Milestone of THz Communication
TOKYO, Jun 29, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Scientists from a project coordinated by Technische Universitat Braunschweig in Germany and Waseda University in Japan with ten other partners […]
Interest rates unlikely to spike any time soon: Blackstone exec
SINGAPORE – While central banks are moving towards a tightening bias, they will not do so in a manner which will see interest rates spike and put economies at risk. […]
S’pore interest rates may remain low for now, but era of cheap money is about to end
SINGAPORE – Interest rates on loans and fixed-income yields may remain low for a while more after some of the world’s most influential central banks recently decided to temper expectations […]
When frequent floods make insurance costly
(NYTIMES) – Climate change is going to hit the pockets of home owners who need to buy flood insurance. Starting this month, communities in Florida and elsewhere around the United […]
Global interest rates set to rise along with market volatility
SINGAPORE – The latest message from the United States Federal Reserve is crystal clear – asset purchase tapering will be sooner and faster than previously thought and interest rates could […]
US stocks mixed as markets gird for higher interest rates
NEW YORK (AFP) – Wall Street stocks were mixed on Wednesday (Sept 29), with tech shares falling again, as investors reassess equity bets in the expectation of higher interest rates. […]
Does high inequality lower interest rates?
(NYTIMES) – The Federal Reserve’s low interest rate policies and other steps meant to boost the economy are driving the value of stocks and other assets to the moon and […]
Dilemma of saving for puny returns
(NYTIMES) – If you are saving money for the future, one way or another you had best be prepared to lose some of it. That is the implication of today’s […]
Should the Fed tackle the US property bubble?
(NYTIMES) – Mr Robert Kaplan, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, has been nervously eyeing the housing market as he ponders the path ahead for monetary policy. Home […]
Yellen says higher interest rates would be ‘plus’ for US, Fed
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that President Joe Biden’s US$4 trillion (S$5.3 trillion) spending plan would be good for the US, even if it contributes to rising […]
Yellen says US interest rates may have to rise if economy heats up; comments roil markets
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US interest rates may have to increase “somewhat” to keep a lid on inflation if President Joe Biden’s latest spending proposals are enacted and the economy heats […]
Unemployment rates in Singapore decline for fourth straight month in February
SINGAPORE – Unemployment rates here continued to drop for the fourth consecutive month in February as the economy recovers. The unemployment rate peaked in September last year and persisted through […]