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September 9, 2024

Morgan Stanley cuts oil forecast again as concerns deepen

(Bloomberg) -- Morgan Stanley reduced its Brent crude price forecasts for the second time in a matter of weeks, as demand challenges mount while supplies remain plentiful.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 CampusRome May Start Charging Entry to the Trevi FountainThe global bench

September 9, 2024

The Bond Market Rally Rides on How Fast the Fed Cuts Rates

(Bloomberg) -- Bond traders who struggled to predict how high the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates are finding the way down just as vexing.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 CampusRome May Start Charging Entry to the Trevi FountainAt TCW Group Inc., Jamie Patton, the c

September 8, 2024

Why it may not be fair to say Fed made inflation 'mistake'

While high inflation is a headache for consumers, at least some of it was the result of newly employed people finally being able to afford to purchase goods and services.

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

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

September 7, 2024

The jobs report answered one key question — but left us guessing on another

The August jobs report was supposed to clear up a suite of questions about the economy and what comes next. It only answered one of them.

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.

September 6, 2024

'The time has come': Why the August jobs report keeps the Fed on track for a 25 basis point rate cut

A rebound in the job market in August that still showed signs of cooling is likely to keep the Federal Reserve on track to cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point this month.

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.

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

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