The U.S. economy is shedding jobs. Here’s why that’s good news for stocks.
A weaker labor market may mean the Federal Reserve can cut interest rates amid benign wage inflation, says 22V.
A weaker labor market may mean the Federal Reserve can cut interest rates amid benign wage inflation, says 22V.
Another summer, another season of heat-death disaster for Europe. We’re not even finished with July, but already 2026 heatwaves have claimed a five-figure European death toll. According to EuroMoMo (a mortality monitoring project supported by WHO), health authorities in Europe reported over 10,000 ‘excess deaths’ during June alone—most of them senior citizens who succumbed to…
A billboard for Kalshi showing 2024 US presidential election odds across from the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Prediction market platform Kalshi will launch a new hub allowing political junkies to see how traders in many event contracts think the midterm elections…
Account of the monetary policy meeting of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank held in Frankfurt am Main on Wednesday and Thursday, 10-11 June 2026 9 July 2026 1. Review of financial, economic and monetary developments and policy options Financial market developments Ms Schnabel started her presentation by noting that, since the Governing…
This blog was first published by OMFIF Japan’s annual economic policy blueprint rarely moves markets. This year’s did, even before it was finalised. An early draft of the Sanae Takaichi administration’s ‘Basic Policy on Economic and Fiscal Management and Reform’ placed unprecedented emphasis on the compatibility of Bank of Japan policy with the government’s economic…
F/m Investments’ Washington, D.C., office is just a short drive from the Federal Reserve‘s headquarters. But under the central bank’s new leadership, CEO Alexander Morris has found the distance feeling far greater. Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh embarked on an overhaul of the central bank’s forward-looking communication since taking the post in May. That move sounded…
Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB,Boris Vujčić, Vice-President of the ECB Frankfurt am Main, 23 July 2026 Good afternoon, the Vice-President and I welcome you to our press conference. The Governing Council today decided to keep the three key ECB interest rates unchanged. The outlook for energy prices, while highly volatile, currently stands close to…