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The IMF has released its weakest global growth forecast in over 30 years as inflation, banking crises, and geopolitical problems bite hard.  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently published its most underwhelming medium-term global growth forecast in over 30 years. On Tuesday, the major United Nations (UN) financial agency expected global growth of 2.8% in 2023 and 3% in 2024. This forecast comes in slightly below what the IMF estimated in January as continued inflation and a...

The number 1 cryptocurrency in the world has amassed over 82% gains since the beginning of the year. MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) is a major beneficiary in the latest Bitcoin rally that pushed the crypto asset’s price to a new level. While the crypto market was in the red, many crypto-related stocks. MicroStrategy, which Bitcoin holding is worth 140,000, had a tough time before the recent rally. The company bought its first Bitcoin in August 2020, adopting the top cryptocurrency as a...

On Friday, the Labor Department reported a March job growth that is way off February’s upwardly revised figure of 326,000. US job growth amounted to 236,000 for March amid slowing signs in the labor market. The figure puts the Labor Department’s Friday payroll growth report close to the Dow Jones estimate of 238,000 for March. However, the total job growth of 236,000 sits substantially below February’s upwardly revised figure of 326,000. The March job growth report revealed that the...

Samsung attributed its low performance to the sliding demands from consumers that have a largely limited supply of its advanced chip technology. South Korean multinational technology giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (KRX: 005930) has revealed its plans to cut its chip production after reporting one of the worst quarters in more than a decade. According to the release on Friday, the company posted a total of 63 trillion won in revenue and 600 billion won in operating profit for the first...

Al Ansari Financial Services experienced an upswing in the value of its shares after instituting 2023’s first Dubai IPO.  The shares of UAE remittances and money exchange firm Al Ansari Financial Services surged 17% in its initial public offering (IPOIPO) outing at its Dubai Financial Market trading debut. The family-owned company raised $210 million after selling 750 million shares in the offering, or 10% of its value. The Al Ansari Financial Services development marks the first IPO for...

Analysts say that expected figures from Samsung will likely reveal a heavy crash in operating profit as the company struggles to sell chips. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is expected to see an unprecedented crash in first-quarter profit. According to a Reuters publication, Samsung will likely suffer its worst profit crash in 14 years as it struggles with excess memory chip production. Samsung is currently unable to sell its memory chips as demand continuously wanes. The general market awaits...

The rise in gold prices has been attributed to mounting speculation about the United States Federal Reserve’s future policy following the release of jobs data. The total market capitalization of tokenized gold has surpassed $1 billion. CoinGecko data places it at $1.02 billion, up 2.3% over the past 24 hours, with a trading volume of $35,508,696 over the same period. The largest gainers are PAX Gold and Tether Gold with gains of 2.7% and 1.9% respectively. Both are currently trading over...

Reducing oil production means there will be a relative shortage in the supply of the product. The recent actions by some members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies tagged OPEC+ to cut oil production beginning in May can significantly stir a setback for most country’s Central Banks. With Saudi Arabia and its key allies including the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait set to cut production by more than 1 million barrels per day, Russia’s projected 500,000...

When Virgin Orbit went public, its valuation was pegged at around $4 billion, however, the tides have shifted over the past few months with the company’s market capitalization now pegged at around $65.38 million. Satellite launcher and space technology company Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: VORB) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States bringing a solemn end to its months of financial instability. As reported by CNBC, the bankruptcy was filed in the US Bankruptcy...

The two banks also assure of plans to allow the platform to accommodate central bank digital currencies in the future. Earlier, Crédit Agricole CIB and SEB jointly announced the launch of a new public blockchain-based platform, so|bond. According to the announcement, the platform will be focused on improving the efficiency of issuing digital bonds, albeit with a little twist of sustainability. That is, while the network is not exactly fixated on green bonds, it still aims to be...