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Bloomberg· 2025-07-05 06:34
Vietnam’s growth accelerated in the second quarter as foreign buyers raced to avoid threatened tariffs of as much as 46% on sales to the US. https://t.co/YkyWdQMicp ...
Greece: From Economic Outcast to Euro-Area Outperformer
Bloomberg Television· 2025-07-05 06:00
Greek Economic Crisis & Initial Situation (A Decade Ago) - A decade ago, Greece faced a precarious situation marked by a referendum on a bailout package, organized by the Syriza government [1] - Capital controls were introduced, limiting ATM withdrawals to €60 per day [2] - The country was effectively excluded from financial markets for five years, missed IMF payment deadlines, and experienced halted economic activity with high unemployment and daily violent demonstrations [3] - There was uncertainty about Greece's future within the Eurozone [3] Current Economic Turnaround - Greece has experienced a spectacular turnaround, regaining investment grade status for the first time in two years [4] - The country's borrowing costs are now lower than Italy's, despite high debt levels [5] - Economic growth is above the average for Greece's European partners [5] - There has been a marked increase in investment, with companies like Microsoft, Pfizer, and UniCredit investing in Greece [6] - Some Greeks who left the country a decade ago have started to return, encouraged by government tax incentives [6] Challenges & Priorities - The Prime Minister's priority is ensuring everyone benefits from the economic improvement [8] - Greece is one of the few EU countries achieving primary budget surpluses [8] - Increased energy costs following the Russian invasion of Ukraine have significantly impacted the cost of living [9] - Many people still need to hold two jobs to make ends meet [9] - While there's a general feeling that things are better, there's still a way to go [9]
X @Bloomberg
Bloomberg· 2025-07-04 07:32
Economic Outlook - Deutsche Bank predicts the Spanish economy will continue to grow faster than the Eurozone average [1] - The growth is attributed to the easing of inflation and borrowing costs [1]
Secretary Bessent Expects to Accomplish 3-3-3 Plan
Bloomberg Television· 2025-07-03 18:05
So far, though, it looks like we're going to boost deficits up to 7%. And you ran on this three, three, three plan. 3% deficit, 3% economic growth and 3 million barrels of oil, an increase of 3 million barrels of oil a day in the U.S..Do you expect to get to that by the end of President Trump's term. I do, and I'm not sure where the 7% number is coming from. Right.Because I reject the CBO scoring. But on the other side, the CBO also scored terrible income at 2.8% trillion. So, you know that that's substanti ...
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The Economist· 2025-07-03 18:00
Forecasts suggest that the bill would widen America’s budget deficit, slow long-term economic growth and hurt the poor. Our charts show by how much https://t.co/3EZgqZ1ItL ...
Tax bill awaits final House vote, tariff pause nears: Market Catalysts
Yahoo Finance· 2025-07-03 17:46
Market Trends & Economic Policy - Discussion of President Trump's tax bill awaiting final House vote, delayed by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' speech [1] - Insights from former Congressman Kevin Brady on the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act's impact on Medicaid and US economic growth [1] - Wells Fargo Investment Institute's perspective on potential Federal Rate cuts this year, considering recent economic data and fiscal policy shifts [1] Financial News & Analysis - Yahoo Finance provides free stock ticker data, up-to-date news, portfolio management resources, comprehensive market data, and advanced tools [1] - Yahoo Finance offers resources to help manage financial life [1]
Watch CNBC's full interview with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
CNBC Television· 2025-07-03 16:50
The so-called big beautiful bill facing a final house approval vote in the coming hours. Joining us now is Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant. Mr.. Secretary, thank you so much for joining us. We're we're going on more than six hours now where Minority Leader Jeff is speaking. What What are you hearing.What's your expectation for when and whether this could pass. Uh, well, it's going it's going to going to pass and my expectation is that we'll get a vote around 130 today. Got it.You have said that this isn't ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: I expect we'll get a bill vote around 1;30pm today
CNBC Television· 2025-07-03 16:45
The so-called big beautiful bill facing a final house approval vote in the coming hours. Joining us now is Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant. Mr.. Secretary, thank you so much for joining us. We're we're going on more than six hours now where Minority Leader Jeff is speaking. What What are you hearing.What's your expectation for when and whether this could pass. Well, it's going it's going to going to pass and my expectation is that we'll get a vote around 1:30 today. Got it.You have said that this isn't a d ...
Goldman Sachs' Jan Hatzius: Jobs headline numbers overstate strength of report
CNBC Television· 2025-07-03 15:35
Goldman Sachs global chief economist Yan Hatius joins us with his first take on the report looks good from the headlines but as I highlighted earlier beneath the surface you know where the job growth was concentrated why the unemployment rate came down wasn't all that great what do you think true it overstates the strength of the report if you just look at the headline numbers I think on the establishment survey the private sector was pretty soft and the big headline number was really driven by increas piec ...
Miran Says Jobs Report Shows US Economy Normalizing
Bloomberg Television· 2025-07-03 13:49
When we see such a positive jobs report, 147,000 jobs and a lower unemployment level, what is this. What is driving this. Good morning.Thanks for having me. Look, you know, as you said a moment ago, you know, this report was better than 78 out of the 79 forecasts that came into into the Bloomberg consensus range, the Bloomberg forecast. And so what we see is an economy that continues to defy it, continues to defy expectations, continues to defy, you know, all the doom and gloom that's out there, whether it' ...