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Investing.com
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Economic Data
Euro zone inflation drops more than foreseen, trade surplus widens By
investing.com - By Francesco Guarascio
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation dropped to its slowest pace in nearly three years in September, more than previously estimated, the European …
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Stylist Magazine
Nobel Prize
Nobel prize winner Esther Duflo referred to as nameless 'wife' – and Twitter is furious
Stylist Magazine - Anna Brech
When Esther Duflo won the Nobel Prize in Economics this week, she became the youngest economic sciences laureate and the second woman in history to …
21 hours ago
Reuters India
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Inflation
Euro zone inflation drops more than foreseen, trade surplus widens
Reuters India - By Francesco Guarascio
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation dropped to its slowest pace in nearly three years in September, more than previously estimated, the European Union statistics agency said on Wednesday. The drop
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Bloomberg
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Finance
China Unexpectedly Injects $28 Billion of Cash as Growth Slows
Bloomberg
China caught traders off-guard with a surprise injection into the financial system via loans to banks, ahead of data on Friday which is expected to …
8 hours ago
CNBC
Recession
'Awfully high' risks of a global recession in the next 12-18 months, Moody's chief economist says
CNBC - Yen Nee Lee
There's an "uncomfortably high" chance that a recession could hit the global economy in the next 12-18 months — and policymakers may not be able to …
5 hours ago
Bloomberg
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Income Inequality
Brain Behind Wealth Tax Makes New Case for Soaking Billionaires
Bloomberg - Ben Steverman
As inequality surges, billionaires are under attack. At least some of the blame, or credit, can go to a 32-year-old University of California at …
18 hours ago
MarketWatch
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Inflation
Eurozone inflation slows to near 3-year lows
MarketWatch - By Associated Press
BRUSSELS (AP) — Inflation in the 19-country eurozone has fallen to its lowest rate since November 2016. Euro area annual #inflation down to 0.8% in …
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Guardian Australia
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Australia
Coalition risks awful miscalculation on economy – and attacking Labor is no solution
Australia News - Katharine Murphy Political editor
Labor is fond of declaring right at the moment that the Morrison government has no plan to kickstart the ailing economy. This isn’t quite right. The government does have a plan. The plan is this: 1. Hope
2 hours ago
D'MARGE
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Australian News
What Australians Can Learn From Greece’s Lazy Attitude To Money
dmarge.com - Eliot Hastie
Greece is famous for many things: Hercules, the Acropolis, the Greek Island, founding democracy and of course for being one of the worst economies in …
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Bloomberg
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Canadian Real Estate
Canada’s Real Estate Market Is in Full Recovery Mode
Bloomberg - Theophilos Argitis
Canada’s realtors produced another strong month of sales and prices in September, with gains in most major markets in a sign of strength for the …
21 hours ago
Financial Times
Finance
Huge wage rises signal new phase in central Europe’s transformation
Financial Times - Ben Hall
Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the countries of central Europe are eager to move to a new phase in their remarkable transformation from communist basket cases to vibrant market economies
1 hour ago
CNBC
Taxes
Here's why this economist says the 'perfect' tax rate for the rich is 75%
CNBC - Robert Frank
The ideal tax rate for the richest 1% of Americans is about 75% — more than twice the current rates, according to the economist advising Sen. …
14 hours ago
Birmingham Post
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Birmingham, UK
Local authorities hit by higher borrowing costs
business-live.co.uk - Martin Shipton
Local authorities may have to reassess future capital projects after the UK Government’s lending body decided to raise its interest rate by a full 1%. …
2 hours ago
Reuters
Brexit
Brexit to be delayed again, free trade deal will be struck -...
