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April 2025

The economic fallout of mass deportations: historical lessons and the numbers

Undocumented in America: how many and who are they?   By most estimates, roughly 11 million undocumented immigrants live in the United States today. The number has rebounded slightly in recent years after declining from a 2007 peak of about 12 million. Notably, one recent analysis by demographers at the Migration Policy Institute suggests the […]

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Trump calls for rate cuts, Powell’s termination

U.S. President Donald Trump has intensified his public campaign against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, demanding lower interest rates and declaring Powell’s “termination cannot come fast enough” in a Truth Social post on Thursday. The post marks Trump’s most explicit call to date for Powell’s removal and raises fresh questions over the future independence of

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European Central Bank cuts rates again as tariffs cloud growth outlook

The European Central Bank (ECB) has cut interest rates by 25 basis points, lowering its benchmark deposit rate to 2.25%, amid what it described as “exceptional uncertainty” stemming from escalating global trade tensions—chiefly those triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff policies.   It marks the ECB’s seventh rate cut since mid-2023 and comes as

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UnitedHealth stock plunges after shock rise in Medicare costs

UnitedHealth Group shares plunged over 20% on Thursday—the company’s worst single-day performance since 1998—after it slashed its annual profit forecast and revealed unexpectedly high medical costs in its Medicare Advantage business. The results have sent ripples across the broader health insurance sector, prompting concerns about rising costs and the outlook for rival insurers. The insurer,

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TSMC beats Q1 expectations on AI demand, but flags tariff risks

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE:TSM), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, has beaten Wall Street expectations for the first quarter of 2025, driven by surging demand for AI-related chips and continued strength in its 3nm and 5nm process technologies. However, the company warned of potential headwinds from global trade tensions and tariffs.   Q1 earnings and

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ECB cuts rates for 7th time – two more expected in 2025 before tide turns

The European Central Bank has delivered its seventh interest rate cut in a year and there are two more to come in 2025, predicts the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory and asset allocation organizations.   But this isn’t a one-way road. As fiscal stimulus builds momentum across the eurozone, deVere Group’s Nigel

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Tariff shock, Fed independence, Election promises, ECB cuts, RBA to cut in May

By Dr Shane Oliver, Chief Economics and Head of Investment Strategy at AMP.   Investment markets and key developments   Share markets were mixed over the last week with uncertainty remaining high around the impact of Trump’s tariffs but no big new negative announcements. For the holiday shortened week though US shares fell 1.5% with

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Hot Stocks: Northern Star Resources, DroneShield, Bellevue Gold

A look at some of the companies making the news this week. On 16 April 2025, De Grey Mining (ASX:DEG) announced that its shareholders had overwhelmingly approved the proposed acquisition of the company by Northern Star Resources (ASX:NST) via a court-approved scheme of arrangement. The vote saw 99.64% of shares cast in favour and 89.68%

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