Charting the Global Economy: Rocky Start to Year for US Growth
US consumer spending weakened and the merchandise trade deficit widened markedly at the start of the year, pointing to a ...
PCE Report: January Inflation Matches Estimates
The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) report is out and it brings a deep dive into the state of the U.S. economy and ...
Tariff threats and uncertainty could weigh on consumers, drag down US economy, gov’t report suggests
Ongoing tariff threats from Washington and potentially sweeping government job cuts have darkened consumers’ mood and may be ...
Trump's Plan To Rein In Regulators Could Erode Market Trust, Says $2.3 Trillion Asset Manager
The chief investment officer of Europe’s largest asset manager warned Monday that President Donald Trump‘s recent executive ...
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Report: Tariff threats and uncertainty could weigh on consumers, drag down U.S. economy
Ongoing tariff threats from Washington and potentially sweeping government job cuts have darkened consumers’ mood and may be ...
Tariff threats and job cuts could weigh on consumers, drag down US economy, report suggests
Worries about tariffs pushing prices higher have sent consumer confidence plunging, unwinding the modest gains that had occurred after the election.
Friday's 'economic blackout day' boycott shows shoppers are fed up with high prices. Will it hit retailers where it hurts?
The companies singled out for skipping during Friday's economic blackout include behemoths like Amazon (AMZN), which is worth $2.27 trillion, and Walmart (WMT), worth over $770 billion. Neither ...
Will the Consumer Pullback Endanger Economic Growth? Here’s What to Watch.
Investors hoping that retail earnings would provide more clarity about consumer sentiment might find themselves both ...
Inflation Eased. Why It Isn’t a Sigh of Relief for the Fed or Consumers.
The year-over-year gain in the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation was in line with economists’ expectations and slowed from ...
People are worried about their jobs. Here's why that matters for stocks and bonds.
Total U.S. employment sits around 160 million, but there are some 9 million federal employees and contractors potentially worrying about their jobs, according to Torsten Slok, chief economist at ...