The IMF forecasts rising unemployment rates in 2024 and 2025 for G7 countries, driven by significant increases in the U.S. and Canada, despite initial declines since the 2020 pandemic.
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“Oil glut” looms amid rising non-OPEC production and China’s slowing demand
Global commodity prices are set to tumble to a five-year low in 2025 amid an oil glut—so large that it is likely to limit the price effects even of a wider conflict in the Middle East
Here’s why gold prices hit record high (again)
Central bank purchases have been key in driving up gold, often considered a haven in times of uncertainty and turmoil. Global uncertainties and the Federal Reserve slashing interest rates this year giving bullion a lift.
UPDATED: Federal Reserve’s first interest rate cut since 2020
The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates for the first time since 2020.