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Germany's inflation surges to 2.4% as it narrowly skirts a technical recession
Germany's inflation surged to 2.4% in October, back above the European Central Bank's 2% target, even as the country narrowly avoided a technical recession in the third quarter.Business - CNBC - October 30 -
7 big clues that a recession is going to clobber the stock market
“I would be well below my maximum equity allocation,” investment strategist Doug Ramsey cautions.Business - MarketWatch - 4 days ago -
Democratic strategist Joel Payne on the next steps for the Democratic Party after their loss
Following setbacks in the White House and Senate, Democrats are looking to assess what went wrong in the election. CBS News political contributor Joel Payne joins "CBS Mornings Plus" to talk about ...Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
Europe’s fiscal tug of war
Pressure to display fiscal discipline is no less high than pressure to spend more on security and economic innovationWorld - Financial Times - October 26 -
American consumers are increasingly underwater on their car loans
Edmunds.com reported that the average amount owed on upside-down loans climbed to an all-time high of $6,458 during the third quarter.Business - CNBC - October 15 -
American consumers are increasingly underwater on their car loans
DETROIT — A growing number of Americans with auto loans owe more than their vehicles are worth, according to a report Tuesday from Edmunds.com.Top stories - NBC News - October 15 -
Wells Fargo CEO calls consumers 'extremely resilient'
Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf gave CNBC's Jim Cramer a positive read on the consumer landscape.Business - CNBC - October 15 -
Consumer Fears of Credit Card Delinquency Rise
A monthly New York Fed survey finds that while people felt generally positive about inflation, income, and jobs, fear of failing to make debt payments rose to a four-year high.Business - Inc. - October 16 -
Consumer watchdog cautions companies against snooping on workers
Surveillance tech has expanded abilities of firms to track employees, often without their consent, fed agency says.Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
UK consumer and business confidence weaken ahead of Budget
Indices hit lowest levels this year as Britons ‘hold their breath’ for tax rises on October 30Business - Financial Times - October 24 -
FirstFT: US consumers continue to spend, spend, spend
Also in today’s newsletter, North Korea fires its longest-ever test missile, and the activists ready to challenge the election resultWorld - Financial Times - October 31 -
Carlsberg Misses Sales Expectations on Weak Consumer Backdrop
The Copenhagen-based brewer didn’t meet revenue and sales volumes expectations due to a poor performance in China and other countries, but reiterated its full-year guidance.Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 31 -
Consumers are anxious ahead of the election. Corporate America is feeling it
Like it or not, there’s an election on Tuesday. Voters are stressed. And to at least a small degree, so are corporations.Business - MarketWatch - 5 days ago -
The thought of a Trump presidency is eating me alive | Francine Prose
I look the way people do outside the intensive care unit, as they wait to learn whether a friend will survive. Our friend, in this case, is democracy. US election 2024 – live news updates US ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
While Europe frets, India expects
European foreboding about peace and stability in the world finds little echo in New DelhiBusiness - Financial Times - October 14 -
Trump II: the military threat to Europe
Nato without the US is a hypothetical, but it could happen as early as next yearWorld - Financial Times - October 24 -
Halloween festival ends in carnival atmosphere
The four-day programme of events came to a close with a parade and riverfront fireworks display.Top stories - BBC News - October 31 -
Europe is trapped between technocracy and democracy
As the EU fills its top jobs, the risk is that von der Leyen will end up as a leader without followers in national capitalsWorld - Financial Times - 4 days ago -
Claudia Sahm says her namesake recession indicator may have been a false alarm — this time
The economist tells MarketWatch the unusual features of this economy mean that if the Sahm rule was going to break, it would be during this period.Business - MarketWatch - October 15 -
Investing legend Jim Rogers expects an ‘extremely bad’ recession. Why he’s buying silver instead of gold.
The U.S. economy is getting closer to suffering an “extremely bad” recession — one that’ll lead investors to seek out more gold and silver, Jim Rogers told MarketWatch during a Zoom interview this ...Business - MarketWatch - October 24 -
‘FOMO’ could help drive stocks higher after the election, one top Goldman Sachs strategist says
The upcoming U.S. election has helped inspire a sense of foreboding on Wall Street, judging by the still-elevated level of the Cboe Volatility Index, otherwise known as the VIX or the stock ...Business - MarketWatch - October 28 -
US economic growth slows, as Germany avoids recession and France gets Olympics boost – business live
Eurozone GDP grew by 0.4% in the last quarter, faster than expected, as Germany’s economy avoids second contraction in a row. Autumn budget live: major tax rises expected as Rachel Reeves ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
This popular ‘Trump trade’ may have run its course — at least for now, strategist says
One key ally of former President Donald Trump grabbed headlines recently when he suggested that $2 trillion in federal spending could be cut during a second Trump Administration. That could mean ...Business - MarketWatch - October 30 -
Inflation is going higher, this market strategist says. Here’s his master ETF plan to profit from it.
Hedgeye’s Keith McCullough is long gold, utilities, real estate and emerging markets ETFs.Business - MarketWatch - 6 days ago -
Trump vs. Harris: Wall Street’s Top Strategists Share Their Biggest Concerns on the Election
From stocks and taxes to political gridlock, money managers and investors shared forecasts surrounding the White House.Business - Inc. - 4 days ago -
Former GOP strategist: 'Garbage' remark from MSG rally could cost Trump election
Former Republican strategist Mark McKinnon said Monday he thinks the comedian who made the controversial joke calling Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage” last week could cost former ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
40% of investors are considering this money move after the election: It may cost them 'really great gains,' says market strategist
Making decisions about your portfolio based on the election will likely cost you, experts say. Here's how to keep anxiety from hurting your finances.Business - CNBC - 3 days ago -
Yellen was no Hamilton: Why one JPMorgan strategist blames Treasury chief for Harris loss
Janet Yellen had a low media profile heading into Vice President Kamala Harris’s loss.Business - MarketWatch - Yesterday -
Democratic strategist says her party has lost 'common sense' and the ability to speak to 'normal people'
Democratic strategist Julie Roginsky hit the party over what she said is a lack of "common sense" and an inability to "speak to people like they're normal" just days after Vice President Harris's ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Where interest rates are heading
The neutral ‘R-star’ level will be higher but the more notable change will be a steepening of the bond yield curveWorld - Financial Times - October 14 -
Here’s What Consumer Power Will Tell Us About the Economy
Corporate earnings reports and retail sales data could offer evidence that the U.S. economy is resilient as inflation ebbs.Business - Inc. - October 14