‘Stagflation’ risk puts Federal Reserve in tricky spot as it meets this week
When Fed officials met in January, things looked pretty good. Seven weeks later, the central bank is potentially headed to a ...
Shoppers increased spending tepidly last month as American anxiety over the economy takes hold
US shoppers stepped up their spending a just bit in February after a sharp pullback the previous month, signaling that ...
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.
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US consumers send stagflationary signals about the outlook
The Michigan survey showed consumer unemployment expectations at recession-like levels with a tariff-driven spike in ...
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 ...
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'Wreck' the economy: 'Shocking' consumer sentiment plummets as Trump's policies take hold
Data published Friday shows that U.S. consumer sentiment cratered in early March to its lowest level since late 2022 as ...
TKer: One of the most misunderstood moments in stock market cycles
Because the stock market is so heavily dependent on expectations for the future, we inevitably get moments when stock market ...
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US consumer mood down on tariffs
US consumer sentiment plunged to a nearly 2-1/2-year low in March, and inflation expectations soared amid worries that President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, which have ignited a trade war, would ...