BlackRock’s Larry Fink sees Fed cutting rates twice this year but missing 2% inflation goal

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 04: Larry Fink, CEO of Blackrock, speaks at a roundtable discussion titled: "Financing the New Climate Economy," during which he described the urgent need for a "new financial landscape" for funding investments into the global energy transition on day five of the UNFCCC...

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Jamie Dimon warns that inflation, wars and Fed policy pose major threats ahead

JPMorgan Chase CEO and Chairman Jamie Dimon gestures as he speaks during the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on Wall Street firms, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 6, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | ReutersJPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned Friday that multiple challenges, primarily...

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UK economic growth, February 2024

Plane contrails streak across the sky over Regent Street on February 15, 2024 in London, England. Dan Kitwood | Getty ImagesLONDON — The U.K. gross domestic product rose 0.1% in February, the Office for National Statistics said on Friday, providing another sign of a return to sluggish economic growth this...

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Wholesale prices rose 0.2% in March

A measure of wholesale prices increased less than expected in March, providing some potential relief from worries that inflation will hold higher for longer than many economists had expected.The producer price index rose 0.2% for the month, less than the 0.3% estimate from the Dow Jones consensus and not...

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WTO forecasts rebound in global trade but keeps geopolitical risks in focus

Container ships from international trunk lines, including those from Europe, Africa, India, Pakistan, and Southeast Asia, are loading and unloading containers at the container terminal of the Qianwan Port Area of Qingdao Port in Qingdao, China, on April 4, 2024. Nurphoto | Getty ImagesThe World Trade Organization on Wednesday said...

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