#macroeconomic-risk

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Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
3 days ago

AI will hurt the economy before it helps it. Here's what comes after, according to Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz | Fortune

AI investment currently drives economic growth but rests on unsustainable assumptions about returns and limited competition, creating a bubble that will burst and harm workers lacking institutional support for displacement.
from24/7 Wall St.
4 days ago

GLD's $75 Billion Couldn't Shield It From the Tariff-Driven Selloff

Gold spent most of 2025 and early 2026 acting like the one asset that couldn't be rattled. Then tariff escalation shook the foundation. The SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) slipped 2.43% over the past week even as the fund sits on a 19.1% year-to-date gain and a 75.96% return over the past year. Even the most defensive trades carry risk when macro stress is broad enough.
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#bitcoin
fromFortune
1 month ago
Cryptocurrency

Crypto market in free fall as Bitcoin plunges below $70,000 while shares in Coinbase and Circle tumble | Fortune

fromFortune
1 month ago
Cryptocurrency

Crypto market in free fall as Bitcoin plunges below $70,000 while shares in Coinbase and Circle tumble | Fortune

Business
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

Growth Stocks Are So 2021: These Stocks Could Be the Biggest Winners In 2026

Macroeconomic headwinds make defensive stocks—like uranium-focused Cameco—attractive choices to provide upside and resilience through 2026.
Business
fromFortune
1 month ago

'You can't just keep borrowing money endlessly': Jamie Dimon warns $38 trillion national debt is going to 'bite' eventually, it's just a case of when | Fortune

Government debt and large deficits pose significant macroeconomic risk that will eventually harm the economy despite short-term consumer resilience and AI optimism.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

Why Affirm Jumped 12% Yesterday -- Does the Rally Have Legs?

Affirm’s strong BNPL growth and merchant partnerships support performance, but rising unemployment and multiple 2025 Fed rate cuts create meaningful macroeconomic risk.
World news
fromBusiness Matters
3 months ago

When rule of law is missing, lending becomes a gamble

Bangladesh faces severe macroeconomic distress and institutional weakness, with high inflation, currency depreciation, banking fragility, and significant downside risks without timely reforms.
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