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A housing market rebound may finally be underway

Tue, 03/19/2024 - 13:32

Housing market recovery — The housing market appears to be starting to loosen.
IP Galanternik DU/Getty Images

Real Estate, Markets, housing-market, new-home-construction, nahb, home-sales, mortgage-rates

Why weight-loss drugs like Ozempic are a game-changer for the global economy

Fri, 03/15/2024 - 08:08

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

A close up view of a person injecting medication via an injector pen into the skin of their stomach — Weight-loss drugs could become a game-changer for the global economy, according to Capital Economics.
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economy, Markets, Markets, economy, Ozempic, GLP-1, capital-economics

'Porous' sanctions haven't stopped Russia's war, but there's still more the West can do to squeeze its economy

Sun, 03/10/2024 - 08:15

Tech Insider : Economy

Russian President Vladimir Putin sits on a gilded chair wearing a blue suit and a light blue tie — Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to chairman of the Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on February 6, 2024.
Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP

economy, Markets, mi-exclusive, Russia, russia-economy-outlook, russian-economy, russia-sanctions

China's real-estate slump is about to get worse

Wed, 03/06/2024 - 11:29

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

People walk past an Evergrande Group residential complex called Evergrande Palace in Beijing on January 30, 2024. — Capital Economics forecast tumbling real-estate construction in the years ahead for China.
Pedro Pardo/AFP/Getty Images

economy, Markets, Markets, economy, real-estate, China, china-economy

The mortgage 'lock-in' effect is here to stay and home prices won't fall for years to come, research firm says

Tue, 03/05/2024 - 12:26

a row of homes in San Francisco — The lock-in effect isn't going away as inventory remains tight and demand returns.
George Clerk/Getty Images

Real Estate, Markets, Markets, real-estate, housing-market, housing-outlook, home-prices

Fed rate hikes are creeping back into the conversation

Wed, 02/21/2024 - 12:18

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

jerome powell — Fed rate cuts are creeping back into the conversation, in part thanks to Larry Summers' comments.
Jacquelyn Martin/AP

economy, Markets, economy, Markets, federal-reserve, rate-hikes, interest-rates

The US debt mountain is growing so fast the government could soon be spending more on interest payments than on defense

Sat, 12/30/2023 - 07:25

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

U.S. President Joe Biden pauses during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the war between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. (Miriam Alster/Pool Photo via AP) — US President Joe Biden met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv this week.
Miriam Alster/Pool Photo via AP

economy, Markets, economy, Markets, Debt, debt-ceiling, capital-economics

AI will help the US maintain its economic dominance over China, strategists say

Fri, 12/29/2023 - 04:01

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Sam Altman — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
Issei Kato/Reuters

economy, economy, AI, chat-gpt, artificial-intelligence, China, china-economy

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