Monday, May 8, 2023

Sunday, April 30, 2023

Forbes.com: Reaching The Fed's 2% Target Will Cost America Big, New Research Shows

By SIMON CONSTABLE

There’s inflation, and then there’s big, elevated, inflation, humongous out-of-control inflation.

And depending on which type you are fighting the impact on the economy will be different, new research shows. In America, the cost could be brutal. Read more here.



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Forbes.com: What You Didn’t Know: How Sudan’s Civil War Matters To M&Ms, Coke

By SIMON CONSTABLE

The gruesome civil war in Sudan might seem like a problem far from home, given the tiny size of the economy and its relative strategic importance.

However, the ongoing calamity, which shows few signs of abating, will, in all likelihood, impact the supply or prices of candy. Read more here.

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

Forbes.com: Falling Oil Prices Paint Bleak Economic Picture

By SIMON CONSTABLE

The price of oil is telling us something worrying about the global economy.

Despite recently announced production cuts by OPEC+ (The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries plus Russia), Brent crude oil prices continue to decline. Read more here

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