Federal Reserve officials have made it clear that they are turning their attention from a focus squarely on inflation to at least an equal concern about unemployment, and the latest data shows their concern is well-placed. Various indicators are pointing to a labor market that, if not in outright...
Palmer, Alaska. Meat counter showing a variety of sausage at a Fred Meyer grocery store, a sub of Kroger. Michael Siluk | UCG | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesAn uptick in sausage demand can offer the latest sign of consumers tightening their belts as they continue grappling with high...
With Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell all but confirming that an interest rate cut is imminent, the market's attention Friday quickly turned to when and by how much. Traders continued to price in a greater likelihood that the Fed will kick off what is expected to be a protracted...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Xavierarnau | E+ | Getty ImagesSaudi Arabia is moving full steam ahead with its focus on domestic investment — and with that, higher requirements for foreigners coming to the kingdom to take capital elsewhere.The kingdom's $925 billion sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund, saw its assets...
An Aldi supermarket in Alhambra, California, US, on Thursday, June 27, 2024. Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesContrary to what many believe, investment research firm BCA Research sees that the economy is on the cusp of a recession, and the predicted upcoming U.S. Federal Reserve rate cuts will not...
People line up as they wait for the JobNewsUSA.com South Florida Job Fair to open at the Amerant Bank Arena on June 26, 2024, in Sunrise, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesThere's a lot of debate about how much signal to take from the 818,000 downward revisions to U.S. payrolls...
An employment sign is seen on the window of a Fedex store on August 02, 2024 in New York City.Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesThe U.S. economy created 818,000 fewer jobs than originally reported in the 12-month period through March 2024, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.As part of its...
Job seekers attends the JobNewsUSA.com South Florida Job Fair held at the Amerant Bank Arena on June 26, 2024 in Sunrise, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesIn another sign of cracks forming in the U.S. labor market, a New York Federal Reserve survey Monday showed a slide in people reporting...
Customers shop for groceries at a Walmart store in Secaucus, New Jersey, US, on Tuesday, March 5, 2024.Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesGoldman Sachs has cut its probability forecast for a U.S. recession to 20% shortly after raising it, as fresh labor market data sparked a reassessment of...
Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesEgg prices are climbing, placing the household staple back in the spotlight as consumers stay concerned not only about inflation but the absolute level of prices.July marked a third straight month that egg prices rose on an annual basis, a reversal from a year of...