The Economy Is Slowing at the Perfect Speed. Here’s 1 Potential Problem for Stocks.

The Federal Reserve got the jobs report it wanted and the market got more bullish on rate cuts. Why the resulting stock rally could make that less likely. Read More

US Economy News Today: Fed's Bowman Still Sees Case for Interest Rate Hikes If Inflation Persists

Federal Reserve speakers continued to speak about their fight against inflation and a leading economic indicators index showed declines over the past six months. Read More

GDP Grew Only 1.6% in Q1 in First Sign of Slowing Growth as Businesses Trimmed Inventories, Imports Surged

In what could be the first significant sign the U.S. economy may be slowing from the weight of higher interest rates, gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of 1.6% in the first quarter. Read More

The U.S. economy and inflation might be cooling off, but lower interest rates are still far away

Is the economy headed in the right direction? Wall Street investors certainly think so. They drove U.S. stocks to a record high this week. Why the optimism? The inflation rate didn’t get any worse ... Read More

Here's the Real Reason the Global Economy is Slowing Down

In 2015 that number was 3.1% and ... is slowing is related to productivity. If productivity doesn't improve, slower economic growth will be the "new normal." And this is a global problem. Read More

The Economy And Stocks: Betwixt And Between

Despite the overall good news of the economy adding ... In the last twelve recessions, stocks have declined by 24%. The markets have priced in an economic slowdown but not yet a recession. Read More

Legendary investor reveals his 'best investments' for a slowing economy

So what’s the prognosis for the economy from here? “Recession in the fourth quarter,” Gross says. GDP growth registered an annualized 2.1% for the second quarter. He said he’s also ... Read More

Stocks, Bonds Tumble After Economic Data Release

Worries about slowing economic ... stocks and government bonds Thursday. A drop in shares of bellwether stock Caterpillar helped push the Dow Jones Industrial Average down more than 300 points ... Read More

Economic News

The Paris-based energy watchdog lowered its growth outlook for this year by 140,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 1.1 million bpd, largely citing weak demand in developed OECD nations. Meanwhile ... Read More

Economy News

An economy is an area of production, distribution, trade and consumption of goods and services by different agents. Any given economy is a product of current and past culture, technology ... Read More

Retiring in a Slowing Economy? 3 Steps Can Help You Prepare

That’s where a well-thought-out financial plan can help make a comfortable retirement possible – even during a tough economy ... considering retiring soon, here are three actions I generally ... Read More