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Read more What Does the Working Class Really Want?Hong Kong CNN — Every few days for the past several weeks, a parade of Chinese leaders and policymakers have publicly vowed to do more to boost the…
Read more Why China has few good options to boost its faltering economy | CNN BusinessCNN — While the Anglosphere was wracked by a burst of populism in 2016, most European countries proved remarkably resilient. Long-held grievances in the United Kingdom and United…
Read more Why are far-right parties on the march across Europe? | CNNMinneapolis CNN — Areas of the US economy have started to crack under the weight of persistently high inflation and a string of 10 consecutive rate hikes from…
Read more Employers are preparing for a recession, but that doesn’t always mean layoffs | CNN BusinessWashington, DC CNN — US consumer sentiment worsened in May as Americans grew concerned about the economy’s direction and a potential default of the US government’s debt, according…
Read more American consumers are growing worried about a US debt default | CNNA version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio…
Read more Three investors on how to protect your portfolio | CNN BusinessWashington, DC CNN — Spending at US retailers fell in March as consumers pulled back after the banking crisis fueled recession fears. Retail sales, which are adjusted for…
Read more Retail spending fell in March as consumers pull back | CNN BusinessLondon CNN — At the start of the year, economists and corporate leaders expressed optimism that global economic growth might not slow down as much as they had…
Read more IMF: Banking crisis boosts risks and dims outlook for world economy | CNN BusinessA version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio…
Read more What markets are watching after digesting the US jobs data | CNN BusinessNew York CNN — Millions of jobs could be on the chopping block this year, as the Federal Reserve continues its rate-hiking campaign to tame inflation. But the…
Read more The Fed could easily drive Black unemployment much higher than the overall jobless rate | CNN BusinessNew York CNN — A US default would have such devastating economic and financial consequences that many observers dismiss the possibility out of hand. But investors are not…
Read more ‘It’s not zero.’ Wall Street is pricing in a small but growing risk of a disastrous US default | CNN BusinessMinneapolis CNN — The US economy grew at a slower pace in the fourth quarter than previously estimated. Inflation-adjusted gross domestic product — the broadest measure of economic…
Read more The US economy grew 2.6% during the fourth quarter, slower than previously estimated | CNN BusinessWashington CNN — Mortgage rates have taken would-be buyers on a ride this year — and it’s only March. Generally, home buyers can anticipate mortgage rates to move…
Read more What the banking crisis means for mortgage rates | CNN BusinessLondon CNN — Silicon Valley Bank collapsed with astounding speed on Friday. Investors are now on edge about whether its demise could spark a broader banking meltdown. The…
Read more Why Silicon Valley Bank collapsed and what it could mean | CNN BusinessA version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio…
Read more From Wile E. Coyote to edibles: Recession forecasts are getting weird | CNN BusinessWashington CNN — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday ruled out a federal bailout for Silicon Valley Bank following its spectacular collapse last week. “Let me be clear…
Read more Treasury secretary rules out bailout for Silicon Valley Bank | CNN PoliticsLondon CNN — Investors are bucking tradition this year by piling into big bank stocks just as major economies are expected to either slow down or fall into…
Read more Buying bank stocks before a recession used to be madness. Not anymore | CNN BusinessNew York CNN — The war in Ukraine and US-China relations are two of JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon’s largest economic concerns, he said Monday. “The thing I…
Read more JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says Ukraine invasion is a top economic concern | CNN BusinessMinneapolis CNN — The US economy is confusing: Jobs are surging. Inflation has been cooling but still running relatively hot. Gas prices are on the rebound. Consumers keep…
Read more Economists’ crystal balls are growing cloudier. But they still expect a recession | CNN BusinessMinneapolis CNN — The economy wasn’t supposed to add half a million jobs in January. In fact, a consensus poll of 81 economists expected job gains to land…
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