Results for: Markets research

Dark Star and the artificial intelligence debate

Dark Star and the artificial intelligence debate

"Dark Star" serves as a metaphorical representation of the ethical concerns involving artificial intelligence (AI) and emphasizes the need for comprehensive ethical frameworks when it comes to AI.

Market must refocus on inflation

Market must refocus on inflation

Uncertainty about economic growth seems to have replaced inflation as investors' main concern, despite the fact that the CPI is not falling as fast as expected by central banks. Alberto Matellán, chief economist at MAPFRE Inversión, believes this is a mistake and that investors should not lose sight of rising prices, which are much more damaging to the economy than weak growth.

What is the debt ceiling and why should it be of concern to investors?

What is the debt ceiling and why should it be of concern to investors?

The United States could run out of money to meet its obligations in less than a month. This isn’t due to economic problems: the country is in a solvent position and there aren’t any non-payment precedents on record, but political polarization has caused the negotiation of the debt ceiling, which was previously considered almost merely an administrative process, to lead the country to the precipice of default.

The ECB and the Fed stay the course despite banking turbulence

The ECB and the Fed stay the course despite banking turbulence

The banking sector situation is putting central banks between a rock and a hard place, given the current divergence between economic and financial stability. This is adding to the cumulative effect of monetary policy and the response lag, as well as uncertainty relating to the performance of risk, as MAPFRE Economics explains in a recent report.