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Banking

Banks Are Making Hay Out of Post-Banking Crisis Safeguards

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Banks are finding novel ways to game the Fed’s safeguard systems, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis.

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Power Corridor

After Stormy Waters, Will Fed Get A Glide Path?

Why it’s still a tightrope-walk to an economic soft landing.

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M&A

Dealmakers Fall Short of Decade-long Standard

For the first time in exactly 10 years, Wall Street dealmakers will fall short of facilitating at least $3 trillion worth of deals.

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Banking

Big Banks Rethink Business Divisions New and Old

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Indicators

As Job Market Cools, Small Businesses Scramble for Employees

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As the country’s largest companies have begun slowing down hiring, small businesses are hanging up “Help Wanted” signs at a record pace.

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Inflation & Prices

Deflation Begins to Hit Durable Goods

Slowing inflation usually means prices are rising, just not as fast as before. But now there is actual deflation.

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Finance

Wall Street is Pricing in Interest Rate Cuts

Increasingly, Wall Street thinks we see rate cuts soon, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis published Monday.

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International Economics

UK Flushed with Immigrants, Labor Market Remains Tight and Unfilled

The United Kingdom is putting back up the “Help Wanted” sign it tore down with Brexit as it looks to fill one million open jobs.

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Markets

ESG Funds Shrink for the First Time Ever

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This year’s third quarter marked the first time that more sustainable funds either liquidated or shed their ESG criteria than were added.

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Economics

Small Businesses Stall Amid Higher-for-Longer Interest Rates

In a Goldman Sachs survey of more than 1,200 small businesses, 53% said they can’t afford to take out loans at their current rates.

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Banking

Banking’s Fantastic Four Grab a Bigger Share of Industry Profits

Of the roughly 4,400 operating banks in the US, nearly half of all banking profits in the third quarter came from just four.

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Inflation & Prices

Low-Wage Workers Are Losing Their Leverage

Thanks to high demand for low-paying jobs in recent years, workers had plenty of leverage for bigger salaries and better perks.

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International Economics

Japan’s Central Bank Has an Unusual Foe: Inflation

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After decades of trying — and failing — to stoke inflation, Japan has finally been gifted steadily rising prices.

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Real Estate

Private Equity Giant Starts a Vacation-Rental Side Hustle

TPG, a San Francisco-based investment firm, has begun purchasing single-family homes in Florida tourist destinations.

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Economics

The Economy is Expected to Slow, Someday

The third quarter likely saw strong economic growth, which sounds like good news — unless you’re rooting for lower interest rates.

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Economics

US Consumers Are Falling Behind on Their Car Loans

US drivers are late on their car loan payments at the highest rates on record, and the trend might not go away anytime soon.

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