US Small-Business Optimism Soars to Three-Year-High After Trump Win December 10, 2024 US small-business optimism surged in November to a more than three-year high in anticipation of more favorable economic policies after...
Consumers’ Refusal to Keep Paying Higher Prices May Halt Inflation Spike August 14, 2024 By Christopher Rugaber The great inflation spike of the past three years is nearly spent — and economists credit American consumers for helping...
Social Inflation Fix: Insurers Can’t Be Out Front, Chubb’s Greenberg Says June 6, 2024 By Susanne Sclafane Although insurers can help to stop the growth of social inflation, they can’t lead the effort, an industry executive said...
Fed’s Powell Downplays Potential for a Rate Hike Despite Higher Price Pressures May 16, 2024 By Christopher Rugaber Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the central bank is unlikely to raise its key interest rate in...
US Inflation Up Again in February in Latest Sign Price Pressures Remain Elevated March 14, 2024 By Christopher Rugaber Consumer prices in the United States picked up last month, a sign that inflation remains a persistent challenge for the...
Lingering Inflation Risks Keep Fed Officials in Wait-and-See Mode on Rate Cuts February 14, 2024 By Craig Torres The Federal Reserve entered 2024 within spitting distance of its inflation goal. But that’s not quite close enough for policymakers....
Inflation, Commercial Real Estate Among Top Financial Stability Concerns October 23, 2023 By Pete Schroeder The chance for persistent inflation to keep interest rates higher and potential losses in the commercial real estate market are...
US Pandemic-Era Inflation Mostly Driven by Demand Surge, NY Fed Study Finds August 24, 2022 By Jonnelle Marte The majority of US pandemic-era inflation came from a surge in demand, but supply-chain constraints stoked it further, Federal Reserve...
Euro Zone Growth, Inflation Accelerate but Recession Looms July 29, 2022 By Jan Strupczewski The euro zone economy grew much faster than expected in the second quarter, but economists said it might be the...
Most U.S. Small Businesses Worry Recession is Coming July 13, 2022 By David Lawder Some 93% of small business owners are worried that the United States will enter a recession in the next six...