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2024-10-03

Port strike could reignite inflation, with larger economic impact dependent on how long it lasts

A strike hitting ports along the East and Gulf coasts could stoke prices for food, autos and a host of other consumer goods but is expected to cause only modest broader impacts — so long as it doesn’t drag on for too long. Manufacturers of everything from trucks to toys to artificial Christmas trees face obstacles now that the…

2024-10-01

Powell indicates further, smaller rate cuts, insists the Fed is ‘not on any preset course’

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Monday that the recent half percentage point interest rate cut shouldn’t be interpreted as a sign that future moves will be as aggressive, in fact indicating the next moves will be smaller. The central bank chief asserted during a speech in Nashville, Tennessee, that he and his colleagues will seek to balance bringing…

2024-09-30

Kamala Harris promises to fight inflation

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Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, stop at a Sheetz gas station in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 18, 2024. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images As she unveiled her most detailed economic plan yet this week, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris pledged to fight price gouging in order to rein in voters’…

2024-09-30

Prices rise 2.2%, less than expected

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Inflation moved closer to the Federal Reserve’s target in August, easing the way for future interest rate cuts, the Commerce Department reported Friday. The personal consumption expenditures price index, a gauge the Fed focuses on to measure the cost of goods and services in the U.S. economy, rose 0.1% for the month, putting the 12-month inflation rate at 2.2%,…

2024-09-25

Novo Nordisk CEO testifies at Senate over weight loss drug prices

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Novo Nordisk‘s top executive faced a Senate grilling on Tuesday over the high prices of the company’s weight loss drug Wegovy and diabetes treatment Ozempic, as demand for both injections soars in the U.S. Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen did not explicitly promise lawmakers at a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., that he would…

2024-09-20

The Fed has set out on a ‘recalibration’ of policy. Here’s what Powell’s new buzzword means

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has unveiled his latest buzzword to describe monetary policy, with a “recalibration” of policy at a pivotal moment for the central bank. At his news conference following Wednesday’s open market committee meeting, Powell used variations of the word no fewer than eight times as he sought to explain why the Fed took the unusual…

2024-09-18

Fed to cut rates by a quarter point with a soft landing expected, according to CNBC Fed Survey

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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images With considerable uncertainty about what the Federal Reserve will do at its meeting this week, respondents to the CNBC Fed Survey are forecasting a more gradual approach to rate cuts than is currently priced into markets. The survey shows 84% of the 27 respondents, including economists, fund managers and…

2024-09-16

Shein and Temu prices poised to rise after Biden de minimis proposal

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A man walking past a logo of fast fashion e-commerce company Shein outside its office in Guangzhou in southern China’s Guangdong province. Jade Gao | Afp | Getty Images The bottom of the barrel prices that have made Chinese-linked e-tailers Shein and Temu so popular with American consumers could soon rise if the Biden administration curtails their use of…

2024-09-09

Yellen says U.S. economy remains solid, heading toward ‘soft landing’

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U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen speaks listens to a presentation during a tour at the IRS Processing Facility on September 06, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sought to reassure the public on Saturday that the U.S. economy remains strong, despite a string of weak job reports that have rattled…

2024-09-03

stock moves, earnings and the latest data releases

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City of London skyline on 6th March 2024 in London, United Kingdom. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks closed flat on the first trading day in September as investors considered the outlook for markets. The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed 0.04% lower, with regional bourses and sectors diverging. Retail stocks ended 0.77% lower, while…

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Port strike could reignite inflation, with larger economic impact dependent on how long it lasts

Powell indicates further, smaller rate cuts, insists the Fed is ‘not on any preset course’

Kamala Harris promises to fight inflation

Prices rise 2.2%, less than expected

The Fed has set out on a ‘recalibration’ of policy. Here’s what Powell’s new buzzword means

Fed to cut rates by a quarter point with a soft landing expected, according to CNBC Fed Survey

Shein and Temu prices poised to rise after Biden de minimis proposal

Yellen says U.S. economy remains solid, heading toward ‘soft landing’

stock moves, earnings and the latest data releases

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