News: Banks and Finance
Here, you can find everything you need to know about banking and finance. Banking and Finance covers a range of topics for those interested in the banking sector as well as for those with an interest in finance. This includes stories on central banks, commercial banks, fintech startups, inflation, financial crises, and more.
Why Inflation Slowed in July and What It Means for the Fed’s Work
Even if inflation continues at historically high levels, this represents a healthy step toward a cooling economy. While the Fed is unlikely to reverse its aggressive monetary policy tightening until a downward trend becomes clearer, markets reacted positively to the news, with investors anticipating that the central bank will not need to move more dramatically than expected when officials meet again in September.
Morning Brief: From Inflation, Investment in Crypto to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
This week's inflation figures could either boost or derail the market's summer momentum. Investors will get the most recent indication of how swiftly prices are growing across the US economy from three upcoming releases: PPI, CPI, and unit employment costs.
China’s Video Game Market Is Shrinking as Regulators Crack Down
A combination of variables has resulted in the Chinese video gaming industry's first revenue and user falls in 14 years. According to analysts, the losses may prompt major firms such as Tencent Holdings and NetEase to expand further into international markets.
Gold Has Been a Disappointment This Year. What Could Change That
Since the beginning of this year, gold prices have settled at their lowest level since the spring of 2021, failing to demonstrate their usefulness as a haven investment. A crucial index that measures the performance of equities involved in the gold mining industry also hit a more than two-year low.
Banks Are Strong Financially. Why Earnings Don’t Reflect It
Second-quarter earnings were even more of a puzzle in a perplexing year for banks, and it could be related to earnings projections. Simply put, the banks' earnings were less than they were last year and, in many cases, significantly weaker than analyst projections, despite their sound financial standing.
China’s Second Quarter Was Grim. Here’s What It Means for Its Stock Recovery
China is anticipated to experience its slowest economic growth since the height of the epidemic in 2020. Investors should consider the state of the consumer and credit expansion to determine whether the early stock market rebound can last.
More Women Are Taking Charge of Their Finances
Paula Polito, a wealth management executive at UBS, has long advocated for women to take an active role in their financial lives and become "more financially smart," as she described it in a recent interview. However, nothing appeared to alter for years.
Credit Suisse Weighs New Job Cuts Round After Loss Warning
After the lender's shares fell by about 7.6% in the wake of the profit warning, the stock recovered and advanced as high as 5.8% following a report on the Swiss blog Inside Paradeplatz in which an unnamed insider cited that State Street Corp. may make an offer to buy Credit Suisse.
The Hotel in Dubai now Accepts Cryptocurrency Payments
Many other Dubai food and beverages service operators have started integrating crypto payments over the past few months. As the regulatory framework starts to provide more clarity, there remains a high possibility that many other service operators might join the crypto bandwagon.
Back to the Future: The DeLorean Returns as the All-Electric Alpha5
The DeLorean Motor Company (DMC) was founded in 1975 by John DeLorean, a General Motors star known for his work at Pontiac, and closed its doors in 1982 following a turbulent run. Only 9,000 of the stainless steel-bodied, gullwing-doored DMC-12 were made by the manufacturer.
Shanghai Rolls Out New Stimulus. It Sounds Better Than It Is, Analysts Say
China Beige Book International CEO Leland R. Miller agreed. "There appears to be a good degree of investor optimism surrounding the new Shanghai initiatives," he told Barron's. "If for no other reason than the government is finally addressing the serious falloff in growth with genuine action rather than just pledges."
Inflation and Unemployment Haven’t Behaved Like This in 70 Years. Why It Matters
Inflation continues rampant, averaging at 8% year on year, according to the consumer price index. Meanwhile, the employment market is quite competitive. In April, 3.6 percent of the workforce was unemployed, the lowest figure since February 2020.