Economy

How big of a problem is Europe's declining working age population?

Investing.com -- A declining working age population, once thought to be isolated to the East where Japan and South Korea have fought the economic toll of a diminishing labor pool for decades, has now

Fed likely to cut twice more this year, but job gains cool frontloading urgency

Investing.com -- The Fed is still likely to cut rates twice this year, but the need for speed to bring rates down to the neutral level sooner rather than later now appears less urgent as the labor mar

Why is China hesitating with the stimulus bazooka? Morgan Stanley weighs in

Investing.com-- China’s recent batch of economic support largely disappointed investors holding out for a stimulus “bazooka,” with Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) stating that Beijing had limited scope

Strong September jobs an outlier as labor demand worries persist: Citi

Investing.com -- The strong September jobs report caught many by surprise, putting the brakes on bets for another jumbo Federal Reserve rate cut, but Citi believes this strength was an outlier as labo

Long AUD/CHF: new highs indicates an extended bullish trend

Investors remain bullish on EM, Asia most preferred- HSBC survey

Investing.com-- Investors remained bullish on emerging markets, an HSBC survey showed, with Asian currencies being the most preferred asset class in the sector in the face of falling U.S. interest rat

RBA preview: hawkish hold expected amid sticky inflation, strong jobs

Investing.com-- The Reserve Bank of Australia is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged in September, although sticky inflation and a strong labor market are likely to elicit a hawkish outlo

Fed's Bowman voted against jumbo cut to avoid signaling victory on inflation

Investing.com -- Fed Governor Michelle Bowman said Friday that she voted against the central bank's decision to begin the rate-cutting cycle with jumbo cut to avoid stoking expectations that the Fed h

China keeps loan prime rate unchanged in Sept

Investing.com-- The People’s Bank of China kept its benchmark loan prime rate unchanged on Friday, but is expected to eventually trim the rate further amid steadily deteriorating economic conditions

BOJ preview: likely to stand pat in Sept, but watch for hawkish signals

Investing.com-- The Bank of Japan is expected to keep interest rates unchanged at the conclusion of a two-day meeting on Friday, although policymakers could still present a hawkish outlook on expectat

Citi sees Fed cutting rates by 50 bps in November

Investing.com-- Citi analysts said they maintained their outlook for a 50 basis point cut by the Federal Reserve in November, after the central bank cut rates by a similar margin in its first cut sinc

Fed starts rate-cut cycle with jumbo cut, but pace of cuts ahead likely slower

Investing.com -- The Federal Reserve started the rate cutting cycle with a jumbo-sized rate cut on Wednesday, but economist believe a 50 basis point rate cut isn't the new 25bps, expecting a more meas

Investing.com Poll: 60% of readers expect Fed to roll out 25-basis point cut

Investing.com -- The Federal Reserve is tipped to slash interest rates by 25-basis points, rather than a more aggressive 50 basis points, following the conclusion of its latest two-day gathering this

Fed to cut rates by 25bps despite markets bets for 50bps, Barclays says

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Landmark Fed decision in focus, futures edge higher - what's moving markets

Investing.com -- US stock futures tick higher ahead of an all-important Federal Reserve interest rate decision on Wednesday, with debate swirling around whether the central bank will choose to potenti

Germany won't avoid a recession, Nomura says

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Futures higher, Boeing strike vote, Oracle outlook - what's moving markets

Investing.com -- US stock futures hovered just above the flatline on Friday, as investors speculated about the scope of an expected Federal Reserve interest rate cut next week. Boeing (NYSE:BA) worker

The former NY Fed chief Dudley sees a strong case for a 50bp rate cut - report

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Fed faces dilemma over 25 or 50 bps cut in Sept, WSJ’s Timiraos says

Investing.com-- The Federal Reserve faces a dilemma over cutting interest rates when it meets next week, the Wall Street Journal’s Nick Timiraos said, as the decision comes amid a cooling labor mark

US annual PPI at 1.7% in August, stocks edge higher

Investing.com -- S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures are up around 0.17% and 0.15%, respectively, in premarket trading on Thursday after the release of the U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) for August, which