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This week, the Federal Reserve will likely raise rates for the sixth consecutive time to combat inflation, which is still running at its fastest pace in nearly 40 years. The U.S. central bank has already hiked its benchmark short-term rate 3 percentage points since March, including three straight 0.75 percentage point increases ahead of its…
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After decades of chasing the prestige and profits of its rivals on Wall Street, Credit Suisse is pulling back to save itself. The Swiss bank said on Thursday that it would carve up its investment bank, cut thousands of jobs and raise $4 billion in capital from the state-owned Saudi National Bank and other investors,…
As clouds continue to gather over Europe’s economy, the European Central Bank imposed another large interest-rate increase on Thursday, as policymakers tried to quickly quell the region’s record-high inflation. The central bank, which sets monetary policy for the 19 countries that use the euro, raised interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point, matching the…
We all know we need to save. Yet, few of us do save. Why? Because there are too many competing priorities for money in our lives. But, you can you can save for those larger purchases, for the emergencies that are sure to come, for your children’s college, for a home, and for your retirement….
The shrinking of Credit Suisse After months of anticipation, Credit Suisse’s plan to revamp itself — with an eye toward making its long-troubled businesses smaller and less risky — is here. What has emerged from a strategic review is a drastic downsizing and a retreat from high finance. A reminder of why Credit Suisse is…
“With mortgage rates continuing to rise, the purchasing power of buyers is shrinking,” Edward Seiler, the associate vice president of housing economics at the bankers association, said in a statement. The median loan amount in September was $305,550, down from the February peak of $340,000, its highest point since the inception of the association’s index…
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who has taken on the unenviable task of restoring Britain’s credibility in international markets, said on Wednesday that he would delay the announcement of a major economic plan by two and a half weeks as he seeks more time to make the “right decisions.” Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor of the Exchequer,…
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“In order to bring inflation in Japan down, you would have to slow demand rather sharply, and that’s tricky because demand was already sort of weak relative to other economies,” said Stefan Angrick, a senior economist at Moody’s Analytics in Japan. Inflation F.A.Q. Card 1 of 5 What is inflation? Inflation is a loss of…