The US dollar
Since interest rates spiked in mid-October, the US dollar has been under pressure. This week, the dollar reached its lowest point in three months as investors are increasingly convinced of a Fed [...]
The 2024 election year
There are many elections in 2024, from Taiwan in January to the US presidential election in November. As many as 40 national elections are in 2024. In total, 41 per cent of the world’s population [...]
US debt ceiling
The moment the US federal government runs a budget deficit, money has to be borrowed, usually in the form of government bonds (Treasuries). Before the year 1917, every new state loan had to be [...]