Economy

Inflation as measured by personal spending increased in line with expectations in October, possibly giving the Federal Reserve more incentive to hold rates steady and perhaps start cutting in 2024, according to a data release Thursday. The personal consumption expenditures price index, excluding food and energy prices, rose 0.2% for the month and 3.5% on

Israeli soldiers transfer detained Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip on November 20, 2023, as battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continue. Gil Cohen-magen | AFP | Getty Images Geopolitical risks will be the key threat to the economic outlook for 2024, as large-scale wars converge with a slew of pivotal elections across major

John Brown #16 of the Buffalo Bills celebrates with fans after catching a touchdown pass during the third quarter against the New England Patriots at Highmark Stadium on January 08, 2023 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images) Bryan M. Bennett | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Dan Hornberger has

Soaring U.S. government debt is reaching a point where it will begin creating larger problems, Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio said Friday. The hedge fund titan warned during a CNBC appearance that the need to borrow more and more to cover deficits will exacerbate the political and social problems the country is facing. “Economically strong

Inflation was flat in October from the previous month, providing a hopeful sign that stubbornly high prices are easing their grip on the U.S. economy and giving a potential green light to the Federal Reserve to stop raising interest rates. The consumer price index, which measures a broad basket of commonly used goods and services,

Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said Tuesday a soft landing is still on the table as the central bank seeks to combat inflation without hurting the economy significantly. “Because of some of the strangeness of this moment, there is the possibility of the golden path … that we got inflation down without a recession,” Goolsbee

A trader works, as a screen displays a news conference by Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell following the Fed rate announcement, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, July 26, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The world’s major central banks paused their interest rate hiking cycles in

Armoured vehicles of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are seen during their ground operations at a location given as Gaza, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in this handout image released on November 1, 2023.  Israel Defense Forces | Reuters The Israel-Hamas war could have a significant impact on

Mohamed Aly El-Erian, chief economic advisor for Allianz SE, during a Bloomberg Television interview in London, UK, on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. El-Erian spoke alongside former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and economist Michael Spence, his co-authors for their book Permacrisis: A Plan to Fix a Fractured World. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg

The U.S. economy grew even faster than expected in the third quarter, buoyed by a strong consumer in spite of higher interest rates, ongoing inflation pressures, and a variety of other domestic and global headwinds. Gross domestic product, a measure of all goods and services produced in the U.S., rose at a 4.9% annualized pace

Janet Yellen, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, participates in a global infrastructure and investment forum in New York on Sept. 21, 2023. Pool | Via Reuters The federal government wound up its fiscal year in September with a deficit just shy of $1.7 trillion, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced Friday. Wrapping up a

A board displays the exchange rates for Mexican Peso and U.S. Dollar in Mexico City, Mexico March 13, 2023. Raquel Cunha | Reuters People sending money back to Mexico this year have faced a new challenge: the “super peso.” The Mexican currency reached the strongest levels against the U.S. dollar in almost eight years over

Patrick Harker President Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, August 24, 2023. David A. Grogan | CNBC Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Patrick Harker said Friday he thinks the central bank can stop raising interest rates. “Absent a stark turn in what I see in the data and hear from contacts … I believe that we are

Attendees arrive at the event campus on the opening day of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank in Marrakesh, Morocco, on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday released its latest World Economic Outlook, which revised its forecast for U.S.

Columbia South Carolina, Chick-fil-A, fast food restaurant with sign advertising $15 an hour to be hospitable.  Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images A strong jobs market could equal a weak stock market if current trends hold up. Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report will provide a major test for Wall Street, which has been

An economic indicator the Federal Reserve favors as an inflation gauge rose less than expected in August, showing that the central bank’s fight against higher prices is making progress The personal consumption expenditures price index excluding food and energy increased 0.1% for the month, lower than the expected 0.2% gain from the Dow Jones consensus

The U.S. Latino economy continues to grow, reaching $3.2 trillion in 2021, up from $2.8 trillion the year prior, according to a new report by the Latino Donor Collaborative in partnership with Wells Fargo. Over the last decade, the U.S. Latino economy has grown two and a half times faster than the non-Latino equivalent, surpassing

In this article GS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Credit card companies are racking up losses at the fastest pace in almost 30 years, outside of the Great Financial Crisis, according to Goldman Sachs. Credit card losses bottomed in September 2021, and while initial increases were