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Monthly Archives: September 2016
Bank of Japan Introduces New Monetary Policy
In an attempt to finally spark inflation in the Japanese economy, the Bank of Japan announced that it will keep the interest rate on its 10-year government bonds at zero through additional monetary policy. However, the central bank also announced … Continue reading
Hanjin Gets Funding to Help Cargo Crisis
Hanjin Shipping Co., the top South Korean shipping company that mainly operates in Trans-Pacific trade, has been offered a $100 million line of credit to help finance its operations after filing for bankruptcy in late August. The new funds are … Continue reading
Yahoo Data Breach Reveals Personal Information of Millions to Hackers
Only this Thursday, did Yahoo release to the public that its network had been hacked in late 2014. According to the company, over 500 million accounts were accessed leaving names, email addresses, birth dates, telephone numbers, and encrypted passwords. Yahoo … Continue reading
Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged Despite Positive Economic Outlook
In her press release this past Wednesday, Janet Yellen announced that the FOMC has decided to leave rates unchanged this month. This leaves the target Federal Funds Rate lingering at 0.25%-0.50%. While one could assume that this decision came to … Continue reading
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Yellen to Meet with the House of Financial Services Committee
The Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 has brought greater regulation across the financial services industry. However, the recent Wells Fargo scandal has called into question the efficacy and impact of Dodd-Frank reforms. Earlier this month, Wells Fargo was charged with creating … Continue reading
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De Beers Invests $1 Billion into Canadian Mine
Amid slack in the high-end jewelry market, De Beers invests $1 billion into a Canadian mine located 175 miles north of Yellowknife. The world’s largest diamond producer is expecting to extract 4.5 million carats a year as it turns its … Continue reading
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US Existing Homes Market Falls for Second Straight Month
For the second straight month, sales of already owned homes in the US have taken a fall. Sales of existing homes fell 0.9% from last month, creating concern in the housing market. This downward trend in the market has been … Continue reading
Comcast Announces Plans to Release a Mobile Carrier Service
Comcast (CMCSA) CEO, Brian Roberts, announced on Tuesday that the company plans to develop a mobile phone network by next year. Comcast will not be starting from scratch, however, as they will attempt to leverage their existing 15 million WiFi … Continue reading
Hike Discussion With Wrong Focus
To many economists the current interest rate environment proves to be a mystery. The stock market is propped on inexpensive debt and some of the lowest earnings historically. On the flip side, we are hitting familiar highs with average income, … Continue reading
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Monsanto and Bayer Face Regulators, Farmers
At first sight, the $66B deal between Monsanto, and agrochemical company, and Bayer, a pharmaceutical and chemical producer, seemed like and end to a long-fought saga. On second sight, there are many pundits that question if the deal will indeed … Continue reading
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