, the Fed chose to step up its fight against inflation, … Continue Reading June 20, 2022 2 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Finance US Inflation Accelerates to Highest Level Since 1981 by internationalbanker June 14, 2022 The US inflation rate is breaking 40-year records, causing consumer stress and increasing the likelihood of more aggressive action by … Continue Reading June 14, 2022 1 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Banking 2021 on Course to Be a Record Year for US Banks by internationalbanker December 9, 2021 If US banking is the barometer of economic recovery, the country is set for a resounding rebound. Banks reported unrivalled … Continue Reading December 9, 2021 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Finance US Inflation for June Accelerates to 13-Year High by internationalbanker July 16, 2021 In June, the US annual inflation rate surged to 5.4 percent, a pace not seen since right before last decade’s … Continue Reading July 16, 2021 1 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Finance Some Like It Hot by internationalbanker June 7, 2021 The pandemic threw cold water on the inflation rate in the US, but the price level is beginning to heat … Continue Reading June 7, 2021 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Banking The Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged and Signals That They Will Remain the Same Until at Least 2023 by internationalbanker September 30, 2020 The Federal Reserve System’s Board of Governors (the Fed) in the United States concluded its two-day monetary-policy meeting on Wednesday, … Continue Reading September 30, 2020 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail