The ECB broke banks' hearts | John Lewis lost an utter fortune | [TOGETHER WITH]( Hi {NAME}, here's what you need to know for March 17th in 3:11 minutes. âï¸ Finimized over a Guinness in [The Palace Bar](, Dublin (ð¤ 13°C/56°F) Today's big stories - The European Central Bank upped interest rates again â despite the banking industryâs vertigo
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- High-end British retailer John Lewis lost its luster for middle-class clientele European Hiking Trip [European Hiking Trip] Whatâs Going On Here? The European Central Bank (ECB) [upped]( interest rates on Thursday, despite market turmoil. What Does This Mean? The âbetween a rock and a hard placeâ metaphors are growing stale at this stage, so hereâs the truth served neat: the ECB is in a serious bind. SVBâs collapse, driven in large part by higher rates, has given the world goosebumps about global banking systemsâ frailty. And then thereâs the issue of Credit Suisse â already beset by its own laundry list of issues â which was [tottering]( like a man eight drinks deep until Switzerlandâs central bank threw it a lifeline. It was only natural, then, that some investors called on the ECB to stop serving round after round of jumbo hikes â but in vain: the central bank dished out another 0.5-percentage-point hike, taking rates to their highest levels since late 2008. There was some evidence of caution, mind you: the ECB broke with tradition and kept mum about its next steps. Why Should I Care? For markets: A problem shared.
The worldâs going to have to wait and see how the flailing banking system affects the ECBâs ability to tackle rising prices. After all, inflationâs still closer to double digits than it is to the central bankâs 2% target. But hey, at least misery has company: the US and UK have to answer their own âto hike or not to hike?â dilemmas next week â and there are no easy options on the table. The ECBâs backing itself, though, reassuring investors that itâll be able to support the blocâs financial system if it needs to. The bigger picture: Dimming hopes.
Whichever poison the Federal Reserve picks, the banking debacle has already darkened the US economic outlook. On Thursday Goldman Sachs [upped]( the odds of a recession hitting in the next year to 35%. Still, compared to the average economist, who says itâs more like 60%, Goldman seems like an optimist. You might also like: [Hereâs how a market on edge sent Credit Suisse plummeting.]( Copy to share story: [( ð [Ask a question](mailto:questions@finimize.com?body=Ask us a question:
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Take note, CEOs: John Lewis has just delivered a masterclass on how not to do business. In choppy times like these, companies should be playing to their strengths, but John Lewis is making forays into housing and expanding its financial services offerings â distraction projects, which could still go either way. Then thereâs the issue of cost-cutting: John Lewis just announced that itâs probably going to shed even more workers, which will further hit its once-renowned customer service. That wonât put a smile on the faces of high-earning Pippas and Hugos, whoâll buy their organic pâté somewhere else, thank you very much. Zooming out: Prepare for worse.
As if life wasn't hard enough for UK consumers, a think tank predicted this week that the coming years will see the country's tax burden jump to its highest level in 75 years. See, while the government hasnât announced any income tax hikes, they've cleverly frozen tax thresholds. And with inflation upping salaries, folk are going to be pushed willy-nilly into higher tax brackets, where theyâll wind up paying more â even as their purchasing power declines. You might also like: [Morgan Stanley says the UK could deliver a huge surprise in 2023.]( Copy to share story: [( ð [Ask a question](mailto:questions@finimize.com?body=Ask us a question:
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