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Interview with Governor Makhlouf conducted 16 June 2022 Niall Brady: Okay, well listen thanks again for taking the time to talk to me.  You had a very busy week, from what I see yesterday was a busy day for you.  Gabriel Makhlouf: I’ve had a busy fortnight.  Niall Brady: Really?  Why a busy fortnight Gabriel […]

The numbers: A key gauge of U.S. inflation rose a sharp 1% in June, led by higher fuel prices, in a sign that price pressures in the economy are still intense and unlikely to relent quickly. The increase in the so-called personal-consumption price index exceeded Wall Street’s forecast. Economists had predicted a 0.9% advance. A […]

Apple Rallies on Earnings Beat Shares in US tech titan Apple are trading higher today on the back of a solid set of Q2 earnings yesterday. Apple reported earnings per share of $1.20, just above the $1.16 Wall Street was looking for. Revenues were also higher at $82.95 billion versus $82.75 billion forecast. Along with […]

US Enters Technical Recession Markets received news yesterday that the US has unofficially entered recession following adv Q2 GDP contracting, marking a second quarterly decline. Following Q1’s 1.6% decline, Q2 was seen contracting 0.9% at first glance. Despite the implications, the new has been met with a seemingly counter-intuitive rally in US stock markets. However, […]

Shares of Moderna Inc. MRNA, +3.81% gained 3.8% in premarket trading on Friday after the company said the U.S. will buy 66 million doses of a bivalent COVID-19 booster candidate that can better protect against the BA.5 strain. That vaccine is not yet in clinical trials but studies are expected to begin “in the near […]

Tesla’s foray into Bitcoin may have been one big distraction for the electric vehicle maker, which reported mixed financial results earlier this month. 2413 Total views 46 Total shares Elon Musk’s Tesla proved to be the ultimate paper hands after the electric vehicle maker sold 75% of its Bitcoin (BTC) holdings in the second quarter. […]