#US job growth solid in December; unemployment falls to 3.5%

#US job growth solid in December; unemployment falls to 3.5%

“US job growth solid in December; unemployment falls to 3.5%” The U.S. economy maintained a strong pace of job growth in December, with the unemployment rate falling to 3.5%, but higher borrowing costs as the Federal Reserve fights inflation could see the labor market momentum slowing significantly by mid-year. Nonfarm payrolls increased 223,000 last month, the Labor…

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#Fed slows pace of rate hikes as inflation cools

#Fed slows pace of rate hikes as inflation cools

“Fed slows pace of rate hikes as inflation cools” The Federal Reserve dialed back the pace of its inflation-fighting effort on Wednesday as officials seek a delicate balance between taming prices and avoiding a sharp recession. The rate-making Federal Open Market Committee hiked its benchmark interest rate by a half percentage point following a two-day…

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#Recession fears rise as Fed eyes another interest rate hike

#Recession fears rise as Fed eyes another interest rate hike

“Recession fears rise as Fed eyes another interest rate hike” Investors are increasingly worried that the Federal Reserve will steer the US economy into a major recession – even as policymakers meet Tuesday to consider voting on a seventh straight interest rate hike. The Fed is widely expected to enact a half-percentage point interest rate…

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#Hyperinflation could cause worst economic crisis since WWII, fund warns

#Hyperinflation could cause worst economic crisis since WWII, fund warns

“Hyperinflation could cause worst economic crisis since WWII, fund warns” The global economy is at risk of crippling hyperinflation and “extraordinary” conditions that could prompt the worst financial crisis since World War II, according to major hedge fund Elliott Management. Elliott Management, led by famed billionaire investor Paul Singer, warned clients that extreme conditions present…

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#Jeremy Siegel warns Fed risks causing ‘depression’ by using core inflation to set policy

#Jeremy Siegel warns Fed risks causing ‘depression’ by using core inflation to set policy

“Jeremy Siegel warns Fed risks causing ‘depression’ by using core inflation to set policy” The Federal Reserve risks causing an economic “depression” if it relies on core inflation readings to determine when it should stop hiking interest rates, Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel warned Thursday. Siegel, who has previously accused the Fed of tanking the economy,…

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