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Fed might shed light on prospects for rate cuts in 2024
When its latest policy meeting ends Wednesday, the Federal Reserve is likely to provide some highly anticipated hints about the extent of rate cuts next year.
When its latest policy meeting ends Wednesday, the Federal Reserve is likely to provide some highly anticipated hints about the extent of rate cuts next year.
The latest data on consumer inflation showed that prices in some areas—services such as rents, restaurants and auto insurance—continued to rise uncomfortably fast.
Tuesday’s inflation report from the Labor Department is expected to show that businesses kept overall prices unchanged for a second straight month. But a closely watched category called “core prices” is predicted to outpace the Federal Reserve’s 2% annual target.
The November jobs report from the Labor Department is expected to show that employers added a still-solid 172,500 jobs last month, according to a survey of economists by FactSet.
The heads of the nation’s biggest banks told Congress there are reasons to be concerned about the health of U.S. consumers—particularly poor and low-income borrowers.
The unemployment rate has come in below 4% for 21 straight months, the longest such streak since the 1960s.
Only 24% of economists surveyed by the National Association for Business Economics said they see a recession in 2024 as more likely than not.
The figures are consistent with expectations that the economy will moderate in the fourth quarter following the strongest growth pace in nearly two years.
Even with the downward revision, consumer spending remained robust, underpinned by a resilient jobs market and a flurry of travel and events.
Many retailers ordered fewer goods for this holiday season and pushed holiday sales earlier in October than last year to help shoppers spread out their spending.
The claims are viewed as a proxy for layoffs and remain extraordinarily low by historical standards, signalling that most Americans enjoy unusual job security.
The National Retail Federation projects that an estimated 182 million people are planning to shop in-stores and online through the five-day Thanksgiving weekend.
Many factors lie behind the disconnect, but economists increasingly point to one in particular: The lingering financial and psychological effects of the worst bout of inflation in four decades.
The latest monthly report offers a dose of encouragement as the Federal Reserve looks for enough progress to let up on its fight to tame consumer prices and slow the economy.
To take full advantage of the new economic opportunities coming Indiana’s away, addressing education and workforce development deficiencies will be paramount.
With more than 80% of S&P 500 firms having reported, fewer than half have beaten revenue estimates for the third quarter—the lowest share since the same period in 2019, according to data compiled by Bloomberg Intelligence.
Policymakers are grappling with how much more pressure to keep on an economy that has largely shrugged off the central bank’s moves to slow it down.
American consumers are feeling increasingly less confident these days as fears of an oncoming recession remain elevated.
About three-quarters of Americans describe the nation’s economy as poor, which is in line with measurements from early last year.
September’s month-to-month price increase exceeds a pace consistent with the Fed’s 2% annual inflation target, and it compounds already higher costs for such necessities as rent, food and gas.