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  2. Public Investment Fund - Wikipedia

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    AUM. US$ 925 billion ( £ 726.3 billion) [1] Website. pif .gov .sa. The Public Investment Fund ( PIF; Arabic: صندوق الاستثمارات العامة) is the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia. It is among the largest sovereign wealth funds in the world with total estimated assets of US$ 925 billion ( £ 726.3 billion). [2]

  3. Federal funds rate - Wikipedia

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    On March 15, 2020, the target range for Federal Funds Rate was 0.00–0.25%, a full percentage point drop less than two weeks after being lowered to 1.00–1.25%. In light of the 20212022 global inflation surge, the Federal Reserve has raised the FFR aggressively. In the latter half of 2022, the FOMC had hiked the FFR by 0.75 percentage ...

  4. 2021–2023 inflation surge - Wikipedia

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    A worldwide surge in inflation began in mid-2021, with many countries seeing their highest inflation rates in decades. It has been attributed to various causes, including COVID-19 pandemic-related economic dislocation, supply chain disruptions, the fiscal and monetary stimuli provided in 2020 and 2021 by governments and central banks around the world in response to the pandemic, and price gouging.

  5. With deadline nearing, Newsom and lawmakers disagree over ...

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    From left, Gov. Gavin Newsom in Sacramento on Jan. 10, 2024; Sen. Mike McGuire in Healdsburg on Jan. 26, 2024; and Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas in Sacramento on June 30, 2023.

  6. History of Federal Open Market Committee actions - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Open Market Committee action known as Operation Twist (named for the twist dance craze of the time [1]) began in 1961. The intent was to flatten the yield curve in order to promote capital inflows and strengthen the dollar. The Fed utilized open market operations to shorten the maturity of public debt in the open market.

  7. Altimeter Capital - Wikipedia

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    The public equity fund is noted for its strong performance, averaging annual returns of 29.52% since 2011. For private markets, Altimeter Capital manages private growth equity funds that invest in both early and later stage technology companies. Its first private fund was closed in 2013. Public market investments

  8. Government spending - Wikipedia

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    In 2010 national governments spent an average of $2,376 per person, while the average for the world's 20 largest economies (in terms of GDP) was $16,110 per person. Norway and Sweden expended the most at $40,908 and $26,760 per capita respectively. The federal government of the United States spent $11,041 per person.

  9. List of countries by GDP (PPP) - Wikipedia

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    The first set of data on the left columns of the table includes estimates for the year 2023 made for each economy of the 196 economies (189 U.N. member states and 7 areas of Aruba, Hong Kong, Kosovo, Macau, Palestine, Puerto Rico, and Taiwan) covered by the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s International Financial Statistics (IFS) database.