Washington – US lawmakers and the White House braced for a long government-shutdown fight on Wednesday, with President Barack Obama planning events to stress its repercussions. His events would also address the looming prospect of a first-time default on US...
Pretoria – Exports from Sub-Saharan Africa to the United States have been on the rise due to a trade partnership between the two. Following a recent visit to the United States, Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies said the investment by the United States could...
The Global Mountain of Debt By Michael Zuber John Exter was a remarkable man in US economics and finance. His colourful career included positions as Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank in New York, as Vice President at First National City Bank, and as a member...
CHICAGO – The Bank of America Chicago Marathon contributes an estimated $243.46 million in total business activity to the Chicago economy, according to a new economic impact report. The independent study was conducted by University of Illinois at...
Worldwide, the average investment manager is extremely underweight in the energy, commodities and emerging-market sectors, according to the latest Merrill Lynch survey. This suggests most fund managers “believe the low inflation/deflationary pressures of the last two...
