Commodity FeaturedGaza conflict: Gold prices show volatility as tensions worsen furtherIFM CorrespondentOctober 23, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentOctober 23, 2023 Short-term speculative speculators in the gold and silver markets are reportedly having a difficult time right now... Read more
Economy MagazineWeighing Windfall Tax ImpactIFM CorrespondentOctober 18, 2023October 19, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentOctober 18, 2023October 19, 2023 The rationale behind implementing a windfall tax is to capture a portion of these windfall gains and redistribute them for the public good... Read more
Economy FeaturedIF Insights: Predicting the road ahead for UK economyIFM CorrespondentJuly 31, 2023October 10, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentJuly 31, 2023October 10, 2023 The pandemic's impact obscures a larger concern that the UK economy will face in the coming decades: population ageing... Read more
Economy FeaturedIF Insights: Crisis-ridden United Kingdom is now staring at a recessionIFM CorrespondentJune 12, 2023October 10, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentJune 12, 2023October 10, 2023 The IMF has remarked that the United Kingdom economy is expected to avoid a recession in 2023, whereas the European country's GDP will grow by 0.4% in 2023... Read more
Economy FeaturedIF Insights: What’s next for Germany as country enters recessionIFM CorrespondentJune 8, 2023November 22, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentJune 8, 2023November 22, 2023 Germany's expected interest costs for 2023 are €39.9 billion, a tenfold rise from the €3.9 billion it had to pay in interest for its debt in 2021... Read more
Magazine Real EstateBanking concerns for US property marketIFM CorrespondentJune 6, 2023June 6, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentJune 6, 2023June 6, 2023 One of the largest commercial real estate lenders in the New York metropolitan area before its bankruptcy was Signature... Read more
Economy MagazineLifestyle inflation during the recessionIFM CorrespondentJune 6, 2023June 6, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentJune 6, 2023June 6, 2023 While lifestyle inflation is inevitable, managing the personal expense-income equation will help deal with it during the recession... Read more
Economy MagazineReopening of China to benefit Thai economy?IFM CorrespondentApril 20, 2023April 20, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentApril 20, 2023April 20, 2023 SCB CIO anticipates that China will further relax its monetary policy by lowering the minimum reserve ratio demanded by commercial banks... Read more
Economy MagazineDictating markets: Understanding Fed’s policy instrumentsIFM CorrespondentApril 20, 2023April 20, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentApril 20, 2023April 20, 2023 The Fed and other central banks worldwide employ short-term interest rate manipulation as their primary instrument... Read more
Featured MarketsConjuring opportunity from setbacks: Laid-off techies venture into start-up worldIFM CorrespondentMarch 2, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentMarch 2, 2023 Start-up accelerator Y Combinator has seen applications increase by 20% in 2022, getting a total of more than 38,000... Read more