Economy Slowing growth plus stubborn inflation add up to a headache for Fed officials administrator April 25, 2024 The data spell at least a mild stagflationary environment that will make policymaking troublesome.
Economy GDP growth slowed to a 1.6% rate in the first quarter, well below expectations administrator April 25, 2024 Real GDP was expected to increase 2.4% in the first quarter on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to economists surveyed by Dow Jones.
Economy GDP report Thursday expected to show economy still growing at a solid pace administrator April 24, 2024 The sum of all goods and services is expected to post 2.4% annualized growth for the three months ended in March.
Economy Why the Fed keeping rates higher for longer may not be such a bad thing administrator April 24, 2024 It’s a tough case to sell that higher interest rates today are having a substantially negative impact on the course of the economy.
Economy Something strange has been happening with jobless claims numbers lately administrator April 19, 2024 For five of the past six weeks, the level of initial jobless filings totaled exactly 212,000.
Economy Risk of a global recession is minimal, IMF economist says — would take ‘a lot to derail’ administrator April 17, 2024 The Washington DC-based institute this week nudged its global growth outlook slightly higher to 3.2% in 2024.
Economy High company valuations a ‘worry,’ IMF’s capital markets chief says administrator April 17, 2024 High corporate valuations could pose a significant risk to financial stability as market optimism becomes untethered from fundamentals, the IMF said Tuesday.
Economy UK inflation eases less than expected to 3.2% in March administrator April 17, 2024 Economists polled by Reuters expected a reading of 3.1%, down from 3.4% in February.
Economy IMF upgrades global growth forecast as economy proves ‘surprisingly resilient’ despite downside risks administrator April 16, 2024 The IMF on Tuesday raised its global growth forecast slightly, saying the economy had proven “surprisingly resilient” despite inflationary pressures.
Economy U.S. economy will see ‘more things break’ in 2025 if rates stay high, strategist says administrator April 16, 2024 Altaf Kassam told CNBC that classic monetary policy mechanisms had “broken.”