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    Consumer spending holds steady despite rising prices, cooling job market

    The unexpectedly sunny spending data followed an upward revision in second quarter gross domestic product growth to 3.8% from 3.3%.

    By • Sept. 26, 2025
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    One-third of corporate spending aligns with sustainability: Risilience

    Fifty-two percent of large companies have created plans to achieve net-zero carbon emissions, and 30% are drawing up such roadmaps, Risilience found in a survey.

    By • Sept. 24, 2025
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    Powell calls for bolstering job market while warning of rising inflation

    Given a “less dynamic and somewhat softer labor market, the downside risks to employment have risen,” Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said. 

    By • Sept. 23, 2025
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    Fed’s Miran calls for slashing main interest rate to avert job loss

    Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran brushed aside concerns that he has weakened the Fed’s independence by not resigning as the top White House economic adviser.

    By • Sept. 22, 2025
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    CEO sentiment, capital spending plans rise: Business Roundtable

    Seventy-one percent of U.S. CEOs expect sales revenue to increase during the next six months, an increase of 4 percentage points since the second quarter, the Business Roundtable said.

    By • Sept. 19, 2025
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    Tariff ‘drag’ will slow GDP growth to 1.6% this year: Conference Board

    The economy is headed for “a substantial slowdown from 2.8% [growth] in 2024,” a Conference Board executive said, citing headwinds from import taxes.

    By • Sept. 18, 2025
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    Fed trims main rate by quarter-point, forecasts two more cuts this year

    Policymakers reduced borrowing costs for the first time in 2025 as concerns about a decline in hiring prompted them to put on hold efforts to curb inflation to their 2% target.

    By • Updated Sept. 17, 2025
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    Retail sales exceed forecasts despite sinking consumer sentiments

    Consumer spending has held steady in recent months even amid rising price pressures, a slowdown in hiring and an increase in unemployment.

    By • Sept. 16, 2025
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    Consumers cautiously approach holiday spending as mood slumps: McKinsey

    “More individuals express mixed feelings about the economy, highlighting how economic pressures are taking a toll on consumer confidence,” McKinsey said.

    By • Sept. 15, 2025
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    Consumer confidence falls on dimming outlook for labor market

    “After months of a frozen job market with little hiring outside of healthcare, people now see more industries turning to layoffs,” Navy Federal Credit Union Chief Economist Heather Long said.

    By • Sept. 12, 2025
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    Inflation speeds up to 2.9%, fastest pace in 2025, as job market slows

    The CPI data showed that the highest U.S. tariffs since the 1930s are pushing up prices across the economy.

    By • Sept. 11, 2025
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    Producer prices fall, bolstering argument for Fed rate cut

    The fresh data on prices paid to producers differ from other recent signs that inflation persists well above the Fed’s 2% long-run goal.

    By • Sept. 10, 2025
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    Small business optimism rises on sales outlook, labor demand falls: NFIB

    The proportion of small businesses reporting that they are hiring slumped 4 percentage points in August compared with July, the National Federation of Independent Business said.

    By • Sept. 9, 2025
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    Dell CFO resigns after two years in seat

    Yvonne McGill’s time as finance chief capped a nearly 30-year career at the Texas-based PC-maker. She is credited with helping grow Dell’s AI business.

    By • Sept. 9, 2025
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    Fed primed for rate cut as hiring slumps, unemployment inches up to 4.3%

    Traders in interest rate futures, responding to new labor market data, increased the odds that the Fed will cut the benchmark interest rate by at least 0.75 percentage point before next year.

    By • Sept. 5, 2025
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    Miran comes under fire in nomination hearing over future Fed independence

    “Are you Donald Trump's puppet?” Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., asked Council of Economic Advisers Chair Stephen Miran during his testimony before the Senate Banking Commitee.

    By • Sept. 4, 2025
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    Layoffs rise, job openings fall to lowest level in 10 months: BLS

    “I expect the labor market to gradually cool and remain near full employment with the risks tilted to the downside,” St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President Alberto Musalem said.

    By • Sept. 3, 2025
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    US factory output, employment sag as prices rise: ISM

    Results from an Institute for Supply Management survey added to evidence that the Federal Reserve may face a stark dilemma at a monetary policy meeting this month.

    By • Sept. 2, 2025
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    Only 10% of job seekers believe recruiters see most applications, survey finds

    Amid skepticism around AI’s growing impact on hiring, some candidates doubt humans see their resumes and report ditching the process midstream.

    By • Sept. 2, 2025
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    Tariffs pose ‘elevated risk’ of unleashing high inflation: Atlanta Fed

    “Firms with supply chains that rely on imported goods have revised up their year-ahead [price] expectations markedly,” economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta said.

    By • Aug. 27, 2025
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    Consumer confidence dips on anxiety about jobs, income: Conference Board

    The average 12-month expectation for inflation jumped to 6.2% this month from 5.7% in July, the Conference Board found in a consumer survey.

    By • Aug. 26, 2025
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    Most economists see inflation persisting above 2% through 2026: NABE

    Six out of 10 economists deem fiscal policy as “too stimulative,” the largest share in seven years, the National Association for Business Economics found in a survey.

    By • Aug. 25, 2025
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    Powell clears path for Fed rate cut, flagging labor market weakness

    A speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell prompted futures traders to increase the odds that policymakers will trim borrowing costs on Sept. 17.

    By • Aug. 22, 2025
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    Solid manufacturing, services signal rebounding Q3 growth: S&P Global

    Economic growth will likely quicken during the third quarter and expand at a 2.3% annualized rate, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta said.

    By • Aug. 21, 2025
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    State data highlight stability in US labor market: San Francisco Fed

    Release of a report on gauging employment by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco precedes an annual Fed meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, titled “Labor Markets in Transition.”

    By • Aug. 19, 2025