Volatile Oil Markets Cloud the Economic Outlook
Oil markets have experienced considerable volatility, significantly clouding the economic outlook. While long-term inflation expectations remain anchored, new…
Aussies spend more as fuel crisis pushes up prices, leaving RBA in ‘really hard situation’
Higher fuel costs have driven an uptick in consumer spending in March. (Source: Getty) Hiking interest rates in…
Fed Reserve Bank CEO analyzes economic fallout of US blockade of Strait of Hormuz
Austan Goolsbee, Chicago Federal Reserve Bank CEO, analyzes the economic impact of the US blockade of the Hormuz…
U.S. economy grew a sluggish 0.5% in fourth quarter, government says, downgrading previous estimate | Business
WASHINGTON – The American economy, slowed by last fall’s 43-day government shutdown, grew at a sluggish 0.5% annual…
Should You Stop Contributing To 401(k) During Layoff?
Company-wide layoffs amid rising AI spending have been a recurring headline this year. One question we see concerned…
A Wall Street vet’s Walmart recession indicator just hit its highest point since 2008
Forget the Fed. Forget nonfarm employment. Forget even industrial production and real income. For Jim Paulsen, the real…
US Consumers Could Eventually Pay Half the Cost of Tariffs
New European Central Bank (ECB) data shows American consumers and importers bearing the brunt of tariffs. “While tariffs…
China’s emotional economy is on the rise
A giant inflatable Labubu toy floats on the water at Victoria Harbour on October 25, 2025 in Hong…
4 Resources to Help You Feel Financially Prepared for Layoffs
For some U.S. workers, the fear of layoffs is looming. In January, U.S. employers announced 108,435 layoffs, an…
How a drawn-out Middle East war could drag on US consumer spending
Experts say Americans will soon feel the brunt of an “oil tax” from the war in the Middle…
U.S. economy expanded at sluggish 0.7% in fourth quarter, government says, downgrading first estimate | Business
WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy, hobbled by last fall’s 43-day government shutdown, advanced at a sluggish 0.7% annual…
Wall Street Buys into Target’s Turnaround Plan
With the S&P 500 down 0.9%, Tuesday was choppy at best for markets. One company, however, managed to…