Daily Archives: March 23, 2022

Higher borrowing costs already biting hard

Citing Fed Chair Powell’s recent inflation alarm, Goldman Sachs is predicting the U.S. central bank will hike policy rates half a percent at both its May and June meetings. The last time the U.S. Fed hiked by half a percent … Continue reading

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Shifting global foundations: China’s property sink hole

China’s credit-fuelled property boom was responsible for an estimated third of its economic growth over the last decade. It was also a significant driver of commodity demand, economic momentum and property market inflows globally. Its bust has contagion implications globally … Continue reading

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Miller: China leads dimming economic prospects globally

Worthwhile overview of the slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy and its global implications. Here is a direct audio link.

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