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The 3.5 Percent Inflation Plateau: Prices have been rising faster than expected for the past three months. What’s going on?
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The 3.5 Percent Inflation Plateau
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The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge just moved in the wrong direction: Inflation remained stubbornly high last month.
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The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge just moved in the wrong direction
Quick Glance: Rising Key Fed Inflation Measure in March
  • In March, inflation remained strong, with an important indicator closely monitored by the Federal Reserve indicating elevated price pressures.

  • The personal consumption expenditures price index excluding food and energy increased 2.8% from a year ago in March, above expectations.

  • Both the all-items PCE price gauge and the core index increased by 2.7%, higher than estimates, leading to a positive market reaction.

  • Markets reacted mildly to the data, with Wall Street set to open higher, while Treasury yields fell and the probability of rate cuts increased slightly.
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What's behind the unstoppable American consumer: The drivers of such robust spending — and how long they can last — are key to what's ahead for the ...
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What's behind the unstoppable American consumer
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PAYING UNCLE SAM: Charles Payne blasts Biden over his plan to allow Trump-era tax cuts to lapse, potentially burdening millions of Americans with higher ... Show more
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The economy grew a disappointing 1.6% in Q1. What does it mean for interest rates?
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The economy grew a disappointing 1.6% in Q1. What does it mean for ...
Quick Glance: Unlikelihood of Fed Rate Cut Before Elections Disrupts Markets
  • Investors cast doubt on a Fed rate cut before September.

  • Expectations are now fully priced in for a rate cut on November 6-7.

  • The shift in market expectations stemmed from inflation and growth data.

  • There is now an estimated 75 percent likelihood of a Fed rate cut by September.
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The US economy is cooling off. Why experts say there's no need to worry yet: The economy slowed dramatically to start 2024.
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The US economy is cooling off. Why experts say there's no need to worry ...
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Nominal wages in Switzerland rose by 1.7 percent in 2023. At the same time, inflation rose by 2.1 percent. The purchasing power of wages therefore fell by 0 ... Show more
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BOJ keeps ultra-low rates, projects inflation near 2% for years: The Bank of Japan kept interest rates around zero on Friday and issued fresh estimates ...
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BOJ keeps ultra-low rates, projects inflation near 2% for years
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Take Five: Fed straight ahead: A U.S. Federal Reserve meeting and Apple and Amazon reporting results will keep investors' focus in the days ahead on the global ...
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Take Five: Fed straight ahead
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Stock Market This Week: S&P 500, Nasdaq Finish Higher: With inflation up, economic growth down and two-year Treasury yields testing 5%, Bill Gross sensed the ...
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Stock Market This Week: S&P 500, Nasdaq Finish Higher
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A Brief History of the Fed’s Uneasy Peace With the White House: Central bankers are haunted by the danger of political meddling in inflation-control policies.
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A Brief History of the Fed’s Uneasy Peace With the White House
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US Treasury Yields Fall After Fed’s Favored Inflation Gauge Meet Expectations: A selloff in US Treasuries paused on Friday, bringing yields down from their ...
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US Treasury Yields Fall After Fed’s Favored Inflation Gauge Meet ...
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RBA to ‘increase interest rates three times’: A top forecaster issued a dire interest rate warning, predicting that the Reserve Bank will be forced to hike three ...
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RBA to ‘increase interest rates three times’
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Inflation Data Reinforce Powell’s Shift Toward High for Longer: Fresh inflation data released Friday cemented the message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome ...
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Inflation Data Reinforce Powell’s Shift Toward High for Longer
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Too Much Donald Trump — and a Bit Too Much Inflation: The former president is trying to convince Americans that Biden is weak by repeating it over and over again ...
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Too Much Donald Trump — and a Bit Too Much Inflation
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Argentina's inflation fight makes peso world's strongest currency: Javier Milei's measures to tame Argentina's inflation have boosted the peso to the top ...
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Argentina's inflation fight makes peso world's strongest currency
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Jamie Dimon says US has less than 50% odds of nailing a soft landing: "It looks a little bit more like the '70s to me, and I point out to a lot of people ...
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Jamie Dimon says US has less than 50% odds of nailing a soft landing
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BOJ stands pat, gives no hint of imminent tightening: TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan kept its policy unchanged on Friday, holding off on additional action to deter ...
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BOJ stands pat, gives no hint of imminent tightening
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"They keep distracting you 24X7 by sometimes talking about Pakistan, then China, and sometimes they ask you to bang thalis. Poverty, unemployment ... Show more
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The latest on the US economy and other economics stories to read: Top economy stories: Lastest on the US economy; Bank of Japan keeps interest rates steady; ...
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The latest on the US economy and other economics stories to read
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Türkiye to implement 'strong' public savings measures in H2: Şimşek: Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek on Friday said strong measures meant to enhance ...
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Türkiye to implement 'strong' public savings measures in H2: Şimşek
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German government raises economic forecast slightly: The German economy is experiencing weak growth - for how much longer? There are increasing signs of a ...
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German government raises economic forecast slightly
Quick Glance: CDU Official Demands Halt to Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning
  • A revelation from "Cicero" magazine indicates that the decision for Germany's nuclear phase-out was primarily driven by green anti-nuclear activists, sparking harsh criticism towards Economy Minister Robert Habeck.

