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Economic News and Analysis

The latest news and analysis about the health of the US economy.

Economic News

  • Business
    Bloomberg

    Wall Street Hit by Fed Jitters to Close Wild April: Markets Wrap

    (Bloomberg) -- The stock market sank in the final stretch of April and bond yields climbed on concern that stubborn inflation will force the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates higher for longer.Most Read from BloombergHSBC CEO Quinn Unexpectedly Steps Down After Almost 5 YearsBinance and CZ’s Fortunes Are Set to Grow, Even in JailTesla Soars on Tentative China Approval for Driving SystemS&P 500 Falls 1% at End of Worst Month in 2024: Markets WrapStocks Trade for 390 Minutes a Day. Increasing

  • Business
    Bloomberg

    Rogoff Says Markets Will Thwart Any Political Pressure on Fed

    (Bloomberg) -- Harvard University economics professor Kenneth Rogoff said that financial markets would effectively impose restraint on any move by a US president to force the Federal Reserve into easing monetary policy.Most Read from BloombergHSBC CEO Quinn Unexpectedly Steps Down After Almost 5 YearsBinance and CZ’s Fortunes Are Set to Grow, Even in JailTesla Soars on Tentative China Approval for Driving SystemS&P 500 Falls 1% at End of Worst Month in 2024: Markets WrapStocks Trade for 390 Minu

  • Business
    Bloomberg

    Oil Sinks Near Lowest in a Month, Testing Key Technical Level

    (Bloomberg) -- Oil slid near its lowest price in a month as the potential for a cease-fire in the Middle East eased geopolitical tensions. Most Read from BloombergHSBC CEO Quinn Unexpectedly Steps Down After Almost 5 YearsBinance and CZ’s Fortunes Are Set to Grow, Even in JailTesla Soars on Tentative China Approval for Driving SystemS&P 500 Falls 1% at End of Worst Month in 2024: Markets WrapStocks Trade for 390 Minutes a Day. Increasingly, Only 10 MatterWest Texas Intermediate settled below $82