Should The EU Borrow Money From The US? A Significant Role Of Gig Workers In The Future Of Shopping
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The end of this year is extremely intriguing. It shows how economies cope with rising inflation and what lies ahead. Despite the difficulties, there is still development in many areas of our lives.
In this article:
- Prospects of Norwegian companies
- EU and borrowing money from the US
- Gig Workers
- US economy
Norwegian companies can
Reuters company, in its tweet, writes about the deteriorating prospects of Norwegian companies.
Norway companies see weaker outlook, central bank survey shows https://t.co/Hs0kOmgOee pic.twitter.com/KlWSqICCBq
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) December 6, 2022
The Norwegian market is also deteriorating. Inflation significantly reduces activity. Data on the condition of firms provide key information for the future policy of the central bank. Norges Bank raised interest rates, which are currently at 2.5% and it looks like they will continue to rise. Further actions may worsen the situation of companies that are already struggling with difficulties.
EU and borrowing money from the US
CNBC tweets about Germany's stance on borrowing money from the US.
Germany says borrowing more money to compete with the U.S. would be a 'threat' to Europe https://t.co/4R6jZqWVRT
— CNBC (@CNBC) December 6, 2022
Germans believe that borrowing can threaten competitiveness The EU is vocal about its concerns about the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that threatens European businesses. Of course, there are advantages to borrowing money, but the greater the dependence can have a negative effect. For this reason, there may be skeptical attitudes as to further sources of financing.
The rise of digitization
J.P. Morgan tweets about gig workers
Through the rise of digitization, gig workers are enhancing many shopping experiences. Learn how payments can help to attract and retain these workers.
— J.P. Morgan (@jpmorgan) December 5, 2022
The future of shopping will require different types of employees to provide a topnotch customer experience. For many businesses, gig workers will serve a significant role in the future of shopping experience. These workers are becoming more and more common for two reasons. First, they redefine many roles and responsibilities in companies' business models (discussed below). Second, they provide structure to an otherwise disorganized labor pool; these workers now have a platform and business model to perform ad hoc tasks. In short, the development of employees means better quality of work and thus the development of the company.
US economy may soft landing in 2023
Morgan Stanley tweets about US economy.
While 2022 saw the fastest pace of policy tightening on record, has the Fed’s hiking cycle properly set the U.S. economy up for a soft landing in 2023?
— Morgan Stanley (@MorganStanley) December 5, 2022
Read more about this episode: https://t.co/RSjBBIX7xm pic.twitter.com/7Qa248UKIW
This year has undoubtedly been full of events. From the continuation of the fight against the effects of the pandemic, through the war in Ukraine to the fight against inflation. Central banks around the world are trying to fight inflation so as not to worsen the state of their governments and lead to a recession. While many economies believe they are already entering a recession cycle, it is believed that the US economy may land softly in this situation. Increases in interest rates in the fight against inflation cause difficulties for companies, as well as for households. Many experts believe that the Fed has prepared its economy for all eventualities. The coming months will be crucial to confirm this.
Share price performance in metals and trading
UBS tweets about its report results.
Can measures to hold down cost of equity help drive share price performance in metals and trading? Find out how in our #UBSResearch report. #shareUBS
— UBS (@UBS) December 6, 2022
UBS conducts numerous studies that are important to many markets as well as their sectors. UBS believe efforts to control COE are now likely to become a more important factor in maintaining and expanding multiples against this backdrop. Its analysis indicates several cases wherein CoE has functioned as a key share price driver.