  • The Economy Ministry refutes the "Cicero" portrayal, emphasizing that decisions were based on transparent and open-ended evaluations.

  • The CDU and FDP criticize Habeck, calling for clarification and a reassessment of the nuclear power plant decommissioning.

  • Experts and politicians express concerns over potential public misrepresentation and the erosion of trust in the government due to the revelations from the documents.
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Russia Holds Rates After Putin Urges Caution: Russia's Central Bank on Friday held interest rates unchanged after President Vladimir Putin cautioned against ...
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Russia Holds Rates After Putin Urges Caution
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Korean economy grows but public feels little effect : The surprise growth of the Korean economy in the first quarter of this year appears not to be felt by the ...
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Korean economy grows but public feels little effect
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Javier Milei Sparks Wild Rally That Makes Peso No. 1 in World: Four months into office, Argentine President Javier Milei has pulled off a critical feat in a ...
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Javier Milei Sparks Wild Rally That Makes Peso No. 1 in World
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Right-Wingers Plot to Give Trump Control Over Federal Reserve If Reelected: "Under such an approach, the chair would regularly seek Trump's views on ...
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Right-Wingers Plot to Give Trump Control Over Federal Reserve If Reelected
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Proximus sees revenues rise by 4.5% in first quarter: The Belgian group said that its success was due to continued customer growth, as well as price increases ...
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Proximus sees revenues rise by 4.5% in first quarter
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Today in Switzerland: A roundup of the latest news on Friday: Foreigners worried about a letter revoking their residency rights; Swiss salaries are higher but ...
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Today in Switzerland: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
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4.4 million percent with inflation protection: The top stocks against mega inflation - now in the new AKTIEN-Report
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4.4 million percent with inflation protection
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Editorial: DC elites should try living on an average wage: When was the last time Joe Biden bought a loaf of bread? The president has people for that ...
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Editorial: DC elites should try living on an average wage
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Austria - an expensive country for workers: According to the OECD, Austria places a higher burden on labor income than almost any other country in the world ...
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Austria - an expensive country for workers
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Unilever beats sales forecast as customers return to brands: Unilever beat first-quarter sales forecasts on Thursday as the maker of Dove soaps and Hellmann's ...
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Unilever beats sales forecast as customers return to brands
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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says Bidenomics is only ‘partially’ working as many Americans aren’t feeling ‘lifted up by this economy’
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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says Bidenomics is only ‘partially’ working ...
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Jamie Dimon warns world order is being challenged, bashes crypto again: JPMorgan's CEO warned of sticky inflation, rising interest rates, recession ...
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Jamie Dimon warns world order is being challenged, bashes crypto again
Quick Glance: JPMorgan CEO Dimon Praises US Economy
  • Jamie Dimon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., speaks to the Economic Club of New York.

