Economy

By Paul R. La Monica, CNN The Federal Reserve is going to raise interest rates again on Wednesday. But will it be another half-point hike or just a…

By Alicia Wallace, CNN For the second month in a row, consumers said they are feeling better about the economy. The University of Michigan’s…

By Nicole Goodkind, CNN As the Federal Reserve continues its inflation-fighting tightrope act, market moves suggest that investors may be feeling…

By Alicia Wallace, CNN A key barometer for the health of the economy continues to flash a recession warning sign, indicating a downturn is in store…

By Anna Cooban, CNN The world economy is still in a sticky spot, according to the head of the International Monetary Fund, despite cautious optimism…

By Alicia Wallace, CNN The number of first-time claims for unemployment insurance fell unexpectedly to 190,000 for the week ending January 14,…

By Alicia Wallace, CNN It was a ho-hum end to 2022 for spending in America. US retail sales continued their fall in December, dropping by 1.1% as…

By Anna Bahney, CNN A modest drop in mortgage rates over the past month has helped home builder confidence improve in January, after 12 consecutive…

By Chris Isidore, CNN Wholesale price growth cooled off significantly in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday, indicating that…

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN The masked thief rode into a Walgreens in San Francico on a bicycle, pedaled to an aisle in the health and wellness…

By Nicole Goodkind, CNN The largest six banks in the United States have been given until July to show the Federal Reserve what effects disastrous…

By Paul R. La Monica, CNN JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup and asset management giant BlackRock posted results that topped Wall…

By Alicia Wallace, CNN For the first time in nearly three years, inflation fell on a monthly basis. Consumer prices decreased by 0.1% in December,…

By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Investors are holding their breath in anticipation of Thursday morning’s Consumer Price Index inflation report —…

By Matt Egan In a positive sign for inflation-weary consumers, online prices dropped in December as retailers resorted to deep discounts to lure…

By Paul R. La Monica, CNN It may be a new year. But for investors, consumers and the Federal Reserve, inflation remains a major economic concern,…

By Emiko Jozuka, Kathleen Benoza and Michelle Toh, CNN Japan is grappling with the biggest drop in living standards in nearly a decade as inflation…

By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Stocks soared on Friday to their best day in more than a month. The Dow gained 700 points and the S&P 500 and…

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Inflation in Europe continued to decline in December as energy prices rose at a slower pace. Prices across the 19 countries…

By Nicole Goodkind, CNN We’re in the salad days of the New Year — that period where many feel refreshed and motivated and perhaps even…

By Anna Bahney, CNN Last year was a wild ride in the US housing market. Mortgage rates doubled and sales plummeted, triggering the longest…

By Matt Egan, CNN Many CEOs, investors and consumers are worried about a recession in 2023. But Moody’s Analytics says the more likely scenario…

By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Welcome to the first trading day of 2023. Markets are pushing higher but don’t get comfortable just yet — if…

By Chris Isidore, CNN Canada in 2023 is closing its doors to foreign investors who want to purchase homes. A new Canadian law took effect January 1…

By Matt Egan, CNN Last year was dominated by scary headlines about crushing inflation, super-sized interest rate hikes and mounting recession fears.…

By Danielle Wiener-Bronner and Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN It’s been a tough year for US consumers, who battled decades-high inflation for the…

By Chris Isidore and Alicia Wallace, CNN The Dow sank as America’s economy grew much faster than previously thought in the third quarter, a…

By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Home sales in the United States declined for the 10th month in a row in November as surging mortgage rates topped 7% and…

By Alicia Wallace, CNN American consumers’ confidence in the US economy grew in December as high inflation continued to ease, according to data…

By Nicole Goodkind, CNN It’s been a rollercoaster year for stocks. The S&P 500 is down more than 20% year-to-date and 2022 is likely to…

By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Home building pulled back in November, as buyers faced spiking mortgage rates topping 7% that make homes increasingly…

By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Mortgage rates have ticked down recently, but are still up dramatically from a year ago thanks to the surge in long-term…

By Nicole Goodkind, CNN It’s been a harrowing year for markets and investors are tired. Months of sky-rocketing inflation and interest rates,…

By Nicole Goodkind, CNN The Federal Reserve is expected to respond to persistently high inflation by hiking interest rates half a point on Wednesday.…

By Alicia Wallace, CNN Tuesday brought some encouraging news on the stubbornly high prices that have weighed down Americans: Inflation as measured by…

By Christine Romans It’s too soon to declare victory over inflation, but from gas to chicken to big-screen TVs, there are, increasingly, signs…

By Paul R. La Monica, CNN The Federal Reserve is all but guaranteed to announce Wednesday that it will once again raise interest rates. But investors…

By Nicole Goodkind, CNN ‘Tis the season for Wall Street strategists to pack their clients’ inboxes with market predictions for 2023. A…

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Just two months after UK markets suffered their worst meltdown since the global financial crisis, the British government is…

By Chris Isidore, CNN Another key inflation measure shows price pressures cooled off but remained stubbornly high in November, despite the Federal…