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Global Economy
Truss says it was Kwarteng who decided to cut UK's top tax rate
Truss said her government should have “laid the ground better”
October 02, 2022
Global Economy
Truss's libertarianism was never going to win over the UK
Being “right” or “ideologically pure” is not nearly enough
October 02, 2022
Economic outlook 2021
Trickle-down economics does not work, say economists
LSE economist says that policymakers should not fear that taxes on the rich to fund Covid-19 recovery will hurt their economies.
December 17, 2020
US Presidential Race
Fact: Democratic presidents are better for the stock market
24-month returns see the Democrats yielding a significant 25.9% average while the Republicans yield only 6.4%.
August 21, 2020
Emerging Markets
India cuts corporate tax in US$20 bil boost to growth
(Sept 20): India cut tax on local businesses to one of the lowest rates in Asia, while providing a more than US$20 billion ($27.5 billion) boost to revive economic growth from a six-year low.
September 20, 2019
Global Markets
Former Fed Chair Alan Greenspan sees bubbles in stocks and bonds
NEW YORK (Feb 1): The man who made the term “irrational exuberance” famous says investors are at it again.
February 01, 2018
Funds
This US$4 bil manager is preparing for an inflation surprise
OSLO (Jan 22): Inflation is what could jolt the markets this year.
January 22, 2018
Global Markets
Stocks, dollar fall on Senate tax plan concerns
WASHINGTON (Nov 10): US stocks stumbled Thursday, with losses widening after the Senate revealed that its tax plan would delay cuts to the corporate rate until 2019. Treasuries turned higher and the dollar extended losses.
November 10, 2017
US Economy
Fed officials see gradual rate hikes as upside risks debated
WASHINGTON (Jan 5): Federal Reserve officials focused on the impact of potential fiscal stimulus during their December policy meeting, with many starting to worry that the central bank might eventually be forced to quicken the pace of interest-rate increa
January 05, 2017
What will happen to the markets post-Trump?
SINGAPORE (Nov 9): Donald Trump has defied pundits and predictions to win the US presidential elections, what does that mean for the markets and investors, as the world adapts to the new reality of a Trump presidency?
November 09, 2016