The U.S. stock market’s downward trend appears to be continuing, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 down 4% and 6% respectively since the beginning of the year. And that’s just one of many signs that should prompt any sensible business leader, investor or policymaker to start preparing for an economic slowdown …
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The US Debt exceeded $34 trillion – The options to correct the situation
The outstanding financial obligations of the US federal government exceeded 34 trillion dollars, about 123% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), which is a historical record. So, investors around the world are rightly wondering if the scenario is gathering chances for a new financial crisis to break out. In more detail, the federal government’s …
The Uncertainty of the Future produced by the Crisis
The effects of the current crisis are manifold, but there are two conditions that limit the problem: energy prices and inflation. The rise in energy prices was directly reflected in the rise in inflation, which in March reached 7.5% in the Eurozone and 8.5% in the United Kingdom and the United States respectively. These countries …