By Inflation data has been a mixed bag lately, but the longer-term trend is clearly downward. In this video, Matt Frankel, CFP®, discusses the latest inflation data and expectations investors need to know. Fool.com contributor Tyler Crowe joins to weigh in on what sectors could be the top performers.*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices…
By Larry Fink expects US inflation to prove stubborn, but economic growth to get a boost if interest rates fall this year.The billionaire CEO of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager with $10 trillion under its control, recently told Fox Business that he doubts annualized price growth will slow to the Federal Reserve’s target rate of…
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By Viktorcvetkovic / Getty Images/iStockphotoThere are some obvious ways inflation impacts your family finances, like the sky-high prices you’ve likely noticed at the grocery store. In 2023, food prices rose 5.8%, and experts predict a continued increase in 2024.More: 10 Frugal Habits To Adopt Right Away in 2024Learn: Pocket an Extra $400 a Month With…
By Consumer price data released Thursday showed Federal Reserve officials, the White House and American households that inflation continued to slow at the end of 2023, capping a year in which the price increases bedeviling families and policymakers cooled in earnest.Prices overall climbed more quickly in December than November on a yearly basis: 3.4 percent…
By On Thursday, the latest Consumer Price Index report for December will be released. Interactive Brokers Chief Strategist Steve Sosnick thinks there is an asymmetric risk to the report for investors.Sosnick tells Yahoo Finance Live that good news on inflation is already priced in. However, he doesn’t think that “an upside surprise in inflation is…
By (Note: This article originally appeared online through the American Institute for Economic Research)Many influential figures claim that supply-side improvements explain easing price pressures. This view is especially common among those affiliated with the Biden administration. A few weeks ago, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in an interview that “supply-chain issues that resulted from the pandemic…seem to be…
By Prices climbed rapidly in 2021 and 2022, straining American household budgets and chipping away at President Biden’s approval rating. But inflation cooled in late 2023, a spurt of progress that happened more quickly than economists had expected and that stoked hopes of a gentle economic landing.Now, the question is whether the good news can…
By FED federal reserve of USA sybol and sign. 3d illustrationgettySoft landings, it has been said, are the holy grail of monetary policy, and there may be signs that we’re on the cusp of one. But what does it mean for the economy in 2024 to have a soft landing? And conversely, what constitutes a…
By Estimated read time: 4-5 minutesEAGAN, Minn. — The winter holidays typically make for busier times at The Open Door Pantry food shelf in the Twin Cities suburb.On the Monday before Christmas the day’s food appointments were full. Nearly 100 volunteers quickly and methodically sifted through thousands of pounds of freshly donated food.The daily appointments…