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The US central bank will lift interest rates at its next meeting on Wednesday, July 27. We'll watch if the Federal Reserve goes with a 75-basis-point or a 100bp hike. Several factors influence the Fed's decision. In theory, the Fed's goal in using a rate hike tool is to tame inflation without causing a recession.

US stocks have delivered their worst first half of a year in more than 50 years triggered by the Fed's attempt to control inflation and growing concerns about recession.

Powell wants a soft landing for inflation, as Greenspan did in 1994. But it looks like he will get a hard landing.

After months of pressure from the White House, Saudi Arabia relented and agreed with other OPEC+ members to increase production.

The pandemic continues hurting economic activity in China, the war in Ukraine is hitting the entire European economy, and the Fed's efforts to control inflation threaten to trigger a recession. 

Yes, oil prices are burning right now, and inflation is getting hotter along with it worldwide. However, the oil's bullish momentum is under threat.

Whenever inflation exceeds 4% and unemployment falls below 5%, the US economy enters a recession in two years.

Why does market correlation matter? Correlation is a statistical measure that determines how assets move in relation to each other…

Capital budgeting is a process of chosing a project accroding to returns on investments.

How will the new variant affect the markets and the economy? What is its relationship to inflation and interest rate hikes, and how will it affect those things?

Every trader knows that economic data have a great impact on the Forex market.

Over the last 18 months, governments have printed an unbelievably large amount of money. And while these measures help the economy to rise and thrive, the consequences can be severe for everyone.