Boston Omaha Corporation announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025, in connection with filing its Quarterly Report on Form 10- Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission. During the second quarter of fiscal 2025,“ Net Other Expense” included an unrealized loss of $10.7 million on the Sky Harbour warrants held by Boston…
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The USD/SGD is near 1.28200 as of this writing, this after traversing at a near-term high around 1.28700 yesterday before U.S inflation data cemented the notion the U.S Fed needs to cut interest rates. Yesterday’ s U.S Consumer Price Index numbers showed that inflation remains tame, and almost‘ certified’ that the U.S Federal Reserve will have to cut interest…
–Two of the major three stock indices closed at all-time highs Tuesday amidst speculation that the Federal Reserve may reduce interest rates in September. Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has repeatedly called on Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to lower interest rates, believing it will stimulate the economy, but Powell has thus far left…
—U.S. stocks ticked higher on Wednesday after a rally spurred by hopes for lower U.S. interest rates wrapped around the world. Treasury yields eased in the bond market as expectations reached a virtual consensus that the Federal Reserve will cut its main interest rate for the first time this year at its next meeting in September. Stock indexes in Asia jumped in…
NEW YORK- A key measure of underlying inflation rose in July as businesses grappled with President Donald Trump's tariffs, although the overall increase was most likely not significant enough to deter the Federal Reserve from lowering interest rates at its next meeting. In June, core inflation rose 0.2% from the previous month, or 2.9% from June 2024.
While inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index has stabilized at 2.7 percent, policymakers fear the prices of goods and services could spike up again, which is a big reason the Federal Reserve is hesitant to cut interest rates, a major point of tension between Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Trump. Experts project the higher fees on goods from Canada, the…
The U.S. stock market rallied to more records after data suggested inflation across the country was a touch better last month than economists expected. The S&P 500 rose 1.1% Tuesday, beating its all-time high set two weeks ago. Stocks got a lift from hopes that the better-than-expected inflation report will give the Federal Reserve leeway to cut interest rates…
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened a "major" lawsuit aimed at Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over planned renovations to the central bank's headquarters. In the post on Tuesday Trump also reiterated his calls for Powell to lower interest rates on the heels of a report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics that showed consumer prices rose by less…
During the trading session on Tuesday, we will get the Consumer Price Index coming out the United States which will give us a bit of a look at the inflationary situation in the United States. This is obviously something that the Federal Reserve will be paying close attention to and will have a direct influence on monetary policy. At this point, it seems as if the…
Zimbabwe's central bank has announced its decision to launch a de-dollarisation roadmap in November, along with the new five-year economic blueprint. In his 2025 mid-term monetary policy statement, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor John Mushayavanhu said the bank is currently engaged in consultations on the issue, following concerns raised by…
—Inflation likely ticked up in July for the third straight month as tariffs lift the cost of imported goods such as furniture, appliances, and toys, which could make it harder for the Federal Reserve to cut short-term interest rates as President Donald Trump has demanded. Tuesday's data will also arrive at a highly-charged moment for the Labor Department's…
They react instantly and often violently to global headlines, economic data, and central bank moves. For FX traders and international investors, reading these signals early is vital. The dollar's 10% drop in H1 2025, the euro's rally after ECB rate cuts, and the peso's stumble following tariff threats aren't random.
While inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index has stabilized at 2.7 percent, policymakers fear the prices of goods and services could spike up again, which is a big reason the Federal Reserve is hesitant to cut interest rates, a major point of tension between Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Trump. Experts project the higher fees on goods from Canada, the…
Donald Trump is hardly the first president to pressure the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates or take some other action the White House deems necessary to boost the economy and shield the commander-in-chief from the fallout that comes when voters can't make ends meet. President Lyndon B. Johnson did it 60 years ago, summoning William McChesney Martin,…
Donald Trump's recently passed Big Ugly Contemptible Act is making an early stop in Colorado. The law, as you must know, is awful in so many ways— starting with large tax cuts for the wealthy, massive cuts to Medicaid, massive cuts to the SNAP program that helps feed children in less-advantaged families, the projected millions who will lose their health insurance,…
Bank of England and the Federal Reserve. Instead they are focusing on the U.S Federal Reserve and what it will do in September. The Bank of England did help a bit by doing what was expected when they cut their Official Bank Rate to 4.00%, but there was additional firepower from the U.S being used by financial institutions to create momentum.
Because of the way health care has evolved in the United States over the past 80 years, it is extremely complex and now involves employers, the government, and various insurance companies. Yet, health care is simply an economic activity, albeit where the activity between a provider and a patient is the most personal interchange an individual will ever have.
—A top official at the Federal Reserve said Saturday that this month's stunning, weaker-than-expected report on the U.S. job market is strengthening her belief that interest rates should be lower. The Fed's chair, Jerome Powell, has been adamant that he wants to wait for more data about how President Donald Trump's tariffs are affecting inflation before the Fed…
Wall Street treaded water this week as the Federal Reserve maintained rates at 4.25-4.50% despite mounting pressure. President Donald Trump intensified his criticisms of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and moved to consolidate control over economic institutions, nominating new leadership for the Fed and Bureau of Labor Statistics.
