Pension Funds Shift to Private Markets and Asian Emerging Markets
A new report reveals that global pension funds are shifting investments toward private markets and Asian emerging markets due to historically high levels in Western regulated markets and sustained buyback operations; private debt and Asian emerging market equities are seen as promising.
Pension Funds Shift to Private Markets and Asian Emerging Markets
A new report reveals that global pension funds are shifting investments toward private markets and Asian emerging markets due to historically high levels in Western regulated markets and sustained buyback operations; private debt and Asian emerging market equities are seen as promising.
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20% Bias Score
Fed's Reduced Rate Cut Projections Trigger Stock Market Dip
Following the Federal Reserve's announcement of fewer interest rate cuts in 2024 than previously expected, US stock indexes fell, with the S&P 500 dropping 0.3 percent, the Dow Jones losing 38 points, and the Nasdaq composite slipping 0.4 percent; the Australian dollar also fell sharply by 1.4 perce...
Fed's Reduced Rate Cut Projections Trigger Stock Market Dip
Following the Federal Reserve's announcement of fewer interest rate cuts in 2024 than previously expected, US stock indexes fell, with the S&P 500 dropping 0.3 percent, the Dow Jones losing 38 points, and the Nasdaq composite slipping 0.4 percent; the Australian dollar also fell sharply by 1.4 perce...
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36% Bias Score
Poland Auctions Butter Reserves to Combat Inflation Ahead of Elections
Poland will auction up to 1,102 tons of frozen butter from its reserves to lower prices before May's presidential elections, citing global milk shortages and high inflation (4.7% in November) as reasons; sales start Thursday at a minimum of $7 per kilogram.
Poland Auctions Butter Reserves to Combat Inflation Ahead of Elections
Poland will auction up to 1,102 tons of frozen butter from its reserves to lower prices before May's presidential elections, citing global milk shortages and high inflation (4.7% in November) as reasons; sales start Thursday at a minimum of $7 per kilogram.
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36% Bias Score
Milan's Via Montenapoleone Named World's Most Expensive Shopping Street
Via Montenapoleone in Milan is officially the world's most expensive shopping street, with average rent reaching \20,000 per square meter, surpassing New York's Fifth Avenue due to its exclusivity and high-spending clientele.
Milan's Via Montenapoleone Named World's Most Expensive Shopping Street
Via Montenapoleone in Milan is officially the world's most expensive shopping street, with average rent reaching \20,000 per square meter, surpassing New York's Fifth Avenue due to its exclusivity and high-spending clientele.
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48% Bias Score
Canadian Housing Market Shifts to Seller's Market
Canada's housing market is transitioning from a buyer's to a seller's market, with the sales-to-new listings ratio reaching 59.2 in November; however, Toronto's condo market remains an exception due to oversupply.
Canadian Housing Market Shifts to Seller's Market
Canada's housing market is transitioning from a buyer's to a seller's market, with the sales-to-new listings ratio reaching 59.2 in November; however, Toronto's condo market remains an exception due to oversupply.
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40% Bias Score
Bitcoin: A New Option for National Reserves
Bitcoin's fixed supply, decentralized nature, and low transaction costs make it a viable alternative to traditional national reserve assets, offering smaller nations increased financial sovereignty and stability, as demonstrated by El Salvador's adoption.
Bitcoin: A New Option for National Reserves
Bitcoin's fixed supply, decentralized nature, and low transaction costs make it a viable alternative to traditional national reserve assets, offering smaller nations increased financial sovereignty and stability, as demonstrated by El Salvador's adoption.
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64% Bias Score
International Markets Lag U.S. Equities Amidst Tariff Concerns and Slow Growth
International markets significantly lagged behind U.S. equities in 2024, with the iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (ACWX) up only 4.6% compared to the S&P 500's 26% gain; this is primarily due to a stronger dollar resulting from President-elect Trump's proposed tariffs, slow growth in Europe and China,...
International Markets Lag U.S. Equities Amidst Tariff Concerns and Slow Growth
International markets significantly lagged behind U.S. equities in 2024, with the iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (ACWX) up only 4.6% compared to the S&P 500's 26% gain; this is primarily due to a stronger dollar resulting from President-elect Trump's proposed tariffs, slow growth in Europe and China,...
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48% Bias Score
Global Economic Growth Forecast Positive, but Latin American Insurtech Needs Collaboration
Mapfre Economics predicts 3.2% global economic growth and 4.2% inflation in 2024, with similar but slightly improved figures for 2025; however, Latin American Insurtech faces underfunding despite growing numbers of startups, highlighting the need for increased collaboration.
Global Economic Growth Forecast Positive, but Latin American Insurtech Needs Collaboration
Mapfre Economics predicts 3.2% global economic growth and 4.2% inflation in 2024, with similar but slightly improved figures for 2025; however, Latin American Insurtech faces underfunding despite growing numbers of startups, highlighting the need for increased collaboration.
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40% Bias Score
Trump's Tariffs, China's Countermoves: A New Era of Economic Competition
President-elect Trump's threat to impose 100 percent tariffs on BRICS countries and other nations if they create an alternative currency to the US dollar, coupled with his planned additional tariffs, could negatively impact the global economy, particularly China, although China's stimulus packages a...
Trump's Tariffs, China's Countermoves: A New Era of Economic Competition
President-elect Trump's threat to impose 100 percent tariffs on BRICS countries and other nations if they create an alternative currency to the US dollar, coupled with his planned additional tariffs, could negatively impact the global economy, particularly China, although China's stimulus packages a...
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32% Bias Score
Oil Prices Fall Amid Weak Chinese Data and Fed Rate Decision
Oil prices fell on Tuesday, with Brent crude at $73.13 and WTI at $69.88 per barrel, due to weak Chinese economic data, profit-taking, and investor caution ahead of the Fed's interest rate decision. The IEA projects a 950,000 bpd supply surplus next year.
Oil Prices Fall Amid Weak Chinese Data and Fed Rate Decision
Oil prices fell on Tuesday, with Brent crude at $73.13 and WTI at $69.88 per barrel, due to weak Chinese economic data, profit-taking, and investor caution ahead of the Fed's interest rate decision. The IEA projects a 950,000 bpd supply surplus next year.
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36% Bias Score
La Liga Fights Latin American Video Piracy, Highlighting Billions in Losses
La Liga held a conference in Buenos Aires to combat audiovisual piracy in Latin America, highlighting billions in annual losses to the entertainment industry and the involvement of organized crime, urging stronger action from authorities and tech companies.
La Liga Fights Latin American Video Piracy, Highlighting Billions in Losses
La Liga held a conference in Buenos Aires to combat audiovisual piracy in Latin America, highlighting billions in annual losses to the entertainment industry and the involvement of organized crime, urging stronger action from authorities and tech companies.
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48% Bias Score
S&P 500 Soars 28% in 2024: A Fundamental Recovery
The S&P 500's 28% year-to-date gain in 2024, exceeding expectations, stems from a fundamental recovery following 2022's selloff, driven by recession fears that did not materialize, and is less dependent on the technology sector's performance.
S&P 500 Soars 28% in 2024: A Fundamental Recovery
The S&P 500's 28% year-to-date gain in 2024, exceeding expectations, stems from a fundamental recovery following 2022's selloff, driven by recession fears that did not materialize, and is less dependent on the technology sector's performance.
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40% Bias Score