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Yesterday, the US Federal Reserve held its policy rate steady at 4.25%–4.50%, as Chair Jerome Powell admitted he doesn’t know ...
China’s economy showed signs of damage from the trade war in April, with a drop in export orders and the weakest production at the country’s factories in more than a year. See, Beijing doesn’t want ...
Dr. Lacy Hunt, Chief Economist at Hoisington Investment Management, analyzes what he calls an economic “interregnum” where ...
The tactic, in which borrowers pledge their fund stakes as collateral for loans, is mostly used by private equity groups to unearth cash to fund acquisitions or dividends. However, it is being adopted ...
The new monthly housing trends report estimates that a household now needs to earn $114,000 annually to afford a median-priced home. That’s up 70% from $67,000 just five years ago. The sharp increase ...
This brings us to serious questions: how much “long run” do we have financially, and how much capital risk are we comfortable ...
Happily, not all the news is crappy! Toronto Western Hospital is just commissioning the world’s largest wastewater heating system. Yup, the hospital will be getting 90% of its heat from the sewer ...