Articles by tag: Federal Reserve

In the chaotic landscape of the global economy, the recent Consumer Price Index (CPI) reports have offered a small glimmer of hope. Data suggests that the stringent measures taken to combat the inflationary highs of 2022, which peaked at 9.1%, are beginning to bear fruit. Inflation in the United States eased to a multiyear low […]

The dance between inflation and interest rates is a delicate one, and the Federal Reserve’s role as the choreographer is critical. With the release of June’s CPI report, how should businesses gauge the health of the market and the chance for further interest rate hikes. What will be the Federal Reserve’s next move? June’s […]

As the Federal Reserve signals intent to raise interest rates at least one more this year after its most recent bump, the marketplace is set for a liquidity shift reminiscent of the early 1990s. The impact of further interest rate hikes on top-tier blue chip corporations is palpable; the downstream effects to other companies […]

The recent interest rate hike has brought us to the highest interest rates we’ve seen in over a decade. Even though the Fed is hinting at this being the highest point for the current saga of interest rate increases, businesses should carefully consider their debt spending strategies. The Federal Reserve has approved its 10th […]

The U.S. banking system is under scrutiny after the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, leading to a review of the oversight mechanisms for financial institutions that are supposedly in place to more proactively detect dangerous banking activity. Along with the Fed’s continued interest rate hikes, SVB’s failed bet on government bonds investments, and the nature of […]

Gauging the consequences and status of persisting inflation can be a slippery endeavor, as most inflation news usually carries good and bad elements. Based on the most recent inflation update, the February CPI report, inflation seems to be meagerly slowing down; consumer prices have risen 6% since last February, down from the 6.4% YoY increase […]

Inflation in the U.S. reached its highest rate in four decades at 6.6 percent in 2022, and as prices rose, consumers were naturally expected to shift gears and slow down on spending. A record-setting holiday season for retail sales assuaged some of those concerns. Couple that with the most recent CPI report, which had some […]

(Bloomberg) — The US economy beat expectations in the last quarter of 2022, posting the kind of mild slowdown that the Federal Reserve wants to see as it attempts to tame inflation without choking off growth. Economists who dug into the details, though, saw enough warning signs – especially in weakening demand among American consumers […]

With the S&P 500 down at about 20% and the Nasdaq down at almost 30%, a lot of questions have been flying around about what’s causing the declines and volatility in the stock market. Many have said the market is just trying to balance itself after the spike during the COVID-19 period, while others […]