You’re reading the Prompt 2024 newsletter. Sign up to get it in your inbox. Vice President Kamala Harris is out with her economic plan “to bring down costs for American families.” There’s already a lot of buzz about her proposals to go after corporate “price gouging,” cut taxes for families with kids and offer $25,000 … Read more
The Federal Reserve must go big with a supersized 50 basis point interest rate cut in September to get ahead of a looming economic storm, warns the CEO of a leading independent financial advisory and fintech. The warning from deVere Group’s Nigel Green comes as consumer prices in the US inched up modestly last month, adding fuel … Read more
Euro-Dollar edged higher to near the round-level resistance of 1.0800 in European trading on Friday, with the performance of the currency pair remaining weak in the past few days. EURUSD failed to discover significant buying interest, even though the Fed has leaned towards pivoting to policy normalisation in September. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve kept … Read more
The EURUSD currency pair weakened to near 1.0835 in Monday’s European trading, declining amid uncertainty ahead of the Eurozone preliminary Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) for July and the Fed’s monetary policy announcement on Wednesday. The Eurozone inflation data will indicate whether market expectations for two more rate cuts by the European Central Bank this … Read more
The EURGBP pair is extending its decline to near 0.8465 in early European trading on Thursday. The Euro is edging lower as the softer Eurozone HICP inflation report prompted the expectation of interest rate cuts from the European Central Bank, while market players will closely monitor the UK general elections on Thursday. The upcoming UK … Read more
The EURJPY currency pair traded in positive territory for the sixth consecutive day near 173.80 on Wednesday during the early European session. The Yen weakened after the data showed that Japanese business activity turned contractionary in June. The final reading of Japan’s Services PMI fell to 49.4 in June from 49.8 in May. This figure … Read more
EURUSD remains on the backfoot on Tuesday, slightly above 1.0700, as the major currency pair comes under pressure due to expected decline in the preliminary Eurozone HICP data for June. The annual Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices decelerated to 2.5%, as expected, year-on-year from May’s reading of 2.6%. In the same period, the core HICP, which … Read more
EURUSD gained 0.50% and jumped to a more than two-week high near 1.0770 in Monday’s European trading. The major currency pair strengthened as initial results of the first round of France’s parliamentary elections on Sunday showed that Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally is in a comfortable position, but with a smaller margin than projected … Read more
Trump Income Tax and Tariff Proposals: Details & Analysis Skip to content Home • Blog • Five Things to Know about Trump’s Tariff and Income Tax Proposals Trump took his affinity for tariffs much further, floating the possibility of entirely replacing the federal income tax with new tariffs. He also raised other ideas like eliminating … Read more
Republicans in Congress are preparing to build upon the success of the 2017 Trump Tax Cuts by not only making President Trump’s signature legislative achievement permanent, but also cutting taxes further to spur economic growth. The Washington Post reported on Sunday that both Trump’s economic advisors and key Republican lawmakers in Congress are planning a … Read more