  • Dimon expressed confidence in a robust U.S. economy with strong employment and healthy consumer finances.

  • However, he warned about the potential economic effects of rising national debt, inflation, and geopolitical conflicts.

  • Dimon also discussed the need for a more harmonious relationship between lenders and regulators, as well as praised U.S. leadership and economic power.
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Poll: Biden economy is a big concern for independent Mass. voters: Independents are less likely to share Democrats’ rosy take on the state’s economy ...
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Poll: Biden economy is a big concern for independent Mass. voters
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Argentina’s Confidence Boosted by Second Rate Cut: In a bold move to combat skyrocketing inflation, the Argentine Central Bank has reduced its benchmark interest ...
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Argentina’s Confidence Boosted by Second Rate Cut
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Stocks Hit as GDP Brings ‘Worst of Both Worlds’: Markets Wrap: Wall Street was rattled by data that showed exactly what stock traders did not want to hear: a ...
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Stocks Hit as GDP Brings ‘Worst of Both Worlds’: Markets Wrap
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Will the Fed cut rates this year?: Recent economic data have shown inflation stubbornly above the Fed's 2% target, putting rate cuts in jeopardy ...
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Will the Fed cut rates this year?
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Bitcoin analysts agree that BTC has ‘a lot further to run’: Bitcoin on-chain and market cycle data all suggest higher baseline prices for BTC in the months ...
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Bitcoin analysts agree that BTC has ‘a lot further to run’
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UK lawmakers seek urgent clarity on new post-Brexit border controls: British lawmakers have called on the government to "urgently" clarify what will happen next ...
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UK lawmakers seek urgent clarity on new post-Brexit border controls
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Confounding US economic, inflation data cloud Fed's rate path: The Federal Reserve's latest financial stability report was good news for anyone worried that a ...
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Confounding US economic, inflation data cloud Fed's rate path
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Bangladesh leaves Pakistan PM 'ashamed'; here's why: The Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led government hopes to secure another staff-level agreement on a new ...
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Bangladesh leaves Pakistan PM 'ashamed'; here's why
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Normalization expected: Mosa adjusts Edeka Group to falling prices: Edeka is preparing for the post-inflation phase with price cuts, moderate tones towards ...
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Normalization expected: Mosa adjusts Edeka Group to falling prices
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Good News for Biden on Growth, Bad News on Inflation Fight: This is Washington Edition, the newsletter about money, power and politics in the nation’s capital ...
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Good News for Biden on Growth, Bad News on Inflation Fight
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Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Buenos Aires in the biggest protest yet against the drastic austerity measures being ... Show more
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HECS debts set for $1250 setback following fresh inflation figures: Higher-than-expected inflation figures released today aren't just bad news for home- and ...
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HECS debts set for $1250 setback following fresh inflation figures
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Drug pricing: Swiss expert calls for more transparency: As more multi-million-dollar drugs come on the market, there are growing calls for transparency on drug ...
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Drug pricing: Swiss expert calls for more transparency
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Real wages are falling in Switzerland for the third time in a row - but there is one big exception - Zofinger Tagblatt
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Real wages are falling in Switzerland for the third time in a row - but ...
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Surge in home insurance costs adding more inflation pressure on Americans: Surging home insurance premiums are the latest obstacle to homeownership for millions ...
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Surge in home insurance costs adding more inflation pressure on Americans
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American dream under threat from harsh realities of inflation: In the wake of the surge in inflation seen in recent years, the economic landscape in the US is ...
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American dream under threat from harsh realities of inflation
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#MintCharts | Inflation in India has again become a key talking point as PM Narendra Modi eyes a third straight term following the Lok Sabha election ... Show more
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Social Security’s COLA formula could change under new proposal: Using a different index to measure Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment could better ...
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Social Security’s COLA formula could change under new proposal