onsdag 18 september 2024

Economy

Tupperware files for bankruptcy protection in the US

The American manufacturer of kitchen utensils, Tupperware Brands, has filed for bankruptcy protection, several media reports.

The company has struggled with declining sales and depressed prices for a long time.

- In recent years, the company's financial position has been hit hard by the challenging macroeconomic situation, says CEO Laurie Ann Goldman in a statement.

According to information, the company has also been in negotiations with its creditors for loans equivalent to over SEK 7 billion.

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The monopoly position of the tech giants

Google wins against the EU - can avoid a billion fine from 2019

Google wins against the EU in court and can avoid paying a fine of 1.5 billion euros, reports Bloomberg.

It concerns a 2019 decision in which the European Commission fined Google for abusing its monopoly position and preventing competitors from advertising on third-party websites.

"The court annuls the commission's decision in its entirety, the institution made a mistake in its assessment," writes the Luxembourg-based tribunal.

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Big fine awaits Meta for violation of competition rules

Meta is expected to receive a large fine for violating the EU's competition rules, sources told Reuters and the FT.

According to information, the European Commission believes that Meta has eroded competition between the platforms for secondary sales by linking to its own Marketplace on Facebook.

The decision is expected to come during October. The law makes it possible to issue a fine of 10 percent of Meta's global turnover - corresponding to around SEK 140 billion. But most often it lands on significantly lower amounts, writes the FT.

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The Fed vs Inflation
The belief in a double dip remains alive despite strong macro

The market still believes a double rate cut by the Fed is the most likely outcome at Wednesday's rate-setting meeting. This despite unexpectedly strong retail and industrial figures from the US reducing concerns about a recession, writes Bloomberg.

There is a "fairly large discrepancy between what the market expects and what the Fed will project," LPL Financial chief strategist Adam Turnquist told CNBC. He believes that a double cut could suggest that the Fed's view of the labor market has weakened further.

According to data from the CME Fedwatchtool, the market is pricing in a double cut to 63 percent.

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Analysis: The Fed chief is unlikely to start taking political considerations into account now

With less than a day left until the US central bank Federal Reserve's interest rate announcement, it is still unclear whether it will be a reduction of 25 or 50 points.

The Wall Street Journal's Greg Ip advocates a double reduction because the interest rate is way too high in relation to inflation. At the same time, the issue has a political basis, as the interest rate meeting is the last before election day. 50 points can be perceived as a way of trying to help Kamala Harris, while the smaller reduction can be interpreted as a way of trying to appease Donald Trump, reasoned Ip.

“Powell has insisted that he would never let political considerations influence what should be an economic decision. Don't expect him to start now," he writes.

Bloomberg's Bill Dudley lays out arguments for the Fed choosing to take the smaller step, but still ends up saying that he too believes there will be a double rate cut.

"Monetary policy is tight when it should be neutral or even expansionary," he writes.


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