Last week, Canada’s central bank cut its key rate for the fourth time this year, dropping it to 2.25 percent and announcing that it will defer any future rate cuts indefinitely.
Tag: Global Economy
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ECB FREEZES INTEREST RATE AT 2 PERCENT
The European Central Bank (ECB) has decided to hold its policy interest rate at 2 percent where it has rested since June. The bank has taken two percentage points off the rate since June 2024.
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OPEC+ BOOSTS DECEMBER OUTPUT, THEN WILL PAUSE
At its 2 November meeting, OPEC+ agreed to increase oil output in December by 137,000 barrels a day. It also decided to pause production increases at least through March 2026 amid warnings of a looming global oil glut.
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GERMANY’S ECONOMIC DECLINE IS ‘DRAMATIC,’ THINKTANK SAYS
Germany’s economic productivity has flatlined since 2018 and the country’s economic decline is becoming “dramatic,” according to a report by the Ifo Institute, a German research organization widely regarded throughout Europe.
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EUROZONE ECONOMY GROWS AGAIN—BARELY—IN THIRD QUARTER
Economic output across the 20-country Eurozone edged up 0.2 percent in the third quarter, doubling the second quarter’s 0.1-percent rise but falling far short of the 0.6-percent expansion in this year’s first three months, the European Union’s statistics agency reported.
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LAYOFFS ARE ON THE RISE AROUND THE WORLD
Major employers including Amazon and Nestlé have announced plans to shed workers as consumers tighten spending, tariffs crimp global trade, and artificial intelligence (AI) replaces workers up and down the corporate ladder.
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GOING OUT OF BUSINESS TRENDS
The economic landscape has presented an array of challenges that have profoundly affected the business community this year.
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WHEN THE ECONOMY FALLS, JOBS GO WITH IT
Corporate workers are facing mass layoffs and a shrinking pool of available jobs due to tariffs, slowing economic growth and the increased focus on AI, according to a report in the Financial Times.
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SPOTLIGHT: ALARMS FLASH IN THE PRIVATE CREDIT MARKET
After the late-September collapse of U.S. auto-industry companies First Brands and Tricolor Holdings—both deep in bonded debt—Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England, is hearing “alarm bells” in the private credit industry.
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ANOTHER GOLDEN YEAR FOR GOLD
As Gerald Celente had forecast in his podcast on 16 October, there would be a sharp correction in gold, possibly going down some $500 per ounce when it was trading in the $4,350 per ounce range.