April 22, 2025

Category: Personal Finance

How Milei made Argentina deserving of an IMF bail-out
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How Milei made Argentina deserving of an IMF bail-out

Javier Milei can barely contain his excitement. Since December, when the IMF’s last agreement with Argentina ran out, the country’s president has sought a fresh bail-out. Indeed, his efforts include an executive order to remove the need for Congress to approve the deal. On March 30th Argentina’s finance minister said that the government hoped for […]

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What a refugee camp reveals about economics
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What a refugee camp reveals about economics

It is Malawi’s rainy season and smartly dressed worshippers are spilling out from church. Couples, arm-in-arm, dodge potholes as they progress down the street. The migration moves past clothes shops and bars, losing stragglers to afternoon drinking, until it meets a plane of dirt, where thousands await a football match. A thin film of dust […]

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Financial markets flail in the face of America’s tariffs
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Financial markets flail in the face of America’s tariffs

On a grey afternoon outside the White House, President Donald Trump promised that his tariff plan would “Make America Wealthy Again”. The world’s financial markets took a different view. Investors were shocked by the height and breadth of the new tariffs. According to Evercore ISI, a research firm, the new levies will raise America’s effective […]

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What they mean for the economy and your wallet #CashNews.co
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What they mean for the economy and your wallet #CashNews.co

Cash News A tariff is a tax on imported goods usually aimed at protecting local jobs and industries from foreign competition. The idea is that if foreign materials and products are more expensive, you’ll buy more domestic goods. Suppose, for example, that the U.S. government levied a new 10% tariff on cars imported from Japan. […]

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Will mortgage rates ever be 3% again? #CashNews.co
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Will mortgage rates ever be 3% again? #CashNews.co

Cash News In 2021, the average 30-year mortgage rate fell below 3% — now it’s well over 6%. If you’re in the market for a mortgage loan, you may be wondering if you should wait until interest rates fall significantly before buying a house. When will mortgage rates finally drop back down near the 3% […]

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