The world is headed into Dragflation: Declining economic growth and rising inflation.
Tag: Economy
FED OFFICIALS KEEP COZY RELATIONSHIPS WITH BANKS THEY REGULATE
The U.S. Federal Reserve is no stranger to allegations of ethical lapses, as we have reported in “Bankster Bandits Get Richer Playing the Inside Track” (14 Sep 2021) and “Fed’s Bankster Bandits Get Free Ride” (22 Sep 2022).
AIR TRAVEL REMAINS STRONG AS A “NEW NORMAL” EMERGES, CARRIERS SAY
After the traditional summer travel season ended, airline bookings remained strong, airlines reported. Instead of sales drying up between Labor Day and Thanksgiving, people kept flying in September, United Airlines said.
TOP TREND, NEW WORLD DISORDER: IMF, WORLD BANK WARN OF INSTABILITY AMID FINANCIAL CRISES
“The world is in a dangerous place,” Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Indonesia’s finance minister, said in her closing remarks to the joint meeting of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), held in Washington, DC, 10 through 16 October.
WHEN THE ECONOMY FALLS JOBS GO WITH IT
The world is headed into Dragflation: Declining economic growth and rising inflation. This combination of rising prices and rising interest rates whereby people pay more to buy less has resulted in companies in many sectors to lay off employees.
SPOTLIGHT: BIGS GETTING BIGGER
The value of mergers and acquisitions that companies announced during the first nine months of this year is 34 percent below those making the news during the same period in 2021, data service Refinitiv reported.
CHINA HALTS SALES OF LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS TO EUROPE
China will no longer ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe to help ease the continent’s energy crisis, the government has told gas exporters, Bloomberg reported.