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  • Aug 30, 2024

Federal Reserve's favored inflation gauge shows price pressures easing as rate cuts near

An inflation measure closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained low last month, extending a trend of cooling price increases that clears the way for the Fed to start cutting its key interest rate next month for the first time in 4 1/2 years. Prices rose just 0.2% from June to July, the Commerce Department said Friday, up a tick from the previous month’s 0.1% increase. The slowdown in inflation could upend former President Donald Trump's efforts to saddle Vice President Kamala Harris with blame for rising prices.

  • Aug 30, 2024

Germany’s Struggling Economy Starts to Take a Toll on Its Banks

(Bloomberg) -- Germany’s banks are starting to feel the pinch from the stagnating economy.Most Read from BloombergDense Cities With Low Emissions Suffer Most From Air Pollution, Study FindsIntergenerational Housing Could Help Older Adults Combat LonelinessA Guide to Urban Swimming in Europe, Beyond the SeineTurkey Plans Istanbul Taxi Surge to Tackle ComplaintsAs Rural Hospitals Shutter Maternity Wards, Urban Ones FollowRisk provisioning by the country’s largest lenders rose almost 50% in the fir

  • Aug 30, 2024

Brazil’s Unemployment Rate Drops Again as Economy Stays Strong

(Bloomberg) -- Brazil’s unemployment rate fell in line with expectations as a strong jobs market propels growth and piles pressure on the central bank to lift doubt-digit interest rates even higher.Most Read from BloombergDense Cities With Low Emissions Suffer Most From Air Pollution, Study FindsIntergenerational Housing Could Help Older Adults Combat LonelinessA Guide to Urban Swimming in Europe, Beyond the SeineTurkey Plans Istanbul Taxi Surge to Tackle ComplaintsAs Rural Hospitals Shutter Mat

  • Aug 30, 2024

Stock market today: Wall Street leans toward more gains ahead of important U.S. inflation update

Wall Street pointed toward gains early Friday ahead of a highly anticipated inflation update from the U.S. government. Futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.4% before the bell, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%. Chipmakers were broadly higher before the open, led by Marvell Technology, which was up 10.6% after its latest quarterly results hit Wall Street's sales and profit targets.

  • Aug 30, 2024

U.S. home prices forecast to rise modestly as Fed cuts rates - Reuters poll

U.S. home prices will rise relatively modestly this year and next despite tight supply and expected U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate cuts, according to housing analysts polled by Reuters who said purchasing affordability will improve but would remain strained. Forecasts for U.S. house prices have barely changed since the previous survey three months ago, despite more aggressive expectations in financial markets for interest rate cuts, suggesting this upswing will be more subdued than in the recent past. Much of that price appreciation has to do with homeowners who have locked in low 30-year mortgage rates - most under 5% and some even below 3% - and who are unwilling to part ways with their homes on such cheap deals.

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