On January 20, 2025, President-elect Donald Trump will officially take office after winning the 2024 presidential election. This calls for a closer look at the key policies expected to be implemented by the Republican president upon assuming power. Trump’s policies primarily focus on imposing more protectionist measures, including tariffs on …
Read More »Why Trump’s Looming Policies Still Trigger Inflation Concerns
As Donald Trump’s second term approaches, his policy proposals have sparked widespread concern about a potential resurgence of inflation. However, leading economists argue that these fears may be overstated. The debate centers around the impact of Trump’s policies versus the role of the Federal Reserve and money supply dynamics.Immediate Market …
Read More »To what extent has liquidity levels recently impacted financial assets?
Over the last six months, financial market liquidity has played a major role in supporting credit and equities prices in spite of large fluctuations in Fed forecasts. But with April’s tax deadline drawing near, the liquidity situation is becoming less clear, which might cause uncertainty and increased volatility in the …
Read More »Bidenomics, Trump’s Approach Clashing Early in Elections’ Year
A strong ideological debate concerning economic policy is currently taking place in the United States, with Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio and former President Donald Trump leading the battle as they adopt the populist economics sparking a great deal of excitement as well as anxiety and concern. However, what does …
Read More »Bitcoin holds above $30,000 despite Biden’s remarks on crypto tax
US President Joe Biden said that the federal tax system will eliminate loopholes for crypto traders. Bitcoin price held above the $30,000 psychological level, undeterred by Biden’s speech. The most famous crypto asset is trading around $30,005 at the time of typing. The Wall Street Journal has previously reported on …
Read More »British Prime Minister: The Environment Minister was asked to apologize, so he decided to resign
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday that Environment Minister Zac Goldsmith had been asked to apologize for criticizing a parliamentary committee, but had decided to resign instead. Goldsmith was reprimanded on Thursday by a parliamentary committee that has been critical of the conduct of a group of allies …
Read More »Biden’s $6.8 trillion budget, suggests tax increases
US President Joe Biden unveiled his proposed budget for 2024. It contains a strategy to reduce the fiscal deficit by $3 trillion over the following ten years as well as greater taxes on the rich and big businesses.By raising taxes on oil and gas firms, increasing the corporate tax rate …
Read More »Germany’s finance ministry expects stumbling economic activity over winter
Germany’s finance ministry expects activity in Europe’s biggest economy to remain subdued during the fourth quarter of this year and first quarter of next and sees declining inflation rates during 2023, it said in its monthly report per Reuters.The EUR/USD pair is still unchanged around 1.0600, paying little attention to …
Read More »Biden calls on oil companies to “stop profiting from war” and threatens them with taxes
US President Joe Biden on Monday called on oil and gas companies to use their record profits to cut costs for Americans and increase production, or pay a higher tax rate, as he struggled to rein in gasoline prices a week before the midterm congressional elections. In remarks at the …
Read More »Biden threatens oil companies with higher tax
US President Biden warned, on Monday, that oil companies would face a “higher tax” on their excess profits if they don’t reinvest in increasing output so as to bring prices at the pump down. “They have a responsibility to act in the interest of their consumers, their community and their …
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