Leo Varadkar, the former Taoiseach of Ireland, has recently spoken out against Irish banks and their recent rate increases. Varadkar argues that the banks cannot have it both ways, that they cannot expect to be bailed out by taxpayers in times of need, while also increasing the cost of borrowing for those same taxpayers. In … Read more
After months of bad news for those who have variable mortgages in Spain due to the continued rise in interest rates and the Euribor, an index that most experts placed at 4% throughout 2023, the shock in the markets caused by the intervention of the American Silicon Valley Bank last Friday could change the forecasts. … Read more
First modification: 14/03/2023 – 20:47 02:01 The US president, Joe Biden, welcomed the slowdown in inflation, although he warned that the path to stability will not be without “setbacks”. The Central Bank is facing a lot of scrutiny for its measures to curb inflation, especially now after the Silicon Valley Bank debacle and fears of … Read more
Door Tim Wijkman-van Aalst 13 mrt 2023 om 15:47Update: 31 minuten geleden Telecom companies do not dare to put the entire inflation bill on customers, for fear that they will walk away. Ziggo announced a price increase of 8.5 percent last week. That is a significant increase, but still less than inflation of 10 percent. … Read more
The shop of the small network Pays off in Radotín is exaggeratedly reminiscent of a reading club. There are not many customers here in the morning, they are mostly seniors and they usually have one thing in common – they study etiquette honestly. They are trying to find out when butter, salami, cheese or other … Read more
The expected scenario for the US labor market data The currency markets will follow with great interest the issuance of the US labor market data during last February, which will have a very strong impact on the US dollar trading against other currencies, in addition to its expected strong impact on the stock and metal … Read more
UNITED STATES : “inflationary pressures remain widespread“, emphasizes the Fed Prices continue to climb in the United States and “inflationary pressures remain widespread“, indicated the American central bank (Fed) in its Beige Book released Wednesday, March 8. >> The Fed slows the pace of rate hikes but wants to continue them >> New jump in … Read more
[ニューヨーク ８日 ロイター] – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will testify before the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday, and a decision is almost certain at the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on March 21-22. Officials have yet to make a decision on the size of the proposed rate hike, he said. “We haven’t made … Read more
The average wage in the Czech Republic increased by 7.9 percent year-on-year to 43,412 crowns in the fourth quarter of last year. However, after accounting for inflation, which reached 15.7 percent in the same period, wages decreased by 6.7 percent in real terms. It thus fell for the fifth quarter in a row, by 7.5 … Read more
A difference between wholesale and retail prices is nothing new. In addition to incorrect practices, there is also a fragmented supply. This became clear from the comments made to bTV by Vladimir Ivanov, chairman of the Commodity Exchanges and Markets Commission. As a solution to the problem he gave Spain. There, producers’ associations unite and … Read more