Leading the Way for Future Growth
The rise of the US currency depletes their limited foreign exchange reserves and stunts growth by making their exports more expensive. The strengthening of the dollar over the past year due to continued interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve has put severe pressure on many emerging economies, which have seen their national currencies …
From bread for toast to chocolate bars, companies are hiding rising costs due to inflationary pressures by downsizing many everyday products. For companies it is a way to maintain high operating profit margins, for consumers a constant cause for concern and for statistical agencies a real headache. The reason for the phenomenon of shrinkflation, i.e. …
The answer depends mostly on how close it is to expiration. Important factors are the rate of rise in interest rates, the margins on new loans and how much risk a borrower can bear. Since July, the ECB has raised interest rates by three percentage points, putting corresponding upward pressure on the benchmark floating rate, …