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Three heavyweights of global finance have released their latest shareholder updates - we bring you some of the highlights

The FOMC expects to cut rates at a faster pace than implied by a policy rule relying on its own economic forecasts.

KKR's approach to investing in 2024 is defined by the phrase - Keep it Simple. But how do they do it?

Whether we will see a soft landing has been the big question facing financial markets.

While other major economies stagnated or contracted in the second half of 2023, the U.S. economy has been thriving and has thus far weathered the most vigorous period...

In this piece, we look at three reasons why the Fed is done - and three reasons why the Fed may not be done.

Some analyses suggest that stagflation or economic contraction is imminent.

The Fed seems likely to hold rates steady at its final policy meeting this year.

Budget positions across the US, euro area and Australia are widely dispersed despite unemployment still near its lowest level in decades.

US unemployment has edged up to almost 4%

Wages growth has slowed, but was the fastest in trend terms since 2000.

The US economy has been amazingly strong, as reflected in soaring bond yields. But is there a good reason for the US economy's resilience?

The US Federal Reserve may have left the Fed funds rate unchanged, but it still triggered a sizeable reaction in financial markets.

Inflation. It has been one of the dominant themes influencing financial markets over the past few years. It rose to multi-decade highs in most advanced economies and...

The US budget is still deep in the red this far into the economic recovery.

Inflation has been kind of an enigma for the world over the past few years. Policymakers dismissed rapidly rising inflation early on and viewed it as transitory. It...

While the US employment market continues to weaken, the latest BLS data shows that as it currently stands, it remains relatively robust.

High inflation and unsustainably low unemployment echo the inverted yield curve in signalling a high risk of a US recession.

Analysis of the recent US bank turmoil indicates the issue is contained to smaller banks, which comprise less than 3% of the system.

Economist Janu Chan argues we should still be worried. The big question is how much.