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Powell says widening OIS-Libor spread is "nothing like" situation during crisis

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Category: topSource: marketwatchNov 14th, 2018

A widening toll on jobs: "This thing is going to come for us all"

The tendrils of the coronavirus pandemic reached deeper into the American economy last week, leaving millions more people out of work as the damage spread to jobs and industries that were spared at the outset of the crisis......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralApr 2nd, 2020

Airlines facing what official calls "deepest crisis ever"

As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, commercial flights have all but stopped. The situation is so dire that the head of the trade group representing the world's airlines called the last few months "its deepest crisis ever.".....»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 1st, 2020

Mark Zuckerberg"s existential product crisis

In this week's Insider Tech newsletter we look at the widening pushback against Facebook's products and what it mea.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytMay 15th, 2021

Cash payments spread from Congress to Stockton to Brazil — but notion of ‘universal basic income’ far from reality

The pandemic has taken the push for basic income national, making what has been a buzzy idea on the internet into real world programs. Will this idea outlast the economic crisis?.....»»

Category: topSource: washpostApr 22nd, 2021

Cash payments spread from Congress to Stockton to Brazil -- but notion of "universal basic income’ far from reality

The pandemic has taken the push for basic income national, making what has been a buzzy idea on the internet into real world programs. Will this idea outlast the economic crisis?.....»»

Category: topSource: washpostApr 22nd, 2021

Don"t be fooled by the jobs report, the Federal Reserve isn"t hiking interest rates any time soon

The jobs report may be strong and the US economy may be recovering, but that doesn't mean the Fed is going to ease off the COVID crisis measures. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pre.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytMar 5th, 2021

Market Extra: 5 reasons why negative repo rates are different than the last overnight-funding crisis

Rates to borrowers in the overnight U.S. Treasury market went negative heading into Thursday, a situation BofA Global analysts were predicting would happen "by May,” without tweaks from the central bank......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 4th, 2021

From Rudy Giuliani to Sidney Powell, here"s everyone Dominion and Smartmatic is suing over election conspiracy theories so far

Dominion and Smartmatic are filing defamation lawsuits against people who spread baseless claims that their voting machines "stole" votes for B.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytFeb 27th, 2021

Fed"s Powell says state and local governments are rebounding faster right now than during the financial crisis

Pandemic-related expenses still pose a risk to governments, but tax revenues have largely outperformed, the Fed chair said .....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytFeb 24th, 2021

Market Snapshot: Dow, S&P 500 erase sharp losses to end higher as Powell pledges Fed support for economy through COVID crisis

The Dow and S&P 500 eked out gains Tuesday, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite finished lower, as congressional testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell helped reverse a market selloff tied largely to a sharp rise in bond yields......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 23rd, 2021

Key Words: Health-care workers are quitting in Sweden as second wave of coronavirus infections hits hard

Sineva Ribeiro, the chairwoman of the Swedish Association of Health Professionals, shared her thoughts with Bloomberg on the "terrible" situation in Sweden as coronavirus infections continue to spread......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchDec 14th, 2020

Cities on the Verge of a COVID-Driven Housing Crisis

As the continued spread of COVID-19 puts much of the U.S. economy at a standstill, many are wondering how the economic slowdown will affect the real estate market. While construction is considered an........»»

Category: blogSource: 247wallstMay 15th, 2020

Coronavirus crisis a window of opportunity for bankers to the rich

When markets slumped in March as the spread of coronavirus gathered pace, wealth managers' trading volumes soared as ultra rich clients reshuffled their portfolios......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMay 14th, 2020

Dow closes 517 points lower Wednesday as Fed"s Powell says coronavirus crisis "without modern precedent"

U.S. stocks en.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 13th, 2020

Dow slips more than 500 points as Fed"s Powell says coronavirus crisis "without modern precedent"

U.S. stocks traded lower on Wednesday as investors attempted to digest comments being made by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell about the economic outlook in the .....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 13th, 2020

Dow slips more than 200 points at Wednesday"s open as Fed"s Powell says coronavirus crisis "without modern precedent"

U.S. stocks traded lower on Wednesday as investors attempted to digest comments being made by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell about the economic outl.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 13th, 2020

Market Snapshot: Dow stumbles 200 points as Fed’s Powell says scope of coronavirus crisis ‘without modern precedent’

U.S. stock benchmarks trade lower Wednesday morning as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell offers an uncertain near-term outlook of the economy, with state and federal officials attempting to restart businesses from a coronavirus-induced lockdown......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 13th, 2020

UB center offers support to entrepreneurs during crisis

We have been quickly catapulted into uncertain times. Fear of the spread of Covid-19 is taxing our families, our health care systems and our communities. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, more than 30 million Americans have filed for unemplo.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 11th, 2020

Could litigation funding be the key to surviving a recession?

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell recently offered his opinion that the United States may have already entered a recession. But Powell hastened to differentiate our current economic situation from a “normal” recession by emphasizing that a quick.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 8th, 2020

Warren Buffett says Fed"s Jerome Powell belongs on same "pedestal" as Paul Volcker

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and Chief Executive Warren Buffett on Saturday had high praise for the Federal Reserve's handling of the market turmoil that accompanied the deepening of the coronavirus crisis in March, .....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 2nd, 2020