Inflation accelerated in September but consumer spending was even stronger than expected, according to a Commerce Department report Friday.The core personal consumption expenditures price index, which the Federal Reserve uses as a key measure of inflation, increased 0.3% for the month, in line with the Dow Jones estimate and...
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...
People shop along Broadway in Manhattan on July 27, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesThe U.S. economy likely turned in another strong performance heading into the final part of the year, though what's ahead could be significantly different.Gross domestic product, or the sum of all...
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase speaking with CNBC's Leslie Picker in Bozeman, MT on Aug. 2nd, 2023.CNBCJPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Tuesday warned about the dangers of locking in an outlook about the economy, particularly considering the poor recent track record of central banks like the Federal...
Janet Yellen, United States Secretary of Treasury, participates in global infrastructure and investment forum in New York, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. Pool | Via ReutersThe federal government wound up its fiscal year in September with a deficit just shy of $1.7 trillion, the Treasury Department announced Friday.Wrapping up a year...
Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic on Friday said he doesn't envision interest rate cuts happening until well into 2024.Though he cited progress on inflation and a slowing economy, the central bank official told CNBC that there's still a lot of work to be done before the Fed reaches...
A customer shops at a Costco store on October 2, 2023 in San Francisco, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesConsumers showed surprising strength in September, boosting retail sales well above expectations despite high interest rates and worries over a weakening economy.Retail sales rose 0.7% on the month, well above the...
Patrick Harker President Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, August 24, 2023.David A. Grogan | CNBCPhiladelphia 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...
Jamie Dimon, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., gestures as he speaks during an interview with Reuters in Miami, Florida, U.S., February 8, 2023. Marco Bello | ReutersJPMorgan Chase delivered strong profits for the third quarter along with a stern warning Friday from...
A construction in a multifamily and single family residential housing complex is shown in the Rancho Penasquitos neighborhood, in San Diego, California, September 19, 2023.Mike Blake | ReutersIn theory, getting inflation closer to the Federal Reserve's 2% target doesn't sound terribly difficult.The main culprits are related to services and...