S&P conferma la sua valutazione sull’Italia, mantenendo invariato il rating a BBB e l’outlook stabile. Constatando un rallentamento dell’economia nel 2023, quando il PIL è atteso crescere dello 0,4%, l’agenzia constata come la “premier Giorgia Meloni ha finora perseguito un approccio moderato e pragmatico in ...more »

Real interest rates have rapidly increased recently as monetary policy has tightened in response to higher inflation. Whether this uptick is temporary or partly reflects structural factors is an important question for policymakers. Since the mid-1980s, real interest rates at all maturities and across most advanced ...more »

J.P. Morgan Chase (JPM) on Friday reported first-quarter profit and revenue that roundly beat expectations. The New York-based bank posted a profit of $12.6 billion or $4.10 per share. That’s up from $8.3 billion, or $2.63 per share from the same period a year before, or ...more »

Gold prices are headed toward record highs Tuesday—and they might not stop there. At $2,042 an ounce—up 2.1% on Tuesday—the gold price has less than 1.5% to rise to hit its record high of $2,069.40 set in 2020. The shiny, yellow metal has gained 12% over the past month alone and is ...more »