ABE NEWS | OCTOBER 1, 2026 For much of the past decade, the global economy became accustomed to one powerful idea: money could be borrowed cheaply. Governments borrowed to finance spending. Companies borrowed to expand. Homebuyers benefited from relatively inexpensive mortgages. Investors poured money into stocks, technology companies and other assets because interest rates offered…
ABE NEWS | SEPTEMBER 25, 2026 The world of business spent this week confronting two realities at once. The first was exuberance. Artificial intelligence returned to the center of the market, pushing semiconductor companies higher, lifting the Nasdaq to a record and propelling AMD beyond a valuation once reserved for only the largest corporations on…
The Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan have raised interest rates as persistent inflation and energy pressures reshape the global outlook for borrowing costs, markets and the world economy.
ABE NEWS | SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 This was the week when several assumptions underpinning the global economy became harder to defend. Investors who spent years waiting for cheaper money watched the Federal Reserve raise interest rates for the first time in more than three years. Japan pushed borrowing costs to their highest level…
ABE NEWS | SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 For much of the past two years, investors, companies and households had been waiting for the next great turn in monetary policy: the point at which inflation would retreat far enough for central banks to make money steadily cheaper again. This week delivered something very different. The U.S….
ABE NEWS | September 15, 2026 For much of the past few years, the global economy has been waiting for relief. Inflation had retreated from its worst levels, businesses had adjusted to a world of higher interest rates, and investors were increasingly looking toward the moment when borrowing costs could finally begin moving lower….
ABE NEWS | TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2026 Oil is above $90. Government borrowing costs are surging. Technology stocks are falling. And one U.S. interest rate has reached a level investors haven’t seen since 2007. At first, those sound like four different stories. They’re not. Tuesday’s market selloff is showing exactly how quickly trouble in one part…
Inflation in the United States just delivered some encouraging news. Consumer prices rose only 0.1% in July, while annual inflation eased to 3.4%, down from 3.5% in June. Core inflation, which removes the more volatile food and energy categories, also moved lower to 2.5% annually. For households that have spent years dealing with rising…
