by SmartTipsConsultants | Nov 15, 2018 | Economic News
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said central banks should “consider the possibility to issue digital currency” in a speech in Singapore on Wednesday. Lagarde said the nature of money is changing as demand for cash decreases around the world....
by SmartTipsConsultants | Nov 14, 2018 | Economic News
Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari has advice for companies that are having a hard time filling vacant jobs. “You should try paying more, and you may be able to attract more workers,” he said at a conference Tuesday. There are nearly 1 million more...
by SmartTipsConsultants | Nov 13, 2018 | Economic News
Oil producing countries in the Middle East could benefit from higher crude prices in 2019, but regional uncertainties weigh on growth. A new report from the International Monetary Fund encouraged countries in the MENAP region to introduce more reforms that would...
by SmartTipsConsultants | Nov 12, 2018 | Economic News
Fed officials sent a slightly hawkish message in their post meeting statement Thursday, signalling a rate hike is coming in December and more could be set for next year. Treasury yields were firmer and stocks sold off, after the Fed indicated it would continue to...
by SmartTipsConsultants | Nov 11, 2018 | Economic News
A reconfiguration of trade routes is underway as the trade war between the U.S. and China spills over, said Alex Hungate, president and CEO of airport ground-handler and catering solutions provider SATS. “We’ve definitely seen an impact in certain trade...
