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Here’s how AI could influence the Fed’s economic outlook
Key Points Members of the Federal Open Market Committee are factoring rising labor productivity in their economic forecasts. In a long-run “unbounded growth” scenario where AI is fully developed, up to 23% of workers may lose employment and labor productivity increases by as much as three to four times, according to a May 2025 research […]
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U.S. Treasury yields edge higher as investors prepare for holiday-shortened week
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on November 19, 2025 in New York City. Stocks opened up mixed amid the release of the Nvidia earnings report along with other third quarter numbers. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty […]
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Puma shares fall 2% after Nike earnings rattle markets; European stocks mixed
European shares opened mixed on Friday, as investors digested a swathe of interest rate decisions and looked ahead to crunch budget talks in France. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was little changed by 8:25 a.m. in London, with most major regional bourses trading flat. Looking at individual stocks, sportswear giants Puma and Adidas were 1.9% and […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Investors might not want to take U.S. inflation numbers in November at face value
A food shopper browses for groceries ahead of the Thanksgiving Day holiday at an Albertsons supermarket in Redmond, Washington, U.S., November 24, 2025. David Ryder | Reuters The U.S. inflation numbers in November looked supremely encouraging, with the annual headline rate coming in 0.4 percentage points less than expected. But don’t get too happy about […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Best not to put too much stock in U.S. CPI report for November
People shop in a mall decorated with holiday lights in Manhattan on Dec. 18, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The U.S. inflation numbers in November looked supremely encouraging, with the annual headline rate coming in 0.4 percentage points less than expected. But don’t get too happy about them yet. It’s […]
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Bank of England cuts interest rates, in welcome Christmas boost for consumers
The Bank of England (BOE) in the City of London, UK, on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Bank of England voted narrowly to cut interest rates on Thursday, in its last monetary policy move of 2025. The central bank’s nine-member monetary policy committee (MPC) on Thursday voted 5-4 to […]
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European markets set to open lower ahead of central bank bonanza
European stocks are expected to open in negative territory on Thursday as traders prepare for central bank decisions today. Source
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Three holds and a cut? Europe’s central banks are about to make their final calls of 2025
A projected illumination marking the 75th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, on the Grossmarkthalle building at the European Central Bank headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, on May 9, 2025. Alex Kraus/Bloomberg via Getty Images Investors are gearing up for the last interest-rate decisions of 2025, with four of Europe’s central banks announcing their monetary policies and […]
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UK inflation falls sharply to 3.2% in November, fueling likelihood of Christmas rate cut
Shoppers walk past shops on Regent Street on the final weekday before Christmas in London on December 22, 2023. Henry Nicholls | Afp | Getty Images The U.K.’s inflation rate cooled sharply to 3.2% in November, boosting the chances of the Bank of England cutting interest rates at its final meeting of the year on […]
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European markets head for soft open as sentiment falters
European stocks are expected to open broadly flat on Wednesday as investors gear up for central bank decisions. Source
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