Investors are preparing for the release of a U.S. consumer-price index that may show no meaningful letup in inflation, leaving few safe places to hide just as systemic risks may be growing. Coming jus...
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What To Look For In The February Consumer Price Inflation Numbers
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during a news conference following a Federal Open … [+] Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. The ...
Fiscal Retail Sales Up 9.4% Surpassing Pre-Pandemic Levels
Retail sales for the fiscal year were up 9.4% partly driven by e-commerce, curbside pickup, and … [+] mobile purchasing. getty The financial year for many retailers ends in January, and recently...
CPI Housing Costs Remain Elevated, Industry Data Disagrees, Here’s Why
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve. January CPI data was broadly encouraging, but may … [+] not be enough to change the Fed’s plans to hike rates at future meetings. Photogr...
The peak of this market rally is almost here, says JPMorgan. Time to ditch U.S. stocks, and buy these instead, says Wall Street giant.
Roses are red, violets are blue, will CPI turn into the stock market’s Waterloo? The inflation data showed higher prices remain sticky, even if overall pressure eased a bit. The stock market seems to ...
Why January’s CPI report could deal a massive blow to the stock market
The stock market’s start-of-year rally is poised to fizzle if a highly-anticipated U.S. inflation report on Tuesday dashes hopes for a quicker retreat in the cost of living in America, warned market a...
Inflation data rocked the stock market in 2022: Get ready for Tuesday’s CPI reading
Few things moved the U.S. stock market last year like inflation data and the next reading is due this week. Under the spotlight is the January consumer price index, which is set to be released at 8:30...
The Phillips Curve Silliness
In 1958, economist William Phillips wrote a paper which found a relationship between unemployment and wages. Less unemployment led to higher wages; more unemployment led to lower wages (or slower wage...
What To Look For In February’s Upcoming Consumer Price Inflation Numbers
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, speaks during a news conference following a … [+] Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 202...
Inflation rate slows again to 15-month low, PCE shows, as U.S. economy weakens
The numbers: The cost of U.S. goods and services rose a scant 0.1% in December in yet another sign inflation is cooling off, opening the door for the Federal Reserve to stop raising interest rates soo...
What To Expect From February’s CPI Inflation Numbers
US President Joe Biden speaks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, US, on … [+] Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. US inflation continued to slow in December, adding to evidence ...
What Is The Meaning Of A Stock Split?
getty Key takeaways Stock splits divide a company’s shares, creating more shares and lowering the stock’s price. This can help increase the liquidity of shares. Nothing about the underlying company ch...
Will There Be A Recession In 2023—And How Long Will It Last?
AFP via Getty Images Key takeaways Most economists believe that a recession is likely in 2023 Recessions are a regular part of a healthy economy and their length varies Calling the start and end of a ...
Here’s What It Means For Investors
Getty Images Key takeaways ChatGPT has become the talk of the town as users are shocked by how impressive this new technology is. The chatbot can write poetry, create content and even help you solve p...
How To Prep Your Finances To Weather The Storm
AFP via Getty Images Key takeaways Recessions bring many dangers, including job loss, rising prices and hefty interest rates. While these problems can be financially painful, there are steps you can t...
Why the stock market isn’t impressed with the first monthly decline in consumer prices in more than 2 years
Inflation data may no longer be the big catalyst for stocks that it once was. U.S. stocks bounced around to a higher close on Thursday, even though investors received some encouraging inflation news a...
Inflation Records Biggest Drop In Almost 3 Years
(Photo credit should read JOHN THYS/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Key Takeaways Inflation fell in December, with the overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) falling 0.1% for the month. It’s th...
Inflation Is Creeping Up On The Rich
| Getty Images Key Takeaways Rapper Cardi B took to Twitter to highlight high grocery costs. The latest Consumer Price Index report indicates costs have risen by 7.1% in the last year. The rising cost...
Why Thursday’s U.S. CPI report might kill stock market’s hope of inflation melting away
A mild stock market rally to kick off the new year will be put to the test Thursday when investors face a highly-awaited U.S. inflation reading which could well help determine the size of the Federal ...
How Inflation Data Hinges On A Statistical Quirk For Housing Costs
SAN FRANCISCO – JUNE 06: Calculation of CPI inflation includes a lagged, panel format for housing … [+] costs understanding how it works is crucial to estimating 2023 inflation. (Photo by ...
Fed Hikes Rates By 0.50 Percentage Points As Inflation Falls
(Photo by Robert Alexander/Getty Images) Getty Images Key Takeaways Inflation was up just 0.1% in the month of November, bringing the headline annual rate to 7.1%, down from 7.7% last month. Today the...
Beware The Interaction Between Currency And Equity Markets
The US dollar (USD) has had a strong year versus most currencies in the world. In this article we explain this move and its impact on the global equity markets. The rise of the USD has coincided with ...
Fed Quick To Downplay November Inflation Surprise, Markets Disagree
The market reaction to positive signs in the November CPI report has been very strong. However, the … [+] Fed doesn’t share the enthusiasm seeing a long road ahead in the inflation fight. ...
Fed’s Waller says market has overreacted to consumer inflation data: ‘We’ve got a long, long way to go’
Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller said Sunday that financial markets seem to have overreacted to the softer-than-expected October consumer price inflation data last week. “It was just one data p...
‘We’ve seen this before,” warns BofA. Why inflation could take until 2024 to fall to 3% and weigh on stocks.
U.S. stocks roared higher Thursday after October’s consumer-price index showed inflation rising at a less aggressive annual pace than expected, spurring hopes that the Federal Reserve’s inflation flig...
Encouraging CPI Inflation Report May Signal An Earlier Fed Pause
November’s CPI report for the month of October offered some early signs that U.S. inflation was … [+] falling. That may prompt the Fed to be less aggressive in hiking rates. Photographer: ...
Understanding The Producer Price Index And Consumer Price Index As An Investor
| Getty Images Key Takeaways The PPI measures the change in selling prices received by domestic vendors and represents the cost of producing goods. The CPI measures the change in prices consumers pay ...
The Fed Has Another Problem. States Are Doling Out Stimulus Funds
A spending spree is coming, and it may do more harm than good. An analysis by Deutsche Bank economists shows that 20 U.S. states have recently enacted, or are in the process of enacting, stimulus prog...
Don’t Expect the Stock Market to Rally, Even if GOP Wins Control of Congress
The outcome of the midterm elections on Nov. 8 could disappoint investors, regardless of which party they support. According to Wall Street lore, stocks usually perform strongly following the midterms...