President Biden’s top economic advisor, Lael Brainard, stated that Democrats would raise taxes overall in 2025 if Biden is reelected. Biden plans to raise taxes on businesses by undoing the corporate tax rate cut from the 2017 Republican tax cuts, increasing the rate to 28%. This move is expected to have negative economic effects, including reducing GDP, the capital stock, wages, and jobs.
The EURUSD pair reached a monthly high near 1.0870 as the US Consumer Price Index eased and Retail Sales remained stagnant in April.
The Cyprus economy’s growth rate in real terms during the first quarter of 2024 is positive, with a gross domestic product estimated at 3.5% year-on-year according to Cystat.
The USDJPY pair dropped to 155.50 in early European trading as the US Dollar continues to weaken. Investors are confident that the Federal Reserve will start reducing interest rates from September. The US Consumer Price Index data for April is awaited to provide insight into the interest rate outlook. Economists expect Japan’s Q1 Gross Domestic Product to show a contraction.
GBPUSD is hovering around 1.2560 in Asian trading on Tuesday following the improved risk appetite. The UK economy expanded by 0.6% in Q1, surpassing expectations and signaling the end of the country’s brief recession. Fed officials emphasize the importance of maintaining higher rates due to elevated inflation. US consumers foresee a widespread acceleration in inflation over the next year. Investors are closely watching the Producer Price Index (PPI) on Tuesday.
Fact: The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) lowered the top corporate tax rate from 35 to 21 percent, leading to a sharp drop in corporate tax revenues initially, but they returned to pre-TCJA levels starting in 2021.
The text discusses the economic policies of the White House, highlighting the President’s plan to grow the economy from the middle out and bottom up. The President is committed to not raising taxes on anyone making less than 0,000 and will cut taxes further for workers and families, funded by asking corporations and the wealthy to contribute more.
South Africans will vote in a national election on May 29 with uncertainty about the outcome, as polls suggest the African National Congress may lose its majority after 30 years in power. Key issues include high unemployment rates, sluggish economic growth, power cuts, corruption scandals, high rates of violent crime, and rising anti-immigrant sentiment. The government is working to address these issues, with a focus on job creation, economic growth, and tightening immigration laws.
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) granted an estimated Tk 1,25,813 crore exemption on income and corporate taxes, which is 3.56% of the country’s GDP. Tk 40,498 crore was exempted at the individual taxpayer level, while Tk 85,314 crore was incentivized at the corporation level. The NBR provided Tk 15,315 crore in corporate tax exemptions for microcredit programs and Tk 8,380 crore for the power and energy sector. Tk 11,287 crore was exempted on remittance at the individual taxpayer level. The IMF has proposed to withdraw tax incentives on remittance and other types of investments. Industry insiders oppose the withdrawal of tax incentives for the information technology industry.
China’s GDP grew by 5.2% last year, reaching 126 trillion yuan. Jinzhou, an old industrial city in northeast Liaoning Province, has found new growth momentum in the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries.