The U.S. economy should be able to avoid a recession next year — but a sharp pullback in consumer spending is among the biggest risks of that occurrence, according to economist Carl Weinberg."Consumers are just waking up to the fact that they're financing their spending by running up their...
Workers at a restaurant at Grand Central Market in Los Angeles, California, US, on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesJob openings tumbled in October to their lowest in 2½ years, a sign that the historically tight labor market could be loosening.Employment openings totaled 8.73 million...
A person shops in a grocery store as prices are displayed on October 12, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty ImagesInflation 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...
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building during a renovation in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023.Valerie Plesch | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesInterest rate cuts don't happen during good times, something important for markets to remember amid hotly anticipated easing next year from the Federal Reserve.If the...
The U.S. economy grew at an even stronger pace then previously indicated in the third quarter, the product of a better than expected business investment and stronger government spending, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.Gross domestic product, a measure of all goods and services produced during the three-month period, accelerated...
Gary Cohn, vice chairman of International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021.Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe U.S. economy is "back to normal" for the first time in two decades, but the market is...
A security guard at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Tuesday, March 28, 2023.Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWith central banks having hiked interest rates at breakneck speed and those rates likely to stay higher for longer while the lagged effects set...
Christopher Waller, governor of the US Federal Reserve, during a Fed Listens event in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022.Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFederal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Tuesday he's growing more confident that policy is in a place now to bring inflation back under...
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 |...
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 ImagesGeopolitical risks will be the key threat to the economic outlook for 2024, as large-scale wars converge with a slew of...