With the United States economy growing and the number of new applications for unemployment benefits at a 52 years low, but with inflation rising to a 40 years high, markets are expecting the US Federal Reserve to confirm its new anti-inflationary focus during its Wednesday meeting.  Macro commentary by eToro analyst for Romania, Bogdan Maioreanu...Read More

It is surprising but Asian countries are the only region on the planet where there is no rise in inflation and there aren’t obvious problems with commodity logistics like in other parts of the world. Partly, an absence of long-term lockdowns, which would bring such a sudden growth in demand after the restrictions were cancelled,...Read More

A new report from the British Film Institute (BFI) reveals that film and high end TV tax breaks have resulted in the highest ever return on investment in the U.K. The report, which covers the pre-pandemic period from 2017-2019, calculated that tax reliefs across film, high-end television, video games, children’s TV and animation contributed £13.48...Read More

In comparison to last year inflation of the US dollar has risen 5.4 percent and in the UK the cost of goods and services in relation to wages has increased by 3.4 percent. These inflation figures were measured by the consumer price index (CPI) by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). However, analysts...Read More

In 1986, while addressing the Second South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit in Bengaluru, India, the late King Birendra had cautioned the leaders of the region that sea-level rise caused by global warming would be a major concern for us all. The next day, a journalist blithely commented that King Birendra, coming from...Read More

In its simplest form, trauma can be defined as an individual’s emotional response to a distressing situation. Traumatic events often occur suddenly and feel beyond a person’s control – leaving them with a persistent feeling that catastrophe could happen at any moment. We don’t often talk about trauma in US college recruitment and financial aid offices, but we should. Many...Read More

The Claremore Area Chamber of Commerce will host the State of the Economy luncheon on Friday, Dec. 17, at the Dr. Carolyn Taylor Center at Rogers State University. Lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m. Russell Evans, interim dean for Meinders School of Business and professor of economics at Oklahoma City University, will be sharing a...Read More

Yahoo Finance published this video item, entitled “‘The attractiveness of the dollar relative to other currencies could change,’ BitfuryGroup CEO” – below is their description. BitfuryGroup CEO Brian Brooks testified on Capitol Hill before the House Financial Services Committee with other CEOs in the cryptocurrency industry. Yahoo Finance YouTube Channel Got a comment? Leave your...Read More

Inflation is starting to look like that unexpected — and unwanted — houseguest who just won’t leave.For months, many economists had sounded a reassuring message that a spike in consumer prices, something that had been missing in action in the U.S. for a generation, wouldn’t stay long. It would prove “transitory,” in the soothing words...Read More

At a congressional hearing on Tuesday, the chairperson of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee fired a shot across the bow at Russia as it amassed forces near Ukraine’s borders: Invade Ukraine, and we’ll destroy your economy.  “I want to be crystal clear to those listening to this hearing in Moscow, Kyiv, and other capitals around...Read More