UK independent retailers outperform as big chains slip
UK independent retailers recorded stronger sales performance over the recent Christmas trading period, even as larger high-street chains…
Christmas Holiday, GDP, Consumer Confidence, Jobless Claims
Toshi Sasaki / Getty Images The Christmas holiday means a shortened week for traders. Traders will get some…
France’s political uncertainty hitting confidence and growth, Villeroy says
PARIS (Reuters) -France’s political uncertainty is costing the country at least 0.2 percentage points of economic growth and…
American Confidence In U.S. Economy Falls To Five-Month Low
Topline Pessimism about the U.S. economy spread among more Americans in September than expected, according to survey results…
Key US Inflation Metric to Ease as Focus Shifts to Jobs Market
A shopper at a clothing store in downtown Detroit, Michigan. (Bloomberg) — The Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of…
How To Get Gen Z To Work In Your Finance Department
Yesterday was Labor Day, an opportunity to spend some time thinking about the people who make companies work,…
Charting the Global Economy: US Consumers Remain Resilient
Shoppers on 5th Avenue in New York. (Bloomberg) — US consumer spending rose in July by the most…
‘Alarming’ drop in UK consumer confidence over last year – Which?
Consumer confidence in the future UK economy has plummeted over the last year, figures suggest. Confidence has tumbled…
ECB Won’t Flinch Yet in the Shadow of Trump’s Trade War
(Bloomberg) — The European Central Bank is likely to stare down the economic danger posed by US President…
The stock market this week
In This Story Last week, markets closed in the green, with the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all…