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Recession odds climb on Wall Street as economy shows cracks beneath the surface
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell last week pushed back when asked whether stagflation posed a threat to the U.S. economy. His successor may face a tougher challenge, as Wall Street forecasters raise their expectations of recession, brought on in part by the Iran war and potential for higher prices. In recent days, economists have pulled […]
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Puig stock soars 15% after Estée Lauder confirms takeover talks with Charlotte Tilbury maker
Shares of Puig Brands soared as much as 15% Tuesday after beauty peer Estée Lauder confirmed the companies are in talks about a potential merger. Estée Lauder said late Monday that a final decision had not been made on any potential deal, first reported by the Financial Times. It did not disclose any financial terms. […]
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Fed’s Goolsbee says he’s worried about inflation in ‘fraught but intense’ climate
Key Points Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee told CNBC on Monday that he’s more worried about inflation now than unemployment, even with apparent progress made on the war with Iran. Following Monday’s war news, traders, in volatile market action upped bets of a rate hike by the end of the year but still expect a […]
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Fed Governor Waller urges caution for now, says rate cuts possible later in the year
Key Points Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Friday expressed caution about current conditions but still sees the opportunity for interest rate cuts as the year goes on. In a CNBC interview, the policymaker said “if things go reasonably well and the labor market continues to be weak, I would start advocating again for cutting […]
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Here are the five key takeaways from this week’s Fed meeting
Key Points Federal Reserve policymakers kept their key interest rate at a range of 3.5% to 3.75% at the conclusion of their March meeting. At his press conference, Fed Chair Jerome Powell faced questions about the oil price shock since the Iran war. The Fed’s dot plot suggests a rate cut could be in the […]
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Fed votes to hold rates steady, notes ‘uncertain’ impacts from Iran war
WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday voted to hold its key interest rate steady as policymakers navigate their way through higher-than-expected inflation readings, mixed signs on the labor market – and a war. In a widely expected decision, the Federal Open Market Committee voted 11-1 to keep the benchmark federal funds rate anchored in […]
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Expectations for the next Fed rate cut get pushed back after hot inflation report
Construction work continues at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC, on Dec. 30, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images A hotter-than-expected wholesale inflation reading for February had traders contemplating the possibility that the Federal Reserve won’t be lowering interest rates at all this year. Following a Bureau of Labor […]
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Wholesale prices rose 0.7% in February, much more than expected and up 3.4% annually
Wholesale prices rose sharply in February, providing another sign that inflation continues to percolate even aside from rising energy prices. The producer price index, a measure of pipeline costs that producers receive for their products, increased a seasonally adjusted 0.7% on the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. Excluding volatile food and energy […]
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