Moody’s Ratings has downgraded Israel’s creditworthiness for a second time this year, dropping it from A2 to Baa1 as the Gaza war, and now a conflict with Hezbollah, takes its toll on the country’s finances.
Category: TRENDS ON THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC FRONT – Oct 1 2024
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ITALY SEES 1 PERCENT GROWTH THIS YEAR, CUTS DEFICIT REDUCTION GOAL
Italy expects its economy to expand by 1 percent this year and 1.2 percent in 2025 and says it will reduce its annual budget deficit below last year’s.
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GERMANY’S ECONOMY WILL END THIS YEAR IN RECESSION
Finally repeating what we have long forecast and detailed in The Trends Journal, in a joint report, four German economic think-tanks have flipped their forecasts, saying now that the country’s economy will shrink by 0.1 percent this year.
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WORLD ECONOMY WILL GROW 3.2 PERCENT THIS YEAR, OECD SAYS
Falling interest rates and the slowdown in inflation is giving households more money to spend, which will enable the global economy to grow 3.2 percent this year and by the same percentage in 2025, according to an analysis by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
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TOP TREND 2023, OFFICE BUILDING BUST: OFFICE TOWERS FALLING
American Equity Partners (AEP) bought 1 Tower Center, a 24-story office block, in 2019 for $38 million—a good deal at the time but a higher price than many similar buildings fetch now.