Wholesale price figure rises unexpectedly in August
Core wholesale prices, which exclude volatile food and energy prices, rose more than expected, further dampening hopes for a 50 basis point rate cut next week. The U.S. government's producer price index, which tracks the costs of goods and services from domestic producers, rose 0.2% last month, in line with economists' expectations, according to a […]
Consumer Price Index eases, but core inflation rises unexpectedly
A surprise rise in a measure of underlying inflation last month dampened hopes of a big interest rate cut at the Federal Reserve's meeting next week. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the consumer price index rose 2.5% in August from a year earlier and 0.2% from the previous month, in line with […]
Core Durable Goods Orders Unexpectedly Tumble
U.S. orders for core capital goods fell 0.1 percent in July, the latest sign of weakness in U.S. manufacturing. Core capital goods are durable goods excluding military products and aircraft. Orders have declined month-over-month in four of the first seven months of this year. Compared to the first seven months of 2023, orders for non-defense […]
Housing Starts Unexpectedly Plunged In July
Homebuilders backed away from new homebuilding and construction plans in July, threatening to worsen home affordability in the United States. The Census Bureau said Friday that the pace of new project starts fell 6.8% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.238 million. Economists had been expecting a pace of 1.342 million. The number of […]
US job growth slows to 114K in July while unemployment unexpectedly jumps
Construction is booming in states such as Arizona, California, Florida and Texas. U.S. job growth slowed sharply in July and the unemployment rate unexpectedly rose to its highest level in nearly three years. The Labor Department said on Friday that employers 114,000 jobs The number of people employed in July rose by 15,000 year-on-year, short […]
PGA Tour winner and broadcaster Mark Carnevale dies ‘unexpectedly’ at 64
Mark Carnevale, former PGA TOUR The golfer and longtime announcer died “suddenly” on Monday, more than a week after covering the Genesis Scottish Open, the tour confirmed. He was 64 years old. “Mark was a long-time and beloved member of the Tour family,” PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said in a statement. Mark Carnevale hits […]
Consumer Sentiment Unexpectedly Sinks To 8 Month Low
The Biden campaign had hoped that a recent drop in inflation might lift voters’ views of the economy, but those hopes took a hit on Friday after the University of Michigan said its gauge of consumer sentiment fell to its lowest level in eight months in early July. Preliminary results from the University of Michigan […]
Inflation unexpectedly rose to 2.7% in June in producer price index
Inflation as measured by the producer price index rose to 2.7% for the year ending in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, some bad news for the Federal Reserve and President Joe Biden. Economists had forecast a slight rise in inflation from 2.2% in May. On a month-to-month basis, the producer price index increased by 0.2 percentage points, more than expected. […]
Inflation unexpectedly drops to 3% in June
Nancy Tengler, CEO and CIO of Laffer Tengler Investments, explains why she recommends investing in stocks over bonds over the long term. Inflation rate fell more than expected in June Federal Reserve Prices remained uncomfortably high for millions of Americans. The Labor Department said Thursday that the Consumer Price Index (CPI), a broad gauge of […]
UK new car sales hit 1m in first half for first time since 2019; German factory orders fall unexpectedly – business live | Business
Important Events SMMT chief executive Mike Hawes was asked earlier how demand for electric cars was holding up. “It’s OK,” he said, but added that it will be a long and difficult road before electric vehicles hit the mass market. June was okay, but what we’ve seen is that we’ve hit a kind of plateau. […]