Economic events
Retail investors ditch buy-the-dip mentality during the market correction
Spencer Platt | Getty Images Individual investors, whose assets are more tied to the stock market than ever, have abandoned their tried-and-true dip-buying mentality as the S&P 500 recently fell into a painful, 10% correction. Retail outflows from U.S. equities rose to about $4 billion over the past two weeks as tariff chaos and mounting […]
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Slower economic growth is likely ahead with risk of a recession rising, according to the CNBC Fed Survey
CNBC Fed Survey Slower economic growth is likely ahead with risk of a recession rising, according to the CNBC Fed Survey Published Tue, Mar 18 20256:37 AM EDTUpdated 43 Min Ago Steve Liesman@steveliesman WATCH LIVE Source
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CNBC Daily Open: Markets rise for the second day as U.S. consumers continue spending
Shoppers in New York City, U.S., on Feb. 2, 2025. Robert Nickelsberg | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Wall Street adage to never bet against the U.S. consumer still holds true — to some degree. February’s retail sales, while lower than expected, still registered an increase. For the skeptics, that is like desperately […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Stocks post second winning day as U.S. consumers show signs of holding up
Shoppers at the grand opening of Wegmans supermarket on Feb. 26, 2025 in Lake Grove, New York, U.S. Howard Schnap | Newsday | Getty Images The Wall Street adage to never bet against the U.S. consumer still holds true — to some degree. February’s retail sales, while lower than expected, still registered an increase. For […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set to rise as Wall Street bounces on retail sales data
Yukinori Hasumi | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are set to rise on Tuesday, tracking gains on Wall Street, which ticked up after retail sales data appeared to ease recession concerns. Investors will be keeping a close watch on Japanese markets, as the Bank of Japan kicks off its two-day monetary policy meeting on […]
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OECD cuts U.S. and global economic outlooks as Trump’s trade tariffs weigh on growth
Undiscouraged by the rain, shoppers and visitors out on Oxford Street braving the bad weather from the latest storm using umbrellas on 28th January 2025 in London, United Kingdom. Oxford Street is a major retail centre in the West End of the capital and is Europes busiest shopping street with around half a million daily […]
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Asia-Pacific markets mostly climb; 40-year JGB yield hits record high
Crowds walk below neon signs on Nanjing Road. The street is the main shopping district of the city and one of the world’s busiest shopping districts. Nikada | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly climbed on Monday, with investors keeping a close watch on Chinese equities. Mainland China’s CSI 300 closed 0.24% lower at 3,996.79, while […]
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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. consumers are feeling bad and expect inflation to spike
Eggs for sale in a Manhattan grocery store on Feb. 25, 2025, in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The U.S. consumer hasn’t felt so glum about the economy since November 2022, according to a survey by the University of Michigan. That’s when annual inflation was at 7.1% and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome […]
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After such a relentless market correction, the relief rally faces a high burden of proof
It felt better, but did it mean anything? Friday’s zippy 2.1% bounce in the S & P 500 , at minimum, interrupted one of the more relentless retrenchments from a record high Wall Street had seen. The index took a mere three weeks and a day to fall just over 10% from its peak on […]
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A big markets week lies ahead that could determine whether this correction turns into a bear
The roller coaster ride that is the stock market lately is unlikely to come to an end anytime soon, with investors desperate for any clarity on the macroeconomic picture that could put a bottom in for equity prices. Wall Street is headed for a big week ahead, with economic data set to be scrutinized by […]
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