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 ...
How Walmart sent a chill through Wall Street
Wall Street eased from record highs after Walmart forecasted slower sales, and saw its stock drop. The outlook raised ...
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 ...
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 ...
Consumers to Boycott Target, Walmart and Amazon in Feb. 28 ‘Economic Blackout’
Retailers like Target, Amazon and Walmart have found themselves at the center of grassroots calls on social media (now in the ...
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 ...
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How Walmart sent a chill through Wall Street
Investors assessed signals from the Federal Reserve. Chinese stocks, meanwhile, surged led by Alibaba Group. Wall Street eased from record highs after Walmart forecasted slower sales, and saw its ...
Spending cuts and mass layoffs have made growth the biggest question mark for US stocks
Torsten Sløk, chief economist at Apollo, estimates 1 million jobs could be eliminated by the DOGE job layoffs.
The week ahead – US Payrolls, ECB rate meeting, ITV results – W/c 3rd March
Having overseen another rate cut in January, the ECB has cut rates 5 times since June last year when it became the first major central bank to start its cutting cycle. With headline CPI currently ...