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CBN: Expanding Investment Flows to Economy Through Reforms
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) economic reforms have seen the economy attracted higher foreign portfolio investment inflows totaling $3.48 billion in six months of reforms, compared with $756.1 ...
The dreaded S-word: Stagflation concerns are creeping back into the US economic picture
A top Fed official and the chief economist at Apollo both sounded the alarm on stagflation risks this week.
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Consumer spending falls, highlighting fading confidence
Two closely tracked gauges of consumer confidence slid in February, pushed down by concerns about import duties enacted by the Trump administration.
Why Friday’s PCE inflation report presents a ‘conundrum’ for the Fed
The latest inflation and spending data from Friday’s personal consumption expenditures report point to “a worrisome monetary policy conundrum” for the Federal Reserve, according to Olu Sonola, the ...
Tariff threats and uncertainty could weigh on consumers, drag down US economy, gov’t report suggests
Ongoing tariff threats from Washington and potentially sweeping government job cuts have darkened consumers’ mood and may be ...
Here’s where the Fed’s preferred inflation reading landed in January
Inflation dropped slightly in January but consumer spending, the primary driver of the U.S. economy, also saw its biggest decline in four years.
Inflation Eased Slightly in January, Fed’s Preferred Gauge Showed
The central bank’s preferred inflation measure, released on Friday, climbed 2.5 percent in January from a year earlier, ...