G20 financial chiefs flag global economic 'soft landing', warn of risks from war

G20 financial leaders said on Friday the global economy was likely heading for a "soft landing", but warned wars and escalating conflicts could endanger this outlook, while more global cooperation ... Read More

How a slowing GDP might be good news for the economy

The Federal Reserve will be looking for signs that the economy is slowing in a manageable way so that it can cut interest rates. Read More

The economic slowdown that wasn't

Economists anticipated lackluster economic growth last quarter. Instead, growth surged, a sign of the still-resilient economy. Why it matters: The soft landing was very much intact this spring. Price ... Read More

Fact Check: FTSE 100 fluctuations on July 5 not evidence Britain’s Labour crashed economy

An image showing the fluctuations of London's FTSE 100 stock index over a day is not evidence Britain’s new government crashed the economy, contrary to online claims. Read More

Will the Stock Market Crash in 2024? 6 Risk Factors

On the plus side, the S&P 500 is up 18.8% year to date through July 16, an encouraging number at the halfway point of 2024. The index is also up 7.4% since the beginning of June, reducing any talk ... Read More

Economy Grew Slightly Better Than Forecast in Q1 But Is Still Slowing

but that is down from 4.1% in early May. The economy expanded at a 3.4% pace in the fourth quarter. The slowdown in the economy could not come at a worse time for President Joe Biden as he gets ... Read More

The New World Economy In Five Trends

The five trends are (1) Innovation (2) Climate (3) Multi-Globalization (4) Debt and (5) Ageing. Since I’ve written about these topics in previous posts, instead of reviewing each trend, I’ve borrowed ... Read More

First-quarter GDP grew a soft 1.4%, but the U.S. economy might have more ‘spring’ in its step

Big picture: Some of the shine was taken off GDP in the first quarter after a string of strong readings, but the economy is still expanding. Growth is not expected to improve much, though ... Read More

It’s the economy, stupid. Here’s what you need to know about it for the presidential debate

That’s because the economy has consistently ranked among the top — if not the very top — voter issues in presidential election after presidential ... in a May ABC News/Ipsos poll indicating ... Read More

AMD Might Not Beat Nvidia, but Here's Why It's Still a Long-Term Buy

Nvidia's unprecedented revenue growth, its rising stock price and consequential market capitalization have all demonstrated that the AI infrastructure market is sustainable and unbounded. Read More

US Economy News Today: Newly Built Homes Sales Fell Short of Expectations

Today, mortgage applications fell and data is being released on trade, retail inventories, services and manufacturing. Read More