Inflation
Key Fed inflation rate hits 2.1% in September, as expected
Inflation increased slightly in September and moved closer to the Federal Reserve’s target, according to a Commerce Department report Thursday. The personal consumption expenditures price index showed a seasonally adjusted 0.2% increase for the month, with the 12-month inflation rate at 2.1%, both in line with Dow Jones estimates. The Fed uses the PCE reading […]
Read MoreU.S. economy grew at a 2.8% pace in the third quarter, less than expected
Gross domestic product was expected to increase at a 3.1% annualized pace in the third quarter. Source
Read MoreMorgan Stanley CEO says the era of zero interest rates and inflation ‘is over’
Ted Pick, co-president of Morgan Stanley, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York, US, on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images RIYADH — The days of easy money and zero interest rates are firmly in the past, Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick said Tuesday, speaking at a panel […]
Read MoreLarry Fink says the Fed won’t cut interest rates as much as markets expect this year
Andrew Ross Sorkin speaks with BlackRock CEO Larry Fink during the New York Times DealBook Summit in the Appel Room at the Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on Nov. 30, 2022. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images The U.S. Federal Reserve won’t cut interest rates as much as markets expect because “embedded […]
Read MoreEuropean Central Bank policymakers split on the need for jumbo rate cuts as growth concerns take over
A cyclist drives along a road under a railway bridge near the headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on July 18, 2024, ahead of an ECB press conference on the Eurozone’s monetary policy. Kirill Kudryavtsev | Afp | Getty Images Policymakers at the European Central Bank are split […]
Read MorePaul Tudor Jones says market reckoning coming on spending after election: ‘We are going to be broke’
Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones is raising alarms about the U.S. government’s current fiscal deficit and the increased spending promised by both presidential candidates, saying the bond market may force the government’s hand after the election in addressing it. “We are going to be broke really quickly unless we get serious about dealing […]
Read MoreCNBC Daily Open: Everyone’s watching Netflix shares
The Netflix Albuquerque Studios film and television production studio lot in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what […]
Read MoreCNBC Daily Open: The economy and inflation might stay strong
Shoppers make their way through the Miami Design District featuring stores from many luxury fashion names on December 14, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they […]
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