Latest from Rose Conlon

• Jun 17, 2022

  The West has frozen Russian assets, but getting to them is another matter

  

  The Russia-Ukraine conflict has caused billions in economic damage to Ukraine. Many Western leaders suggest that money from seized or frozen Russian assets should held rebuild the country, but as The Economist’s Matthieu Favas tells us, that’s much easier said than done. A wave of flight cancellations has burdened airlines once again. The BBC checks in regarding the World Trade Organization holding its first conference of ministers in five years.

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• Jun 17, 2022

  Ukraine to be recommended for European Union candidate status

  

  From the BBC World Service: Senior EU officials are expected to give their recommendation today to grant Ukraine candidate status for membership, but several economic hurdles still stand in the country’s way. The World Trade Organization has held its first ministers’ conference in five years, reaching agreements on patent waivers for COVID vaccines and fishing. And as French voters return to the polls this weekend for the second round of parliamentary elections, we visit a struggling farmer who has staved off bankruptcy by opening a cabaret show in his barn.

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• Jun 16, 2022

  Interest rate hikes can come with a cost

  

  Fresh off the Fed’s interest rate hike, we look at how the federal funds rate – which affects consumer debt – could impact monthly payments on things like car loans and mortgages. Bear markets are a harrowing time for everyone, but especially nonprofits. Michael Schumacher of Wells Fargo discusses market activity with us.

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• Jun 16, 2022

  How companies can meaningfully mark Juneteenth

  

  Juneteenth is a powerful day in history that marks the end of slavery in this country. However, big companies have been criticized for commercializing the holiday. We speak with Jeanine Poggi of Ad Age on how companies have missed the mark and what they should consider going forward. The Fed’s interest rate hike of three quarters of a percentage point raises questions of what’s next, not only for the Fed, but for the economy.

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• Jun 16, 2022

  European leaders in Ukraine for talks with Zelenskyy

  

  France’s president, as well as leaders from Germany, Italy, and Romania, are in Kyiv to meet their Ukrainian counterpart. Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to push the EU leaders to speed up military aid. The plunge in Bitcoin’s value has so far done little to change monetary policy in El Salvador, where it’s accepted in everyday transactions. And as nearly half of Afghans go hungry, even scraps of stale bread are an important commodity to be bought and sold in Kabul markets.

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• Jun 15, 2022

  How “red flag laws” help states with gun control

  

  The Senate bipartisan agreement for a framework on gun control includes increasing the ability of states to enact “red flag laws.” We examine what those are, and how they’re supposed to work. New York lawmakers have set their sights on slowing down crypto mining. The BBC’s Victoria Craig checks in regarding the emergency meeting of the European Central Bank.

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• Jun 15, 2022

  Decision time on interest rates arrives for the Fed

  

  It’s the day markets have been waiting for: The Federal Reserve policy-making committee wraps up two days of meetings. The central bank’s latest moves on interest rates are expected to be known in the afternoon. China correspondent Jennifer Pak details some of the struggles of Shanghai residents as the city emerges from its lengthy COVID lockdown. The landscape of school security continues to change following the mass shooting in Texas.

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• Jun 15, 2022

  ECB holds emergency meeting to address market turmoil

  

  From the BBC World Service: Less than a week after its last policy decision, the European Central Bank’s governing council is meeting to discuss a selloff in the regional bond market. Egypt signs a provisional deal on natural gas exports with Israel and the European Union. And the news that K-pop superstars BTS are taking some time off has broken hearts around the world – and sent shares in their record label down as much as 28%.

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• Jun 14, 2022

  What does it mean to “manage” hit music?

  

  Music industry veteran Merck Mercuriadis founded Hipgnosis Songs Fund, a company investing in music intellectual property, in 2018. It recently purchased the song catalog of Justin Timberlake and has a stable of other artists’ music. Mercuriadis explains the concept of treating songs as an asset class in today’s Economic Pulse discussion. The Fed has a full plate as it enters the first of two days of policy meetings.

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• Jun 14, 2022

  Merck Mercuriadis says hit songs are in an asset class all their own

  

  The Hipgnosis founder says his goal is to make money for shareholders and “change where the songwriter sits in the economic equation.”

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