March’s CPI Inflation May Show Cooling Prices According To Nowcasts
The CPI report for February to be reported in March is expected to show cooling inflation per nowcasts, but even so the FOMC ...
Worries Mount That Trump Agenda Is Testing Economy’s Resilience
President Trump’s first-month policy blitz is putting that resilience to the test. It’s far too early to say if cracks are ...
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Mortgage rate forecast February 2025
As inflation stays higher than hoped and the Federal Reserve looks less likely to lower its benchmark rate, mortgage rates aren’t likely to move much this month. “The Fed has short-term interest rates ...
The dreaded S-word: Stagflation concerns are creeping back into the US economic picture
Such a scenario entails high inflation and low economic growth, two things that don't normally go hand in hand. Stagflation ...
What will shape the South African rand in 2025? five key factors to consider
Leading currency expert Bianca Botes unpacks the crucial factors that will influence the South African rand in 2025, from ...
Tariff threats and uncertainty could weigh on consumers, drag down US economy, government report suggests
Americans cut their spending by 0.2% in January from the previous month, the Commerce Department said Friday, likely in part ...
The Fed’s Next Inflation Test Is Here. How It Will Guide Interest Rates.
The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq climbed higher Friday as the stock market digested the PCE inflation report and reacted to Trump's meeting with Ukraine's Zelensky.
Inflation big picture: The Fed’s 2% target ‘is not in sight yet’
The Federal Reserve won’t cut interest rates again until it's convinced the rate of inflation has resumed slowing. Even a decline in the yearly inflation rate in January is not enough to persuade them ...
US inflation has increased since Trump took office – why prices are unlikely to come down soon
Realistically, Trump was never going to bring down prices for US consumers. To do that would be deflationary, and economists ...
Here’s where the Fed’s preferred inflation reading landed in January
Inflation dropped slightly in January but consumer spending, the primary driver of the U.S. economy, also saw its biggest decline in four years.
US Consumers Cut Spending In January More Drastically Than At Any Point In The Last Four Years
The drop may raise alarms about whether Americans are growing more cautious amid widespread uncertainty about the economic ...