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● mixedAI pullback, 35% US stock crash could trigger 2027 recession, Fitch warnsAIWall StreetMarket valuations
● mixedBarclays sees lasting labor-market pressures as immigration slows, population agesUS jobs dataJobs and layoffsInflation
Data● mixedTreasury Secretary Scott Urges Fed To Keep 'Open Mind' On US Inflation OutlookUS core consumer prices rose 0.3% in August and 2.4% year over yearUS inflationUS FedInflation
● mixedWill a falling unemployment rate keep U.S. inflation above target?US inflationUS jobs dataInflation
● mixedHow might a U.S. fiscal crisis unfold? Capital Economics charts the pathUS deficitUS inflationWall Street
Data● mixedWill US jobs data add to pressure on Fed policymakers?The report previews whether US jobs data will add pressure on Fed policymakersUS jobs dataUS FedJobs and layoffs
Market move● mixedWall St Week Ahead-Jobs report, inflation data to test US rate path, economic strengthA US jobs report and inflation data will test the Federal Reserve’s rate pathUS jobs dataUS inflationUS Fed
● mixedNo Economy Is An Island | The Week In WhysCountries celebrate self-reliance in domestic politics while seeking stronger partnerships with other countriesInflationWorld BankIMF
Policy● mixedSocial Security checks are projected to be cut by $540 a month in just six yearsSocial Security checks are projected to be cut by $540 a month in six yearsUS deficit
Market move● mixedMcDonald's Sell-Off Hits 30% As Big Mac Inflation Spurs PushbackMcDonald's shares are down nearly 31% from their February highFMCG and consumptionInflationInput costs
Policy● mixedTrump’s nearly $1 billion funding cuts explained: What Congress approved and which programmes are affectedTrump’s funding cuts total nearly $1 billionDonald TrumpUS deficitGovernment capex
Policy● mixedTrump cancels nearly $1bn in US spending using rare ‘pocket rescission’ power: What is it?Donald TrumpUS deficitGovernment capex
● mixedRetirement At 60 Is Not The Problem, Running Out Of Money At 75 IsUS deficitUS inflationInflation
● mixedTrump tariffs and US economy: 5 things to watch ahead of November midterm electionsDonald TrumpUS tariffsUS midterms
Expansion● mixedStarbucks to shut down around 250 stores in USStarbucks plans to close around 250 US stores deemed financially unviable or below desired experience standardsStarbucks
Market move● mixedWall Street Week Ahead: Jobs report, inflation data to test US rate path, economic strengthUpcoming US employment and inflation reports may shift expectations for interest rate hikesUS jobs dataUS inflationUS Fed
Market move● mixedSoaring bond yields ‘not even close’ to cooling red-hot US economy, investors sayRising US borrowing costs show no sign of cooling activity in the world’s biggest economyBond yieldsUS TreasuriesUS inflation
● mixedDatanomics: Love-hate relationship between the two largest economiesChinese FDI into the US and jobs created by each side’s multinationals in the other’s economy have declinedFDIChinaUS–China
Market move● mixedMkts Refuse To Cheer A 'Resilient' Economy, Is There Light At The End Of The Tunnel?US inflationUS deficit
Policy▼ bearishWarsh's regime change at the Fed pushes ahead – and meets resistanceKevin Warsh is driving rapid change at the FedUS FedUS inflation
Market move● mixedWall St Week Ahead: Jobs report, inflation data to test US rate path, economic strengthUS jobs dataUS inflationUS Fed
● mixedBorrowing Costs Are Soaring. They’re Not Slowing a Robust U.S. Economy.The report says soaring borrowing costs have not slowed a robust U.S. economyUS inflationUS deficitGovernment borrowing
● mixedAs the coding boom fades, computer science grads focus on AI skills in choppy job marketRecent computer science and computer engineering graduates face an unemployment rate of around 7.1%IT hiringAIJobs and layoffs
Market move▼ bearishAI-driven US growth holds up despite higher rates, unsettling Treasury investorsAI-driven growth looks resistant to higher borrowing costsAIUS TreasuriesBond yields
Market move● mixedWhy the economy can handle surging bond yields—for nowBond yieldsUS TreasuriesGlobal bonds
Market move▼ bearishUS long-term borrowing costs touch highest level since 2004US long-term borrowing costs reached their highest level since 2004US TreasuriesBond yieldsUS deficit
Market move● mixedGM, Ford to see US market-share slide, forecaster predictsCars and SUVsWall StreetVolkswagen
Data● mixedUS weekly jobless claims near 57-year lows; price reductions boost new home salesUS jobs dataJobs and layoffsHousing
Market move▼ bearishUS mortgage rates breach 7% as affordability pressures mountUS mortgage rates have breached 7% as affordability pressures mountUS TreasuriesBond yieldsCrude oil
Broker call▼ bearishUS bond yields, inflation risks may keep markets under pressure, says Geosphere’s Arvind SangerArvind Sanger said rising US Treasury yields and inflation risks may keep markets under pressureUS TreasuriesBond yieldsInflation