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Fed Chair Powell: Economic Outlook "Uncertainty"

Calculated Risk

From Fed Chair Powell: Economic Outlook Despite elevated levels of uncertainty, the U.S. economy continues to be in a good place. Recent Economic Data Economic growth The economy has been growing at a solid pace. The labor market is solid, and inflation has moved closer to our 2 percent longer-run goal.

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What Are the Best & Worst-Case Tariff Scenarios?

The Big Picture

Whatever the final tariff situation, the White House can clearly learn from the communication strategies the Federal Reserve has perfected. ~~~ We are not privy to the discussions inside the Oval Office. The US remains the global economic, military, and political leader. Some damage gets done to the US economy and trade relations.

Economics 317
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Transcript: Melissa Smith, co-Head of Commercial Banking at JPMorgan

The Big Picture

Previously she was co-head of the bank’s Innovation Economy Group. And in my summer in between I worked for Mayor Daley in Chicago on economic development issues. Alright, so, so you go from public finance, how did you evolve towards co-head of innovation economy? Imagine what that was like. Melissa Smith : Sure.

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Transcript: Velina Peneva, Swiss Re Chief Investment Officer

The Big Picture

Bachelor’s in economics and a BS in computer science from Wellesley in Boston and then an MBA from Harvard Business School. So it was Pascal then c plus plus, and then I took an economics class and that’s when the lights went off because it was a very mathematical field in many ways, but also with a link to the Rio economy.

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Market Commentary: Some Favorite Charts from 2024 and a New Congress Is Sworn In

Carson Wealth

That change tells a lot of the economic story for the year. Short-term yields fell on Fed rate cuts, although fewer than expected at the start of the year as the economy topped expectations. Theres also the added factor of a rebound in the subdued economic confidence weve seen in recent years.

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Market Opening Bell: Sensex opens at 82,193; Nifty at 25,108 – HAL, Mahindra & Mahindra in focus today

Trade Brains

stocks edged higher on Thursday, supported by encouraging economic data and solid corporate earnings. The market rally reflected growing investor confidence in the strength of the economy despite ongoing global uncertainties. economic data and solid corporate earnings helped ease concerns over tariffs. Global Markets U.S.

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Market Commentary: Seven Important Things to Remember In 2025

Carson Wealth

on discussing the economy, an area where our prediction for no recession in 2023 and 2024 was seen as quite bonkers at the time. Verdict: Correct Our proprietary leading economic index (LEI) for the US never indicated a recession in 2023 or 2024. (We Thats because they tend to be caused by recessions.