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Looking on the bright side of the economy

Between the escalating trade war, volatile stock markets, the inversion of the yield curve, and troubles in Iran and Hong Kong, it’s difficult to remain positive and not to think that a recession is...

Should shareholders have less power?

Is focusing on yields to shareholders the ultimate objective of a company? For the most powerful organization of American CEOs, the answer was yes, until August 2019. But since last week, the Business...

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Our segment, The Big Picture, aims to share with you on a weekly basis graphics, data, images of interest, or infographics that offer a fresh look on the global economy and the forces that are driving...

Volkswagen, Iran, e-cigarettes: This Week's Top Financial Tweets - Week 34

Welcome back to our weekly recap of financial Tweets. We've got news about Volkswagen, Iran, vapers and more, so here goes: this week's selection of 7 trending financial Tweets.

Inversion of the yield curve: is a recession around the corner?

Short-term rates have become higher than long-term rates. When this happened in the past. the United States has been hit by a sharp slowdown. But at this time, it is not certain that the recession...

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Microsoft, Eurozone bank shares, Indonesia: This Week's Top Financial Tweets - Week 33

Another week has come to an end which means that it's time for our weekly recap of financial Tweets. We've got news about Microsoft, Eurozone bank shares, Indonesia and more, so here goes: this week's...

Tariffs weigh on corporate results

Looking back at the latest earnings season, now coming to an end, it is obvious that tariffs are on most companies’ minds. A study from data provider FactSet shows there was a 40% increase in S&P...

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Our segment, The Big Picture, aims to share with you on a weekly basis graphics, data, images of interest, or infographics that offer a fresh look on the global economy and the forces that are driving...

Beware of these signs on the bank loan market

In an interesting analysis, Collin Martin from Charles Schwab singles out three warning signs for the bank loan market:

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Our segment, The Big Picture, aims to share with you on a weekly basis graphics, data, images of interest, or infographics that offer a fresh look on the global economy and the forces that are driving...

The Boring Company, diapers, Berkshire Hathaway: This Week's Top Financial Tweets - Week 31

Welcome back to our weekly recap of financial Tweets. We've got news about The Boring Company, diapers, Berkshire Hathaway and more, so here goes: this week's selection of 7 top financial Tweets.

What the rate cut means for you

On Wednesday, the US Federal Reserve announced that it would cut its rates to try to further prolong growth, as inflation is considered too low. This will have some direct impact on our daily lives…

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Recession fears as US economy slows down

A few days after the ECB warned about the state of the European economy and hinted at QE, new figures show the U.S. economy has experienced the weakest second-quarter growth in more than two years....

Nissan, Salesforce, the ECB: This Week's Top Trending Financial Tweets - Week 30

Another, in most of Europe scorching, week has come to an end which means that it's time for our weekly recap of financial Tweets. We've got news about Nissan, Salesforce, the ECB and more, so here...

The ECB switches to a "very accommodating" monetary policy

With three months to go before Mario Draghi's term as head of the ECB comes to an end, the central bank had an appointment on July 25 for what is undoubtedly one of the most uncertain meetings in...

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Our segment, The Big Picture, aims to share with you on a weekly basis graphics, data, images of interest, or infographics that offer a fresh look on the global economy and the forces that are driving...

Nestlé, WeWork, Japan: This Week’s Top Trending Financial Tweets - Week 29

Welcome back to our weekly recap of financial Tweets. We've got news about Nestlé, WeWork, Japan and more, so here goes: this week's selection of 7 trending financial Tweets.