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Markets are eyeing a June rate cut. Here's what Fed officials have said on policy, jobs, and inflation that point to the next steps.

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 12:13

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Fed Chair Jerome Powell — Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at the Economic Club of New York.
AP/Mark Lennihan

economy, Markets, mi-exclusive, Markets, economy, federal-reserve, fed-rate-cuts

China's real-estate slump is about to get worse

Wed, 03/06/2024 - 11:29

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

People walk past an Evergrande Group residential complex called Evergrande Palace in Beijing on January 30, 2024. — Capital Economics forecast tumbling real-estate construction in the years ahead for China.
Pedro Pardo/AFP/Getty Images

economy, Markets, Markets, economy, real-estate, China, china-economy

China is the only major economy dealing with deflation

Fri, 03/01/2024 - 10:13

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

crowd shanghai china — Chinese national flags are seen as tourists crowd along the Nanjing Pedestrian Road, a main shopping area, on a national holiday in Shanghai on October 4, 2014.
REUTERS/Aly Song

economy, Markets, economy, China, china-outlook, china-economy, Beijing

Fed rate hikes are creeping back into the conversation

Wed, 02/21/2024 - 12:18

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

jerome powell — Fed rate cuts are creeping back into the conversation, in part thanks to Larry Summers' comments.
Jacquelyn Martin/AP

economy, Markets, economy, Markets, federal-reserve, rate-hikes, interest-rates

An incredible new map could help bring down America's sky-high home prices

Wed, 02/21/2024 - 05:27

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics

Houses rising out of a map — Adrián Astorgano for BI

economy, Real Estate, Discourse, politics, Cities, Housing, Policy

An 81-year-old explains her simple solution to make sure loneliness doesn't become 'a way of life' — and what she thinks stands in the way of forming connections

Sun, 02/18/2024 - 05:13

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Patricia Backlund — Patricia Backlund, 81, started weekly "mingles" in her community to combat loneliness.
Patricia Backlund

economy, economy, Policy, Loneliness, Seniors, baby-boomers, Happiness

A 63-year-old explains how Blue Zones helped him rethink his retirement plan to avoid his 'biggest fear' of loneliness

Sun, 02/11/2024 - 05:37

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Rear view of man standing on a dock — Ed, 63, not pictured, is taking steps to ensure he isn't lonely when he enters retirement.
keithsutherland/Getty Images

economy, economy, Policy, Loneliness, Aging, Retirement, Jobs

China's economy is at risk of a brutal 'debt-deflation spiral'

Tue, 02/06/2024 - 14:24

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

China economy, daily life, Beijing policymakers — China's economy is facing a housing recession, stock market downturn, and deflation.
Kevin Frayer / Getty

economy, Markets, China, china-economy, economy, Markets, housing-market

The Fed's first big move of 2024 isn't an interest rate cut — but that relief could come soon

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 14:00

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Fed Chair Jerome Powell — U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell arrives at a news conference at the headquarters of the Federal Reserve on December 13, 2023 in Washington, DC.
Win McNamee/Getty Images

economy, Markets, economy, Markets, Policy, federal-reserve, interest-rates

The world's 2 biggest economies are moving in starkly different directions

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 08:52

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

us and china are breaking up 2x1 — The world's two largest economies are moving in different directions.
Madoka Ikegami - Pool/Getty Images; Samantha Lee/Business Insider

economy, Markets, China, economy, china-outlook, Markets, stock-market

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