Mar 18, 2024 | Markets
Egypt, Ukraine, Argentina are among the fund’s top borrowers Higher interest rates, geopolitical conflict fueling crises The International Monetary Fund is lending near a record amount to almost 100 countries, evidence of its growing role as a backstop against the...
Mar 18, 2024 | Markets
Renewable generation growth seen increasing threefold NextEra CEO speaks at CERAWeek energy conference in Houston The biggest US wind and solar farm developer expects the growth rate of the demand for electricity to soar to keep up with artificial intelligence,...
Mar 18, 2024 | Markets
Easy financial conditions, strong dollar have boosted stocks But weakening greenback threatens to weigh on equity multiples The chief investment officer of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management has a warning for stock bulls: the structural forces weighing on the dollar are...
Mar 18, 2024 | Markets
NY Fed survey finds rising demand for consumer credit broadly About a third think they’ll get rejected to refinance mortgage Americans increasingly doubt they’ll get approved for a loan to buy a car or refinance a mortgage, according to a survey conducted by the...
Mar 18, 2024 | Markets
Unlike past cycles, debt costs rose more than interest income Burden of interest falls hardest on lower-wealth households When the Federal Reserve raises interest rates, US households — in aggregate — usually get a boost to interest income that outweighs the extra...