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All This Inflation Talk Is Giving Me Indigestion
Russia's war in Ukraine has compounded an already skittish economic recovery still reeling from the effects…
Will Inflation Doom Fashion and Retail? Week Ahead
Higher interest rates to dampen inflationary pressures will impact business loans and consumer spending at…
Rising Inflation’s a Bigger Problem Than January Jobs Data
A little more than a month into the new year, central banks turn their attention to interest rates and how…
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Jobs and Fed Rate Hikes Could be Clues to Consumer Spending: Week Ahead
Will consumers continue to spend at retail? That could depend on the labor market and when the Fed will raise…
What Did Trump’s Tariff War Really Do to US-China Trade Gap?
Analysis by two Federal Reserve economists indicates the effect that Trump's tariffs wielded on the…
Fed Keeps Interest Rates Near 0% as Powell Says ‘Millions’ of Jobs Gone Forever
The Fed keeps short-term interest rates at near zero percent through 2022 while laying out a dismal forecast…
US-China Trade War Drives $1.7 Trillion Market Cap Loss, Federal Reserve Bank Finds
"The trade war reduced U.S. investment growth by 0.3 percentage points by the end of 2019," the Federal…
Fed Fires Off Another $2.3 Trillion in ‘Unprecedented’ Economy-Boosting Scheme
"The challenge we face today is different in scope and character from those we've faced before," Federal…
In Brief: House Passes $2 Trillion Virus Rescue Package
Catch up on top coronavirus headlines from around the industry.
Here’s What’s Going on With Global Currency During the Pandemic
The dollar rocketed against developed and emerging market currencies this week as investors sought safety in…
Fed Lowers Rates Again as Retailers Beg Americans to Quit Panic Buying
Retailers including Walmart, Target and Costco assured President Trump that the supply chain has enough goods…
Fed Rate Cut Signals Seriousness of Outbreak’s Economic Threat
Signs of a slowing global economic backdrop are now likely exacerbated from the impact of the spreading of…
Armed With Latest Consumer Confidence Data, Fed Still Eyes Rate Cut
Will the Fed cut rates or not? That answer will come midday Wednesday when the FOMC meeting concludes.
The Week Ahead: Tariffs and Possible Fed Rate Cut
With companies and retailers hoping for a resolution to the U.S.-China trade war, any update on the talks…
Here’s Why the Fed Held Rates Steady and What it Means for Borrowers
The Fed left current policy on rates unchanged due to low inflation, and that means borrowers will see no…