Fed likely to pause rate cuts with clouds gathering over the economy
The Federal Reserve is unlikely to cut interest rates this week despite growing concern about the state of the U.S. economy and the impact of President Trump’s trade agenda. Markets are expecting ...
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FX Daily: Data giving no respite to the dollar
US data continues to haunt the dollar, which fell against all G10 currencies excluding the yen yesterday. February retail sales rose less than expected (0.2% month-on-month versus 0.6% consensus) ...
The way key economic data is collected is changing – here's why it matters to you
The numbers that influence your spending, wages, rent, mortgages and even how you vote are being updated. The Office for ...
As markets gear up for April rate cut, Puneet Pal suggests what investors should do
Indian bond markets saw stable yields due to RBI's liquidity infusion. Despite elevated money market yields, another rate cut ...
Boomers and Retirees Digest More Bad News
Social Security is not meant to serve as retirees’ only or even primary source of income. But for many people, that ends up ...
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Nigeria's inflation falls to 23.18% in February — NBS
The headline inflation rate in Nigeria eased to 23.18 percent year-on-year in February 2025, compared with January’s 24.48 percent.The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported this on Monday, a ...
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IRS Tax Refunds Are $1,000 Smaller This Year: Here's Why
Tax refunds are coming in smaller this year, and the drop may be due to certain family tax credits haven’t been delivered yet. The IRS reported that the average refund amount via direct deposit ...
Trump's tariffs loom over a still-cautious Fed as markets gyrate
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates steady when it meets this week, but investors will be watching for something else — any sign that President Trump's policies are changing ...
The Fed's Interest Rate Cuts Foreshadowed the Stock Market Correction, and Here's What Might Happen Next
To cool the economy and bring inflation under control, the Fed embarked on an aggressive campaign to raise the federal funds rate during 2022 and 2023. The final hike was in August 2023, with the rate ...
CNBC Daily Open: U.S. consumers are feeling bad and expect inflation to spike
The U.S. consumer hasn’t felt so glum about the economy since November 2022, according to a survey by the University of Michigan.
CNBC Daily Open: U.S. consumers think inflation will shoot up in the year ahead
The U.S. consumer hasn’t felt so glum about the economy since November 2022, according to a survey by the University of ...
Tatiana Bailey: Slight ease in inflation unlikely to change Fed's pace on rates
Last week’s inflation data showed the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.2% in February, slowing from January’s sharp 0.5% ...