rose98734 (64)in #economy • 11 hours agoA look at the US budget deficitIt now stands at 5.93% of GDP. Here is the chart: source As you can see from the chart, the US government normally runs a big budget deficit in times of acute…rose98734 (64)in #economy • 4 days agoFrance's debt-to-GDP continues to diverge from Germany'sHere is the chart: source As you can see from the chart, Germany handled the eurozone crisis of 2011-2013 much better than France did. They knuckled down and produced…rose98734 (64)in #economy • 6 days agoCould Dollar strength help the Fed from keeping interest rate rises at bay?The March Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the USA came in at 3.5%, which persuaded market participants into thinking the Fed had to hike interest rates to force inflation…rose98734 (64)in #economy • 11 days agoThis is how much gold the PBoC has boughtThe gold markets have finally caught up with how much gold China's central bank (the People's Bank of China or PBOC) has bought. Here is the chart: source As you can see…rose98734 (64)in #economy • 12 days agoThe European Central Bank signals a rate cut in JuneThe European Central Bank met on Thursday, held interest rates at 4% and signalled a rate cut in June. When Christine Lagarde, who chairs the ECB, was asked if she was worried…rose98734 (64)in #economy • 14 days agoThis is the reason Germany is deindustrialisingNatural gas prices in the USA are cheaper than in Europe. Here is the chart: source Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a strategic mistake; she ordered an…rose98734 (64)in #economy • 16 days agoThe European Central Bank is under pressure to cut interest ratesThe European Central Bank meets later this week and is under pressure to signal that they will cut interest rates in their June meeting. The pressure is coming from the three big…rose98734 (64)in #economy • 19 days agoForeign Central Banks are switching to goldThe price of gold topped $2,300 per troy ounce. Who is buying? 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Today was a farily lazy…Countdown terminated on Apr 1, 2024, 12:00 AMrose98734 (64)in #economy • 24 days agoThe Fed looks like it will soon end QTIn the most recent Federal Reserve press conference, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said, "It is appropriate to slow pace of asset runoff soon." By run-off, he means letting maturing…rose98734 rebloggedbitcoinman (75)in The City of Neoxian • 26 days agoSmart Stacking for the Win/Reblog Lottery Smart Stacking for the win baby! I noticed this coin a few times at the coin shop but it had a bit of a premium on it and so I was reluctant to get it. If it's meant to be it's…rose98734 (64)in #economy • 26 days agoFrench CPI for March comes in lower than expectedIt came in at 2.3% compared to 3% for February. (Markets expected 2.6%). 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So rates were pretty low to…rose98734 rebloggedbitcoinman (75)in The City of Neoxian • last monthLazy Satruday : Low Energy like Jed Bush/Reblog Lottery (1) Oh man I am really not feeling it lately, for the past few days been feeling pretty low energy, not really sure if this presists I will go to the doctor for a check up but…rose98734 (64)in #economy • last monthJapan raises interest rates for the first time in 17 yearsInterest rates have moved from -0.1% (Japan has had negative interest rates since 2016) to +0.1%. Here is the chart: source The crazy negative interest rate world (which…rose98734 (64)in #economy • last monthUS wage growth points to interest rates staying higher for longerThe Federal Reserve tends to monitor real wage growth for inflationary pressures. (Real wage growth is wage growth less inflation; if wages are rising in line with inflation…