Global rate-hike cycle expected to be muted
FRANKFURT: The prospect of a new global interest rate-tightening cycle is coming into view as some of the…
Marginal improvement in CPI may not be enough to stave off September rate hike – Natixis’ Christopher Hodge
(Kitco News) – Friday’s CPI report will likely show that underlying inflation continues to move in the right…
Economist who called the 2008 crash says the AI bubble has “less than a year to go”
(Kitco News) – Steve Keen has spent two decades telling anyone who’ll listen that markets watch the wrong…
Canada posts monster jobs gain in July, unemployment rate hits two-year low
OTTAWA, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Canada’s economy added far more jobs in July than expected and the unemployment…
‘It’s our time’: Sunshine Silver CEO says silver miners are poised to shine as AI fuels demand
(Kitco Commentary) – Artificial intelligence may be dominating investor conversations, but one mining executive said that investors are…
WATCH | The Economic Week Ahead
The conflict in the Middle East is taking centre stage this week after the US escalated its involvement…
Strong retail sales mask widening K-shaped economy as consumer financial stress mounts
(Kitco News) – The U.S. consumer continues to support economic growth, but beneath resilient headline spending, new data…
FOMC minutes show a Fed united on rates and communications, but concerned about impacts of Iran, tariffs and AI on inflation
(Kitco News) – The minutes from the June 16-17 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting showed members united…
Sovereign investors with US$29 trillion pivot to energy assets, flag dollar fears
Published Mon, Jun 29, 2026 · 07:27 AM [LONDON] Sovereign wealth funds and central banks managing US$29 trillion…
Bank of Korea warns chip workers’ massive bonuses may be inflation concern
There’s some debate in the economics world about whether a “wage price spiral” exists in reality, and how…
Consumers feel double-edged impact of interest rate hikes
The recent rise in mortgage rates across major economies illustrates how geopolitical tensions can quickly spill over into…
Inflation fight again putting central bank independence under strain, policymakers say
By Balazs Koranyi DUBROVNIK, Croatia, May 30 (Reuters) – Central bank independence is again coming under pressure as…