Interest Rates

New Study: 60% of US Consumers Have Cut Spending Due to Inflation
New Study: 60% of US Consumers Have Cut Spending Due to Inflation
September 27, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

With inflation reaching a 40-year high in June, nearly all consumers report noticeable increases in the cost of everyday purchases. PYMNTS’ research finds that 92%...

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Darden, General Mills Experience Two Versions of Food Inflation
Darden, General Mills Experience Two Versions of Food Inflation
September 21, 2022  |  Earnings

Call it a tale of two business models — of ways of grappling with food inflation and grappling with the challenges of protecting margins. Call...

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Luxury Home Slowdown Takes Toll on RH Furniture Sales
Luxury Home Slowdown Takes Toll on RH Furniture Sales
June 29, 2022  |  Retail

RH, the high-end furniture retailer, has seen its stock tumble in extended trading, after it cut its forecast, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (June 29). This was...

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BoE Official Warns of Crypto’s Dire Future
BoE Official Warns of Crypto’s Dire Future
May 17, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Jon Cunliffe, Bank of England deputy governor, said investors in crypto should expect harder times, Reuters wrote Tuesday (May 17). That will come as central...

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Economists Increase Chances of Recession to 28%
Economists Increase Chances of Recession to 28%
April 11, 2022  |  Economy

Economists are forecasting that there is a 28% probability that the country could fall into a recession sometime during the next 12 months, up from...

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Rate-Sensitive Retailers Getting Rocked by Rising Borrowing Costs
Rate-Sensitive Retailers Getting Rocked by Rising Borrowing Costs
April 11, 2022  |  Retail

They have survived COVID, sidestepped the supply chain, and have — so far — been able to manage their way through a multigenerational bout of...

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US Banks Look for Interest Earning to Rebound in ’22
US Banks Look for Interest Earning to Rebound in ’22
January 27, 2022  |  Bank Regulation

A new economic forecast says U.S. banks will see more growth from the “bread and butter” business of taking deposits and lending money, Reuters writes....

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Fed Chair Powell Says Cryptos ‘Risky’ but Not Cause for Concern
Fed Chair Powell Says Cryptos ‘Risky’ but Not Cause for Concern
December 15, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said in a press conference on Wednesday (Dec. 15) that he doesn’t think cryptocurrencies are a concern for financial stability,...

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Fed’s John Williams: Bank Shouldn’t Cut Off Economic Support Yet
Fed’s John Williams: Bank Shouldn’t Cut Off Economic Support Yet
June 21, 2021  |  Economy

According to New York Fed leader John Williams, the U.S. Federal Reserve shouldn’t be so quick to cut off support to the still-recovering economy, the...

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