Fed Must Decide If Quarter-Point Cut Will Be Enough for Workers
  • September 7, 2024

Fed Must Decide If Quarter-Point Cut Will Be Enough for Workers

(Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve is set to begin unwinding its tightening campaign this month as inflation cools and the labor market slows. The big question policymakers now face is whether a small interest-rate cut will be enough to keep the economy in expansion mode.Most Read from BloombergHow Americans Voted Their Way Into a Housing CrisisWorld's Second Tallest Tower Spurs Debate About Who Needs ItThe Plan for the World’s Most Ambitious Skyscraper RenovationUC Berkeley Gives Transfer Stude

Falling Pump Prices Blunt Trump’s Inflation Attacks on Harris
  • September 7, 2024

Falling Pump Prices Blunt Trump’s Inflation Attacks on Harris

(Bloomberg) -- Steadily falling gasoline prices are providing a tailwind for US Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign for the nation’s highest office as Donald Trump seeks to rile inflation-weary consumers by attacking her record on energy. Most Read from BloombergHow Americans Voted Their Way Into a Housing CrisisWorld's Second Tallest Tower Spurs Debate About Who Needs ItThe Plan for the World’s Most Ambitious Skyscraper RenovationUC Berkeley Gives Transfer Students a Purpose-Built Home on Ca

Bolivia inflation nears decade-high in August
  • September 6, 2024

Bolivia inflation nears decade-high in August

Bolivian inflation hit its highest level in nearly ten years, data from the South American country's national statistics office INE showed on Friday, hitting a 12-month rate of 5.19%, with a monthly increase of 1.58%. Annualized inflation last exceeded current levels in February 2015 while the monthly price rise last surpassed this level over 13 years ago in February 2011, according to central bank data. INE director Humberto Arandia told a press conference that prices had gone up in staples such as rice, as well as chicken, tomatoes and other items.

Economic worries back on Wall Street's radar after jobs data
  • September 6, 2024

Economic worries back on Wall Street's radar after jobs data

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Uncertainty over the U.S. economy's health is rippling through markets, adding fuel to an already-volatile period that has investors grappling with a shift in Federal Reserve policy, a tight U.S. election and worries over stretched valuations. U.S. stocks tumbled on Friday after closely watched jobs data showed labor market momentum slowing more than expected, suggesting a narrower path for the U.S. to achieve a soft landing, in which the Fed is able to cool inflation without badly damaging economic growth. The Fed is expected to cut interest rates at its Sept. 17-18 meeting, but the data revived fears that months of elevated borrowing costs have already started to pressure the economy.

Traders Are Split on Scale of Cuts Before Fed Kicks Off Easing
  • September 6, 2024

Traders Are Split on Scale of Cuts Before Fed Kicks Off Easing

(Bloomberg) -- Investors in the US Treasury market are divided on whether the Federal Reserve will opt for a supersized interest-rate cut later this month — though they still expect the central bank to imminently kick off its easing cycle.Most Read from BloombergWorld's Second Tallest Tower Spurs Debate About Who Needs ItHow Americans Voted Their Way Into a Housing CrisisThe Plan for the World’s Most Ambitious Skyscraper RenovationUC Berkeley Gives Transfer Students a Purpose-Built Home on Campu

Wall Street Traders Suddenly Converge on Economic Hazards Ahead
  • September 6, 2024

Wall Street Traders Suddenly Converge on Economic Hazards Ahead

(Bloomberg) -- For those on Wall Street clinging to the bull case on the economy, life is getting harder.Most Read from BloombergWorld's Second Tallest Tower Spurs Debate About Who Needs ItHow Americans Voted Their Way Into a Housing CrisisThe Plan for the World’s Most Ambitious Skyscraper RenovationUC Berkeley Gives Transfer Students a Purpose-Built Home on CampusRome May Start Charging Entry to the Trevi FountainTroubling data – long foretold in the bond and commodity markets – woke traders ac

Hedge Funds Slash Bets on an Oil Rally to Lowest Ever Amid Rout
  • September 6, 2024

Hedge Funds Slash Bets on an Oil Rally to Lowest Ever Amid Rout

(Bloomberg) -- Hedge funds turned the least bullish on crude in records going back more than 13 years on the prospect of swelling supplies and waning demand.Most Read from BloombergWorld's Second Tallest Tower Spurs Debate About Who Needs ItHow Americans Voted Their Way Into a Housing CrisisThe Plan for the World’s Most Ambitious Skyscraper RenovationUC Berkeley Gives Transfer Students a Purpose-Built Home on CampusRome May Start Charging Entry to the Trevi FountainMoney managers decreased their

Newest Jobs Data Fail to Resolve Fed Debate Over September Cut
  • September 6, 2024

Newest Jobs Data Fail to Resolve Fed Debate Over September Cut

(Bloomberg) -- The latest snapshot of the US labor market left open the possibility the Federal Reserve will go big as it begins cutting interest rates, though two key officials on Friday stopped short of endorsing such a move at their meeting this month.Most Read from BloombergWorld's Second Tallest Tower Spurs Debate About Who Needs ItHow Americans Voted Their Way Into a Housing CrisisThe Plan for the World’s Most Ambitious Skyscraper RenovationUC Berkeley Gives Transfer Students a Purpose-Bui