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The Finanser’s Week: 22nd April – 28th April 2019

Chris Skinner

The main blog headlines are … Doing good for society and the planet (an Earth Day FinTech update) It was Earth Day on Monday, and a national holiday in many nations as they observed what Christians call Easter. Whilst Sri Lankans mourned the fatal losses on the Easter Sunday church gatherings, … The post The Finanser’s Week: 22nd April – 28th April 2019 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

Never Satisfied The markets never seem to be satisfied. The Federal Reserve recently took heed of market and economic messages, ending its tightening campaign and beginning its “patience” campaign. The yield curve had begun to invert in early March, 2019 in response to economic slowdown fears and a flight to quality began where demand for US Treasury bonds increased, pushing longer-term rates down.

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Payments Goes To The Movies

PYMNTS

There were two very different stories about the American movie business floating around in the media this week. One was big and impossible to miss, while the other likely stood out more for payments and commerce enthusiasts. The big story is the kick-off of summer movie season with the release of the Avengers: Endgame. Nobody knows exactly how much money the much-hyped latest installment of the Marvel movie saga/Disney cash printing press will generate, other than the general consensus that it w

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