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Economy

“Retail sales rose 0.7% in September, much stronger than estimate”

“…Excluding autos, sales were up 0.6%, also well ahead of the forecast for just 0.2%. The so-called control group, which strips out items such as auto dealers, gas stations, office supply stores, mobile homes and tobacco stores and is used… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Retail sales rose 0.4% in April, less than expected as consumers struggle with inflation”

“…The advanced sales report showed an increase of 0.4%, below the Dow Jones estimate for 0.8%. Excluding auto-related figures, sales increased 0.4%, which was in line with expectations. As the numbers are not adjusted for inflation, the headline increase equaled the 0.4%… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Private payrolls rose by 145,000 in March, well below expectations, ADP says”

“Private sector hiring decelerated in March, flashing another potential sign that U.S. economic growth is heading for a sharp slowdown or recession, payroll processing firm ADP reported Wednesday. Company payrolls rose by just 145,000 for the month, down from an… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Private payrolls rose by 242,000 in February, better than expected, ADP says”

“…Private payrolls increased by 242,000 for the month, ahead of the Dow Jones estimate for 205,000 and well above the upwardly revised 119,000 jobs gain, from 106,000, in January. Wage growth decelerated slightly, with those remaining in their jobs seeing… Continue Reading…

Business

“Billionaire investment guru Warren Buffett issues stark inflation warning: ‘Fiscal deficits have consequences’ – after rate rose to 5.4% and Wall Street saw its worst week of 2023”

“Billionaire investor Warren Buffett sent out a clear warning to his shareholders as the Fed‘s inflation measure jumped to 5.4 percent over the last month. In his much acclaimed annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, Buffett, 92, warned that ‘huge and entrenched… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Wholesale prices rose 0.3% in November, more than expected, despite hopes that inflation is cooling”

“Wholesale prices rose more than expected in November as food prices surged, dampening hopes that inflation could be headed lower, the Labor Department reported Friday. The producer price index, a measure of what companies get for their products in the… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Consumer prices rose 8.5% in July, less than expected as inflation pressures ease a bit”

“Prices that consumers pay for a variety of goods and services rose 8.5% in July from a year ago, a slowing pace from the previous month due largely to a drop in gasoline prices. On a monthly basis, prices were… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Wholesale prices rose 10.8% in May, near a record annual pace”

“…The producer price index, a measure of the prices paid to producers of goods and services, rose 0.8% for the month and 10.8% over the past year. The monthly rise was in line with Dow Jones estimates and a doubling… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Producer prices rose 11.2% from a year ago in March, the biggest gain on record”

“…The producer price index, which measures the prices paid by wholesalers, increased 11.2% from a year ago, the most in a data series going back to November 2010. On a monthly basis, the gauge climbed 1.4%, above the 1.1% Dow… Continue Reading…

Banking

“The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge rose 5.4% in March, the highest since 1983”

“…Excluding food and energy prices, the personal consumption expenditures price index increased 5.4% from the same period in 2021, the biggest jump going back to April 1983. Including gas and groceries, the headline PCE measure jumped 6.4%, the fastest pace since January… Continue Reading…