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MARRAKESH, MOROCCO – OCTOBER 13: Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank Group, speaks during the International Monetary Fund (IMF) meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco on October 13, 2023. (Photo by Abu Adem Muhammed/Anadolu via Getty Images) Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The president of the World Bank on Tuesday said that it

In this article JPM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase speaking with CNBC’s Leslie Picker in Bozeman, MT on Aug. 2nd, 2023. CNBC JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Tuesday warned about the dangers of locking in an outlook about the economy, particularly considering the poor recent track record

Janet Yellen, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, participates in a global infrastructure and investment forum in New York on Sept. 21, 2023. Pool | Via Reuters The federal government wound up its fiscal year in September with a deficit just shy of $1.7 trillion, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced Friday. Wrapping up a

Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic on Friday said he doesn’t envision interest rate cuts happening until well into 2024. Though he cited progress on inflation and a slowing economy, the central bank official told CNBC that there’s still a lot of work to be done before the Fed reaches its inflation goal of 2%

A board displays the exchange rates for Mexican Peso and U.S. Dollar in Mexico City, Mexico March 13, 2023. Raquel Cunha | Reuters People sending money back to Mexico this year have faced a new challenge: the “super peso.” The Mexican currency reached the strongest levels against the U.S. dollar in almost eight years over

Consumers showed surprising strength in September, boosting retail sales well above expectations despite high interest rates and worries over a weakening economy. Retail sales rose 0.7% on the month, well above the 0.3% Dow Jones estimate, according to the advance report the Commerce Department released Tuesday. Gas station sales helped propel the headline number, rising

Janet Yellen, United States Secretary of Treasury, participates in global infrastructure and investment forum in New York, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023.  Pool | Via Reuters U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the country can “absolutely” afford to financially support both Israel and Ukraine in their respective war efforts. President Joe Biden in a post on

Jamie Dimon, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., gestures as he speaks during an interview with Reuters in Miami, Florida, U.S., February 8, 2023.  Marco Bello | Reuters JPMorgan Chase delivered strong profits for the third quarter along with a stern warning Friday from its top executive about

Patrick Harker President Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, August 24, 2023. David A. Grogan | CNBC Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Patrick Harker said Friday he thinks the central bank can stop raising interest rates. “Absent a stark turn in what I see in the data and hear from contacts … I believe that we are

A construction in a multifamily and single family residential housing complex is shown in the Rancho Penasquitos neighborhood, in San Diego, California, September 19, 2023. Mike Blake | Reuters In theory, getting inflation closer to the Federal Reserve’s 2% target doesn’t sound terribly difficult. The main culprits are related to services and shelter costs, with

Prices that consumers pay for a wide variety of goods and services increased at a slightly faster-than-expected pace in September, keeping inflation in the spotlight for policymakers. The consumer price index, a closely followed inflation gauge, increased 0.4% on the month and 3.7% from a year ago, according to a Labor Department report Thursday. That

Israeli armuy soldiers deploy at a position near the border with Gaza in southern Israel on October 11, 2023. Menahem Kahana | AFP | Getty Images As Israel prepares for what could be a long war with massive humanitarian implications, there are also concerns about how a protracted fight could weigh on the country’s dynamic

A worker prints a label for a fire hose at the NewView Oklahoma facility in Oklahoma City, Sept. 16, 2021. Nick Oxford | Bloomberg | Getty Images A measure of wholesale prices rose more than expected in September, indicating simmering inflation pressures for the U.S. economy. The producer price index, which measures costs for finished

New homes under construction in Miami, Florida, Sept. 22, 2023. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Top real estate and banking officials are calling on the Federal Reserve to stop raising interest rates as the industry suffers through surging housing costs and a “historic shortage” of available homes for sale. In a letter Monday addressed to

Attendees arrive at the event campus on the opening day of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank in Marrakesh, Morocco, on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday released its latest World Economic Outlook, which revised its forecast for U.S.

Image source: Jaromila | E+ | Getty Images Consumers are still splurging for a side of fries with their meals. That can have a positive read-through for the economy. Frozen potato supplier Lamb Weston Holdings has seen the share of consumers ordering the iconic side with fast food meals — known as the fry attachment

Job growth was stronger than expected in September, a sign that the U.S. economy is hanging tough despite higher interest rates, labor strife and dysfunction in Washington. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 336,000 for the month, better than the Dow Jones consensus estimate for 170,000, the Labor Department said Friday in a much-anticipated report. The unemployment

The U.S. labor market saw broad gains in September in a surprisingly strong jobs report that sparked a quick sell-off in the bond market. The strongest sector for job growth in September was leisure and hospitality, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 96,000 net jobs gain last month was more than the combined