Reuters - Jonathan Cable
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s Oct. 31 departure from the European Union will be delayed, according to the vast majority of economists polled by Reuters who again said the two sides would eventually agree
19 hours ago
World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum
Economics Nobel Prize 2019 is awarded for 'alleviating global poverty'
weforum.org - Arnab Bhattacharjee
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2019 (commonly known as the Nobel Prize for Economics) has been awarded to …
21 hours ago
Inc Magazine
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Research
How This Year's Nobel Prize Winning Research in Economics Can Help Your Business
Inc Magazine - Melina Palmer
When you hear "Nobel Prize," the first thing to come to mind is probably peace, and maybe some theoretical scientific research that has no real impact on your businesses. Before working in behavioral I
19 hours ago
CNN
Finance
IMF sees weaker global economic recovery. US growth pegged at 2.1% in 2020
CNN - By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business
London (CNN Business) — Next year's recovery in the global economy will be slightly weaker than expected, and US growth will continue to slow, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday. The IMF trimmed
22 hours ago
Investing.com UK
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Inflation
Falling petrol prices keep lid on UK inflation in September - ONS By R
investing.com - Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's inflation rate failed to rise as expected last month as petrol prices fell at the fastest rate in more than three years, …
2 hours ago
Bloomberg
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China
China Beats U.S. 8-1 When It Comes to Charging Electric Cars
Bloomberg
There are almost as many places to charge your electric vehicle in Beijing as there are in the entire United States. China, the world’s biggest market …
14 hours ago
Livemint
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India News
Bank fixed deposit (FD) rates above 8%. Check interest rates of 4 banks here
livemint.com - Sangeeta Ojha
Fixed deposit (FD) is one of the most common financial instrument for investment. Bank FD is the most preferred investment tool because it is …
3 hours ago
The Guardian
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Opinion
Congratulations, Esther Duflo. The world needs more female economists
The Guardian - Jill Priluck
This week, MIT’s Esther Duflo became the second female economist to win a Nobel prize. She and her husband, Abhijit Banerjee, also of MIT, and Michael Kremer of Harvard University, shared the award “for
1 hour ago
CNBC
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Bank of Japan
Economist: Japan's GDP is likely to stagnate in 2020
CNBC
Marcel Thieliant of Capital Economics says it is going to be a "very challenging time" for the Japanese economy over the next couple of quarters. He …
3 hours ago
Amit Verma
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India
Important for India to keep fiscal deficit in check: Gita Gopinath
indiatimes.com
WASHINGTON: It is important for India to keep fiscal deficit in check, even though its revenue projections look optimistic, Chief Economist of the …
1 hour ago
Seeking Alpha
Investing
European Financials Signal Something Special
Seeking Alpha - Michael A. Gayed, CFA
"History proves… that a smart central bank can protect the economy and the financial sector from the nastier side effects of a stock market …
22 hours ago
Zaheer Khan
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Poverty
Three Win Economics Nobel Prize for Revolutionizing Global Poverty Research
slate.com - Elena Botella
Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee arrive to a press conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Monday. Scott Eisen/Getty ImagesOn Monday, three …
12 hours ago
Associated Press
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Business
UK inflation unexpectedly holds steady at 1.7% in September
Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — Official figures show that falling fuel and secondhand car prices helped keep consumer price inflation in Britain unchanged in September at 1.7%, its lowest rate since late 2016. The flat
1 hour ago
Reuters
Finance
Two-thirds of economists see BOJ easing in October; deeper negative...
Reuters - Kaori Kaneko
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is laying the groundwork for deepening negative interest rates, analysts polled by Reuters said, with two-thirds of respondents expecting the central bank to loosen
4 hours ago
The Wall Street Journal.
Finance
Fed Paper Says Negative Rate Policy Can Provide Real Stimulus
The Wall Street Journal. - Michael S. Derby
U.S. might have benefited from a negative rate policy during financial crisis, San Francisco Fed paper says Negative interest rates are a viable tool to provide stimulus to economies that need it, and
18 hours ago
Profit
Federal Bank Q2 profit jumps 51% to Rs 425 crore, NII up 12%
businesstoday.in - BusinessToday.In
Federal Bank Q2 results: The bank's consolidated net interest income (NII) grew by 12.42 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1,182.53 crore in July-September …
2 hours ago
Personal Finance
Bankrate: Nearly half of US isn't prepared for a recession as economic clouds gather
yahoo.com - Sibile Marcellus
Whether the U.S. economy is headed for a recession is anyone’s guess, but a new survey by Bankrate suggests many consumers won’t be ready if it …
7 hours ago