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Inflation Set to Rise as Tariff Costs Hit Consumers in 2026
5+ hour, 4+ min ago (599+ words) Our outlook shows inflation ticking up to 2.7%, with GDP growth slowing. The US had nearly beaten back inflation, but tariffs are expected to revive it. After soaring to 6.5% in 2022 (the highest since 1981), PCE inflation dropped to 3.8% in 2023 and 2.6% in 2024. It's…...
December US Jobs Report: Expected Slowdown Materializes With 50,000 Rise in Payrolls
13+ hour, 6+ min ago (138+ words) December US Jobs Report: Expected Slowdown Materializes With 50,000 Rise in Payrolls'Morningstar The US economy added 50,000 jobs in December, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.The unemployment rate fell to 4.4% in December from 4.5% in November.Nonfarm…...
13 Charts on Q4’s Tech Sector Market Jitters
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (872+ words) Investors questioned the AI trade, and the Fed cut rates as the job market cooled. US stocks pushed to record highs in the fourth quarter of 2025, but the upward momentum cooled as some investors began to doubt the durability of…...
NYSE Content Advisory: Pre-Market Update + Wall Street Awaits Fed Minutes after latest Rate Cut
1+ week, 3+ day ago (175+ words) NYSE Content Advisory: Pre-Market Update + Wall Street Awaits Fed Minutes after latest Rate Cut'Morningstar NYSE Content Advisory: Pre-Market Update + Wall Street Awaits Fed Minutes after latest Rate Cut NYSE Content Advisory: Pre-Market Update + Wall Street Awaits Fed Minutes after latest…...
Markets Brief: A Solid Year for Bonds and 60/40 Portfolios
1+ week, 4+ day ago (337+ words) Plus: The outlook for the US dollar and the next big catalyst for the markets. It's been a very good year for stocks, with key equity market benchmarks on track to finish 2025 at or near record highs. But it's also…...
What’s Happening in the Markets This Week
2+ week, 17+ hour ago (17+ words) What's Happening in the Markets This Week'Morningstar Minutes from Federal Open Market Committee to be released....
S&P 500 hits record high on Christmas Eve for first time in more than a decade
2+ week, 3+ day ago (607+ words) By Vivien Lou Chen and Joseph Adinolfi Investors have plenty to be happy about this Christmas as stocks, gold and silver trade in record territory The S&P 500 has delivered a gift of its own for investors this holiday season....
November US Jobs Report: Unemployment Rate Unexpectedly Rises to 4.6%
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3+ week, 3+ day ago (317+ words) US added 64,000 jobs in November after 105,000 decline in October. The US economy added 64,000 jobs in November while the unemployment rate rose to 4.6% from 4.4% in September, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.Due to the federal…...
Dow gains almost 500 points, S&P 500 ends shy of record high after Fed's final rate cut of 2025 bolsters case for early start to 'Santa Claus rally'
4+ week, 2+ day ago (421+ words) By Vivien Lou Chen and Isabel Wang Stock investors cheered Wednesday's Federal Reserve decision to cut rates, sending the S&P 500 shy of a record close and the Dow Jones Industrial Average up almost 500 points. Stocks also have benefited from…...
Silver Hits Fresh Record on U.S. Rate Cut Bets, Supply Tightness
1+ mon, 10+ hour ago (454+ words) Silver prices rallied to new highs on Tuesday, powered by confidence that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this week and fears of a global supply squeeze. Futures in New York were up 4.4% to $60.97 a troy ounce after hitting…...