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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Donald Trump is getting the lower yields he wanted—because investors fear America’s growth is slowing
Bond yields surged as President Donald Trump entered the Oval Office amid fears his economic agenda would prove inflationary.
Inflation Eased Slightly in January, Fed’s Preferred Gauge Showed
The central bank’s preferred inflation measure, released on Friday, climbed 2.5 percent in January from a year earlier, ...
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U.S. consumer spending posts first drop in almost two years
WASHINGTON >> U.S. consumer spending fell for the first time in nearly two years in January and the goods trade deficit widened to a record high as businesses front-loaded imports to avoid tariffs, ...
3 CD account terms to consider this March
CDs offer terms ranging from just a few months to multiple years. The rate you earn, known as annual percentage yield (APY), ...
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Inflation is easing, but another alarm bell is ringing about the US economy
Beyond the dramatic drop in spending that could be explained as temporary, the report had good news on inflation and ...