New Zealand surveyed economists show a downward revision to the near-term growth outlook
New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) survey of economists, the latest Consensus Forecasts. show a downward revision to the near-term growth outlook annual average growth of -0.8 percent in the year to March 2025 expected before picking up to 2.1 percent in the following year Says the NZIER: The revised GDP growth forecast for […]
Goldman Sachs: Brent crude decline driven by shift in market focus – softer US growth eyed
Brent crude oil prices have experienced a notable decline, falling from over $80 per barrel in mid-January to around $70 per barrel, despite relatively stable and low global inventories. According to Goldman Sachs, this downturn is not primarily driven by changes in supply fundamentals but rather by a shift in market sentiment. Earlier concerns centered […]
Influencer Hope Beel Inspires with Her Hottest Shots
Hope Beel Hottest Shots Spring Eternal!!! Published March 16, 2025 4:04 PM PDT Hope Beel‘s giving a new meaning to the age-old adage, “hope springs eternal” … ’cause her hottest shots will live in internet immortality. The influencer — like her name suggests — inspires her audience with her pics … usually featuring her hanging […]
War updates: North Korea nukes, Russia wants no troops in Ukraine, Trump threatens Iran
North Korean state media (KCNA): North Korean nuclear forces will ‘exist forever’ North Korea will steadily update and strengthen its nuclear armed forces * Russia opposes any troops in Ukraine as part of post-conflict guarantees, not just NATO troops will demand Ukraine’s neutral status will demand NATO’s refusal to accept Ukraine * Trump: Today, I […]
Wendy Williams Grabs Dinner in NYC After Hectic Week in Guardianship Battle
Wendy Williams Grabbing Dinner in New York City … Days After Release From Hospital Published March 16, 2025 3:31 PM PDT Wendy Williams is clearly happy to be out and about in the Big Apple … flashing a big grin for cameras as she went out to dinner amid her guardianship fight. The former talk […]
US Treasury Secretary Bessent welcomes lower stockmarket – says straight up is not healthy
US equity index futures have reopened for trade for the week. Globex opens at 6pm US Eastern time on Sunday evening. Bessent has continued intervening in equity pricing, pushing markets lower with his weekend comments in an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press”: Bessent said he was “not at all” worried about the stock market […]
New Zealand February services PMI slumps back into contraction at 49.1 (prior 50.4)
New Zealand’s services sector back into contraction during February. BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI) for February was 49.1 from January’s 50.4 long run average is 53.0 The February manufacturing PMI remained in expansion. BNZ’s Senior Economist Doug Steel on the PSI: “while one might have hoped that the PSI would move higher […]
Police Officer Begs Man to Put Down Knife After He Climbs Out of Car in Lake, on Video
San Antonio Police Officer Begs Man to Drop Knife After He Climbs Out of Crashed Car Published March 16, 2025 2:51 PM PDT A police officer in Texas begged and pleaded with a man to drop a knife … saying she didn’t want to shoot him — and, the moment was captured on harrowing body […]
Weekend – China city Shenzen announced eased housing finance rules
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ECB’s de Guindos: Current uncertainty is even higher than it was during the covid pandemic
European Central Bank vice president Luis de Guindos spoke in an interview with UK media, the Sunday Times (gated): “We need to consider the uncertainty of the current environment, which is even higher than it was during the pandemic.” “What we’re seeing is that the new US administration isn’t very open to continuing with multilateralism, […]
