The change would apply toA proposal by the U.S. Federal Reserve’s bank regulators would reduce by 4.8 percent the amount of cash the largest American banks must keep in reserve as a cushion against loans that go bad.
Category: TRENDS ON THE U.S. ECONOMIC FRONT – Mar 24 2026
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AI HAS WIDENED THE U.S. TRADE DEFICIT, GOVERNMENT DATA SHOWS
Donald Trump has been fixated on the U.S. trade deficit – the fact that the country pays more for its imports than it earns from exports – as a problem that must be solved.
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INVESTORS TAKE REFUGE IN CASH AS ECONOMIC WORRIES MOUNT
Energy prices are soaring, enthusiasm for private credit has crashed, the U.S. stock market is losing steam, and the American economy is barely crawling.
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FED LEAVES INTEREST RATES UNCHANGED
The U.S. Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee voted last week to leave interest rates at 3.5 percent on deposits and 3.75 percent for loans.
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U.S. NEW HOME SALES REACH THEIR LOWEST IN MORE THAN THREE YEARS
In January, sales of new U.S. single-family homes totaled 587,000, falling 17.6 percent year on year to the least since October 2022 when inflation was running at 7.7 percent, the U.S. census bureau reported.
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GAS PRICE SPIKE WILL ENDURE, ECONOMY WILL CONTRACT
Fifty-five percent of U.S. households are feeling “somewhat” pinched by higher gasoline prices and 21 percent report their finances have been impacted “a great deal,” by the increase, according to a poll released last week by Reuters and survey firm Ipsos.
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U.S. ECONOMY WILL CONTINUE TO SLOW, CONFERENCE BOARD SAYS
Consumer confidence is decreasing and home construction is slowing, two factors that will continue to drag on U.S. economic growth, The Conference Board research group said last week.
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S&P WILL OPEN TRADES IN “PERPETUAL FUTURES”
The U.S. flagship Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index will launch trading in “perpetual futures,” which trade constantly seven days a week on the Hyperliquid crypto exchange’s blockchain.
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TURNAROUND EFFORT SLASHES GENERAL MILLS PROFITS, EARNINGS
In its most recent fiscal quarter, General Mills reported profits were halved from a year earlier, falling from $625 million to $303 million, and earnings dropped from $1.12 a share to $0.56.
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ECONOMIC UPDATE
Where are the equity markets heading, will gold and silver prices keep falling, will oil prices keep rising, will global economies rise or fall?