The inflation outlook continues to improve. The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index, the assessment of inflation most closely tracked by the
First-quarter earnings season is now in the rearview mirror. For the three-month period, profit growth for the S&P 500 companies averaged around 13%. That
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The pace of price growth showed further signs of easing in April. On the heels of a more-benign Consumer Price Index report, the companion Labor Department
The United States and China have agreed to pause most of the tariffs between the two nations. They will attempt to renegotiate a comprehensive trade deal
The U.S. economy contracted in the first quarter. The Commerce Department reported that gross domestic product (GDP) decreased slightly, at an estimated
The U.S. economy is beginning to slow. A confluence of factors, including weakening consumer sentiment amid the ongoing global trade war; inflation still for
The world is in the midst of a global trade war. This commenced with the Trump Administration implementing across-the-board 10% tariffs on 185 nations
A global trade war commenced in early April. The first salvo was sent by the Trump Administration when it implemented a universal tariff rate of 10% on goods
Inflation remains sticky. This was evident in the February personal income and spending report from the Labor Department. The Personal Consumption Expenditures
The Federal Reserve is taking a wait-and-see approach on the monetary policy front. After cutting the federal funds rate by a full percentage point last fall
The Federal Reserve received some positive news on the inflation front. After the February Consumer Price Index (CPI) came in cooler than expected, the Labor
