Fed needs , ‘supersized’ 50bps rate cut in Sept or risk recession

Fed needs , ‘supersized’ 50bps rate cut in Sept or risk recession

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

WTI oscillates in $78 range, waiting for signals

WTI oscillates in $78 range, waiting for signals

Prices for US crude oil West Texas Intermediate (WTI) struggle to capitalise on the previous day’s strong move up and oscillating in a narrow range in early European trading on Thursday. The commodity currently trades around the $78.00 mark, with bulls awaiting a sustained strength beyond the 200-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) before positioning for … Read more

Georgia’s June net tax revenues up 6.5%; Adjusted YTD down 3.4%

Georgia's June net tax revenues up 6.5%; Adjusted YTD down 3.4%

The State of Georgia’s net tax collections in June approached a total of $3.03 billion, for an increase of $185.4 million or 6.5 percent compared to FY 2023, when net tax collections totaled $2.84 billion for the month. Year-to-date, net tax revenue totaled almost $32.95 billion, for a decrease of $182.2 million or 0.5 percent … Read more

Oil and gas will be around , ‘for quite some time’

Oil and gas will be around , ‘for quite some time’

The OPEC+ group of oil producers has extended its production cuts totaling 3.66 mln bpd until 2025, maintaining a controlled supply while taking advantage of the current price of the benchmark Brent crude at over $85/barrel. OPEC forecasts that cumulative oil-related investment requirements from now until 2045 will amount to about $14 trln, or around … Read more

June Net Tax Revenues Up 6.5%; Adjusted YTD Down 3.4% • The Georgia Virtue

June Net Tax Revenues Up 6.5%; Adjusted YTD Down 3.4% • The Georgia Virtue

The State of Georgia’s net tax collections in June approached a total of $3.03 billion, for an increase of $185.4 million or 6.5 percent compared to FY 2023, when net tax collections totaled $2.84 billion for the month. Year-to-date, net tax revenue totaled almost $32.95 billion, for a decrease of $182.2 million or 0.5 percent … Read more

Here’s What a Trump Win in November Would Mean for the Tax Burden on Corporations

Here’s What a Trump Win in November Would Mean for the Tax Burden on Corporations

July 9, 2024 at 9:00 PM Aces/SplashNews.com / Aces/SplashNews.com The 2024 presidential election is top of mind and, if you are a shareholder in a company, you might be paying more attention to Donald Trump’s campaign in the upcoming months. Not only will you cast your vote for the next president of the United States … Read more

Tennessee’s largest companies secure sales tax exemptions for everything from jet fuel to water • Tennessee Lookout

Tennessee's largest companies secure sales tax exemptions for everything from jet fuel to water • Tennessee Lookout

Tyson chicken barns in West Tennessee on April 21, 2021. (Photo: John Partipilo) They’re scattered across the rural Tennessee landscape: blue-sided barns stretching the length of five U.S. football fields, clustered together in groups numbering as few as three to as many as 20. Each of Tennessee’s nearly 2,200 industrial chicken barns produce about 200,000 … Read more

Government’s budgetary position impossible without windfall corporate tax

Government’s budgetary position impossible without windfall corporate tax

The Government would be running a budget deficit for the 18th consecutive year in 2024 were it not for windfall corporate tax receipts.That sequence stretches all the way back to the financial crisis, a time when the crumbling Irish financial system was the focus of European policymakers, not just Irish ones.Remove the windfall component of … Read more

KRA misses target by Sh267bn as corporate earnings tumble

KRA misses target by Sh267bn as corporate earnings tumble

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) missed its target for the full year ended June by Sh267 billion, hurt by reduced corporate profits and job cuts in a period when businesses were devastated by the depreciation of the shilling and high energy prices. The taxman collected Sh2.22 trillion in ordinary revenue, an increase of 9.5 percent … Read more

WTI drops from two-month high on Storm Beryl fears

WTI drops from two-month high on Storm Beryl fears

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures in NYMEX extend its correction to near $82.20 in Monday’s Asian trading after posting a two-month high near $84.00 on Thursday. The crude oil price came under pressure as investors worry about Storm Berly, which could disrupt US energy supplies. Should the tropical storm turn into a Category Two hurricane, … Read more