Tag: high inflation

Bank of Canada Expected to Raise Rates Next Week, Despite Rise in Unemployment Rate

The Canadian labour market is showing some signs of softening as the unemployment rate rises and wage growth slows, but with another solid job gain last month, forecasters are still expecting a rate hike next week. Statistics Canada reported Friday the economy added 60,000 jobs in June, driven by gains in full-time work. But as…


Small Business Owners Nationwide Struggling to Make Rent: Survey

A recent report states that many small business owners are failing to pay rent on time due to rising rental amounts, with sectors like education and manufacturing struggling the most. Rents rose for the fifth straight month in June for small businesses, according to a June 28 report by the small business network Alignable based…


Consumer Spending Grows by Just 0.1 Percent in May, Inflation Remains High

U.S. consumer spending stalled in May to the lowest growth rate this year as inflation remained elevated. Consumer spending or personal consumption expenditures (PCE) only rose by 0.1 percent in May, according to a June 30 news release (pdf) by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). This is the lowest growth rate so far…


Phillips Curve Breaks Down Under High Inflation

Commentary International organizations such as International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank (WB), and Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OCED) have revised upward their economic forecasts in turn. Were their forecast updates correct, this would mean the global tightening is not strong enough, and probably not enough to bring down inflation to the 2 percent…


[PREMIERING 7:30PM ET] David Stockman: Debt Default, the ‘Doomsday Budget Machine,’ and Failed Fiscal Restraint Explained

“For capitalism to work, you have to have effectively functioning, solid capital markets. And in order to do that, you need savings—real savings, not money printed by a central bank, but real savings from businesses and households,” says David Stockman, who served as budget director for President Ronald Reagan. “Back then, the public debt was 30-40…


[PREMIERING NOW] David Stockman: Debt Default, the ‘Doomsday Budget Machine,’ and Failed Fiscal Restraint Explained

“For capitalism to work, you have to have effectively functioning, solid capital markets. And in order to do that, you need savings—real savings, not money printed by a central bank, but real savings from businesses and households,” says David Stockman, who served as budget director for President Ronald Reagan. “Back then, the public debt was 30-40…


David Stockman: Debt Default, the ‘Doomsday Budget Machine,’ and Failed Fiscal Restraint Explained

“For capitalism to work, you have to have effectively functioning, solid capital markets. And in order to do that, you need savings—real savings, not money printed by a central bank, but real savings from businesses and households,” says David Stockman, who served as budget director for President Ronald Reagan. “Back then, the public debt was 30-40…


[Premiering 6/6, 7:30PM ET] David Stockman: Debt Default, the ‘Doomsday Budget Machine,’ and Failed Fiscal Restraint Explained

“For capitalism to work, you have to have effectively functioning, solid capital markets. And in order to do that, you need savings—real savings, not money printed by a central bank, but real savings from businesses and households,” says David Stockman, who served as budget director for President Ronald Reagan. “Back then, the public debt was 30-40…


US Labor Productivity Dips and Costs Surge in First Quarter 2023

Labor productivity fell during the first quarter this year while labor costs rose, posing a challenge to the Federal Reserve as it raises interest rates in an attempt to control persistent, decades-high inflation. Nonfarm business sector labor productivity, which measures the hourly output per worker, declined by 2.7 percent in first quarter 2023, compared to…


A ‘Feel-Good’ Period Before ‘Inevitable’ US Recession: JPMorgan Investment Officer

Markets could see a rally before an inevitable downturn, said Bob Michele, the chief investment officer of JPMorgan Asset Management, adding that American investors are cleaning out their portfolios with assets that can withstand an economic recession. “I actually think in the next quarter, we could see risk assets rally. Having been an investor through…