Tag: Inflation
Trump’s war on the Fed has created a ‘twist steepener’ in the bond market and it’s hurting the dollar
A “twist steepener” in the bond market is widening the gap between short- and long-term U.S. Treasury yields. This dynamic is dragging the dollar...
Dollar General builds a rural delivery edge over Walmart and Amazon—and it’s taking their higher-income shoppers, too
Dollar General’s Q2 earnings make one thing evident – the discounter is no longer just competitive on price. It’s quietly building a delivery and...
‘It’s like when you see the tsunami coming in’: Agricultural economists are sounding the alarm about produce prices doubling
Milk prices jumping from $7 to $14, strawberries that feel like a luxury good, and a switch to processed food: This is the 6-month...
Americans think you should land your dream job by 29, buy your first home at 30, and earn six figures by 35—they’re in for a reality check
Americans love to keep an imaginary list of life milestones–buy a home, start a family, hit six figures, all complete with age expiration dates....
Investors are ignoring the coming wave of tariff-driven inflation, Deutsche Bank warns
One of the central mysteries inside President Trump’s tariff plan is, where is the inflation?
Once all the new levies are in place—the latest is...
‘Consumers are going to be shocked’: An expiring tariff exemption for goods under $800 is about to throttle the world of e-commerce
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. consumers have gotten used to shopping the world without paying customs duties on the international packages they receive from big e-commerce...
Trump’s threat to fire another Fed member has Wall Street weighing the price of ‘wrecking institutions’ with ‘scapegoat economics’
Markets are shuddering this morning after President Trump announced his plan to fire another member of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). While some...
Dow eyes fresh highs as Nvidia gets set to report earnings amid AI bubble fears
Stock futures edged up on Sunday evening as Wall Street looks ahead to another big week that will feature earnings from AI chip leader...
Lagarde says Europe’s economy would be even worse without the immigrants who moved in after the pandemic
A jump in the share of foreign-born workers after the pandemic helped Europe bring inflation down without sharply slower growth, European Central Bank President...
Powell ‘holds the key’ to the next Fed rate move as divided policymakers will likely fail to reach a consensus again, JPMorgan says
A consensus view on Wall Street for a rate cut next month doesn’t mean there will be a consensus on the Federal Reserve as...