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rose98734

about 1 year ago

The decline in American inflation has stalled Headline CPI rose to 3.2% and core CPI (which excludes energy and food) rose to 3.8%. The culprit was services, which rose strongly as suppliers passed wage costs on. Here's…

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about 1 year ago

Could interest rates go UP? The markets are assuming that the Federal Reserve Bank, European Central Bank, Bank of England and others will cut interest rates. In their very worst case scenario, they think…

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about 1 year ago

Top 10 US stocks as a percentage of the entire US stock market People chat about how a handful of tech stocks dominate the US stock market, accounting for most of the market gains of the last five years. But how top-heavy has it got? Here…

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about 1 year ago

Japan's Nikkei Index finally exceeds it's 1990 high It has managed to smash past the 40,000 level. Here is the chart: source So what has caused this surge? Well, in April 2023, Warren Buffet visit

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about 1 year ago

OPEC extends it's production cuts ...to offset the surge in US-produced oil. Here is the chart comparing Saudi, Russian and US oil production: source OPEC+ consists of 22 oil-producin

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about 1 year ago

Carbon Prices in Europe fall Carbon Pricing was a way for the market to deal with CO2 emissions. Say Company A was energy intensive and was thus producing way more CO2 than legally permitted. Instead of…

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about 1 year ago

European Natural Gas prices fall to 2021 A big chunk of inflation in Europe was caused by a surge in natural gas prices due to the Ukraine war and the blowing up of the Russian gas pipelines in August 2022. Prior to…

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about 1 year ago

The real reason US growth was so strong last quarter: the trade deficit narrowed GDP tries to measure economic activity within a country. It's a simple formula; government spending + investment (new factories/machines/tech) + household expenditure +…

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about 1 year ago

Malaysia's Ringgit plunges to a 26 year low The Ringgit is now at levels last seen in the late 1990's and the Asian Financial Crisis. Here's the chart: source The reason is that Malaysia's manu

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about 1 year ago

Global Inflation Rates Some countries are suffering from outright deflation. Here's the chart: source In the past, deflation from enormous economies like China's, would have dep

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