The core Personal Consumption Expenditures Index, the inflation measure the U.S. Federal Reserve watches most closely, rose to 2.8 percent in February compared to 2.4 percent in January, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Category: TRENDS ON THE U.S. ECONOMIC FRONT – Apr 1 2025
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CONSUMER SENTIMENT PLUNGES
Consumers’ view of the present and future state of the U.S. economy is cratering, according to the final March survey by the University of Michigan.
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U.S. FINANCIAL OUTLOOK IS DETERIORATING, MOODY’S WARNS
Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff regime will complicate efforts to manage the growing federal debt as high interest rates persist, Moody’s warned last week.
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ECONOMIC UPDATE—MARKET OVERVIEW
The cover of this week’s Trends Journal says it all. The reason gold prices are spiking is because those with a brain bigger than a pea—who are not devoted to their political party and are not locked in a narrow minded liberal/conservative, left wing/right wing container—see and understand the socioeconomic and geopolitical dangers ahead.