Flip From AI Rally Chase to Bubble Fear Spurs Options Demand
No matter which way the S&P 500 Index goes after a tumultuous month, options volatility looks to be…
Data Fog Intensifying for Fed as Shutdown Delays US Inflation Numbers
Two monthly jobs reports have fallen victim to the longest US government shutdown and a key inflation snapshot…
Trump proposes 50-year mortgage to help affordability
Trump on Saturday posted an image on social that seemed to suggest he would be proposing 50-year mortgages,…
Map Shows States Where Household Debt Is Increasing
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released its quarterly report this week, finding the total household debt…
US Treasuries Stall as Conflicting Jobs Data Cloud Fed Outlook
Treasury market bulls and bears fought to a draw this week as conflicting private-sector data on the health…
BlackRock’s Rieder Sees Soft Jobs Market, Wants Fed Rate at 3%
BlackRock Inc. executive Rick Rieder, who is among those being considered to succeed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell,…
US Consumers See Worse Job Market, Muted Inflation in Fed Survey
Americans’ perceptions of the job market worsened in October while their expectations for inflation edged lower, according to…
US Consumer Sentiment Declines to Near Lowest on Record
US consumer sentiment tumbled to near the lowest on record as the government shutdown weighed on the economic…
‘Jenga Tower’ US Economy Teeters as Middle Class Pulls Back Spending
While the cost of living isn’t going up nearly as fast as it did in 2022, consumer prices…
US Treasuries Jump as Weak Jobs Data Fuel Rate-Cut Bets
Treasuries rallied after private measures of US economic data pointed to a stumbling jobs market, spurring traders to…
US Economy at Risk of Weakening With Growing Gap Between Rich and Poor
The surprising resilience of the US economy this year is masking underlying weakness among low- and middle-income households,…
US Has Most October Layoffs in Over 20 Years on AI and Cost Cuts
US companies announced the most job cuts for any October in more than two decades as artificial intelligence…