This week: Consumer prices report, wholesale inflation data, consumer sentiment update
The Labor Department releases its consumer prices report for September on Thursday. Economists predict inflation continued easing last month. The Federal Reserve started raising interest rates in 2022 ...
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10 Best Growth Stocks to Buy for 2024
Nevertheless, growth stocks have outperformed value stocks since the beginning of 2023, and investors anticipate that trend ...
The Daily Star15d
Rate cut could lift US consumer spirits before elections
The US Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates by half a percentage point ... but one thing it might do is give consumer spirits a bit of a lift," she added. US consumer confidence ...
Morningstar17d
Japan Consumer Inflation Picked Up in August Amid BOJ Rate Hike View — Update
TOKYO--Japan's consumer inflation grew at a faster pace in August and stayed well above the Bank of Japan's 2% target amid expectations for an additional rate increase in the near term.
Yahoo Finance18d
4 Consumer Discretionary Stocks to Buy as Rate Cuts Commence
Since the start of the year, the S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) has advanced 8.3% as of Sept. 18. However, with interest rates about ... recent reports from the labor ...
Reuters18d
What does a Fed rate cut mean for the economy and consumers?
Instead, the economy so far has averted recession, even as inflation by the Consumer Price Index dropped to 2.5% from a mid-2022 peak over 9%. Employers kept hiring, and the unemployment rate ...
The Hill18d
12:30 Report — Who will lowering interest rates help?
The Fed is expected to cut interest rates this afternoon. Harris is speaking at a Hispanic conference, and Trump is back on the trail after Sunday’s incident. There’s a new photo of the ...
Automotive News18d
Half-point Fed rate cut could spur consumer demand at auto dealerships
12. "However, the short-term impact may be muted, and it may take until later in 2024 or even 2025 to see interest rates as well as vehicle prices come down enough for consumer demand to ...
KSL19d
Elections office reports discrepancies, high signature rejection rates in Utah County
SALT LAKE CITY — A new report from the state elections office found several discrepancies with the number of votes cast and a high rate of rejected signatures on mail-in ballots in Utah County ...
U.S. News & World Report19d
The Fed Is Cutting Interest Rates: This Is What to Expect
On Wednesday, it reduced that forecast for interest rates to come down to 4.4% by the end of 2024 and 3.4% at the end of 2025. A lot of consumer debt, including mortgages, tracks more closely to ...