The ISM manufacturing index is a monthly index published (since 1948) at the beginning of the month by the Institute of Supply Management (formerly known as the
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Ed Yardeni, former chief investment strategist at Deutsche Bank thinks they may be in a recent interview with Bloomberg senior columnist Merryn Somerset Webb
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In this second installment of "What the Hec'onomy. Deciphering what is going on in the economy and markets" we will examine what the impact of rate hikes have
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If you are perplexed trying to understand the health of the economy and the impact of two wars, a growing national debt, inflation, and interest rate policy on
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A “conundrum” is defined by the Collins dictionary as a problem or puzzle which is difficult or impossible to solve.
How do you make authoritarianism
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"Nothing is so treacherous as the obvious" observed Joseph A Schumpeter the famous Austrian political economist who is regarded as one of the 20th century's
The biggest upgrade to the payment rails of the US financial industry - since the SWIFT system was introduced in 1973 - is going to be unveiled in July 2023
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THE THREE INTERESTS SHAPING THE ECONOMY
Self Interest, Government Interest & The Inverted Yield Curve Interest
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In this article we are going to discuss the evolution of AI, its origins and development to here and where it may be heading. Many books have been written on
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The impact of the banking crisis is still unfolding despite assurances from the Federal Reserve and the Big Banks that the banking system remains strong and
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Banks are meant to be in the business of managing risk and mitigating for exactly these types of scenarios. Instead of hedging that risk one must assume that it
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Inflation was up 0.5% in January and the CPI was up for 6.4% from the same period last year. Both numbers were higher than expected and have predictably caused
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