Economics And Finance
Service Sector Also Impacted By Negative Affects Of Trumponomics (#GotBitcoin?)
According to the WTO, that points to “a loss of momentum in world services trade,” although it added that cross-border sales of services were likely to hold up better than sales of goods. The WTO said trade in services had already slowed sharply in the first three months of 2019,…
Global Debt History
Imagine if one day your debt piled so high you owed more than three times your income. Global Debt History For an individual, it’s a nightmare scenario. Unimaginable. For countries, it’s simply how the economy works. Financial obligations are stacking higher each year, and global debt history shows us a worrying statistic…
Junk Debt Sends Early Warning Signals (#GotBitcoin?)
Distressed ratio in high-yield bonds rose to three-year high in August. Junk Debt Sends Early Warning Signals (#GotBitcoin?) Warning signals are starting to flash in the market for junk debt, an indicator that investors are worried that companies with high debt loads could be at risk even if the U.S.…
Justice Department Considering Guidance On Companies ‘Inability-To-Pay’ Claims (#GotBitcoin?)
The department may issue guidance that prosecutors can use when companies claim they are unable to pay a proposed criminal fine. Justice Department Considering Guidance On Companies ‘Inability-To-Pay’ Claims (#GotBitcoin?) The U.S. Justice Department may issue guidance for federal prosecutors to use when companies claim they are unable to pay…
Race To The Bottom As Japan Considers Deeper Negative Rates After ECB Cut. US To Follow (#GotBitcoin?)
The Bank of Japan is starting to think about easing options in more detail. Race To The Bottom As Japan Considers Deeper Negative Rates After ECB Cut. US To Follow (#GotBitcoin?) The Bank of Japan is growing more open to the idea of cutting short-term interest rates deeper into negative…
Economists Don’t See Path To 3% Growth In 2019 (#GotBitcoin?)
Forecasters in survey expect GDP will increase 2.2%, falling short of Trump’s goal. Economists Don’t See Path To 3% Growth In 2019 (#GotBitcoin?) The Trump administration’s goal of achieving economic growth of 3% or better is looking increasingly remote this year, according to forecasters surveyed by The Wall Street Journal.…
U.S. Deficit Tops $1 Trillion In First 11 Months Of 2019 #GotBitcoin?
The deficit, up 19% compared with a year ago, has exceeded $1 trillion for the first time since 2012. U.S. Deficit Tops $1 Trillion In First 11 Months of Fiscal Year, Treasury Says (#GotBitcoin?) The U.S. budget gap widened to more than $1 trillion in the first 11 months of…
Trump Concedes Economic Defeat Trumponomics Will Result In Negative Interest Rates (#GotBitcoin?)
Blaming ‘boneheads’ at the Fed, president says U.S. is missing out on opportunity. Trump Concedes Economic Defeat Trumponomics Will Result In Negative Interest Rates (#GotBitcoin?) President Trump renewed his call for lower interest rates and his criticism of the Federal Reserve Wednesday, saying on Twitter that the Fed should reduce…
U.S. Corporate Insiders Selling Shares At Fastest Pace Since 2008
Investors watch for signs of whether insiders put more or less money into their own companies. U.S. Corporate Insiders Selling Shares At Fastest Pace Since 2008 (#GotBitcoin?) Insiders at U.S. corporations are selling shares at a pace not seen since before the financial crisis a decade ago. Insiders are people…
Number of Uninsured Americans Rises For First Time In Decade (#GotBitcoin?)
Reversal comes after 2010 Affordable Care Act expanded insurance coverage to millions of Americans. Number of Uninsured Americans Rises For First Time In Decade (#GotBitcoin?) The number of Americans without health insurance climbed to 27.5 million in 2018, according to new federal data that shows the first increase since the…
High Debt Levels Are Weighing on Economies (#GotBitcoin?)
Borrowing helped pull countries out of recession but made it harder for policy makers to raise rates. High Debt Levels Are Weighing on Economies (#GotBitcoin?) Global interest rates are low and may head lower, driven by slowing economies and the U.S.-China trade war. A less appreciated reason for lower rates…
Workers Are Fleeing Big Cities For Small Ones—And Taking Their Jobs With Them (#GotBitcoin?)
Places including Boise and Denver are growing fast, partly because of employees working remotely. Workers Are Fleeing Big Cities For Small Ones—And Taking Their Jobs With Them (#GotBitcoin?) Kelly Swift grew tired of the Los Angeles area a few years ago so she decided to leave—and take her job with…