Solid US retail sales give economy a boost heading into 2024
WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales increased more than expected in December, boosted by motor vehicle and online...
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Central bank gold purchases indicate revaluation plans, new monetary paradigm. Will the U.S. join it? – Middelkoop
(Kitco News) - An inexplicit but seemingly coordinated push by most of the world’s central banks to increase their gold...
‘Desperate’ banks cut mortgage rates despite inflation blow
Thanks for joining me. Inflation rose to 4pc in December, according to the latest figures from the Office for National...
UK inflation shows surprise rise, denting Bank of England rate cut bets
LONDON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Britain's annual rate of consumer price inflation (CPI) sped up for the first time in...
There’s no more money, protesting German farmers told as economy shrinks
The average price tag on a home jumped by around £4,500 in January compared to the previous month, according to...
Putin ships record gas supplies to China to prop up war economy
Thanks for joining me. British executives have urged the Bank of England to cut interest rates as soon as possible...
The EU has given up on growth – and could soon self-destruct
Consider, for instance, the European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). It imposes significant trade barriers between the EU and its...
Here are my predictions for 2024 – it will be an unusually uncertain year
This should permit significant cuts in interest rates before too long. Again, the US should lead the way with the...
Biden is too busy snubbing Britain to lead the West against China
The chances of it happening this decade have narrowed significantly: it is far easier to pull something off the table than...
The currencies that tell the story of the global economy in 2023
At the other end of the spectrum, the Japanese yen and the Norwegian Krone vied to be the biggest fallers...
