March 17, 2025

consumer confidence

Finance

US economic growth for last quarter is revised up to a solid 3% annual rate

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew last quarter at a healthy 3% annual pace, fueled by strong consumer spending and business investment, the government said Thursday in an upgrade of its initial assessment. The Commerce Department had previously estimated that the nation’s gross domestic product — the total output of goods and services —

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Funds

Are Hedge Funds Recommending General Motors Company (GM) Now?

We recently compiled a list of the 10 Best Consumer Discretionary Stocks To Buy According to Hedge Funds. In this article, we are going to take a look at where General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) stands against the other consumer discretionary stocks. Many experts and analysts are concerned about a slowdown in consumer spending. However, reports show

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Investment

Should You Invest In This Consumer Discretionary Stock Now?

We recently compiled a list of the 10 Best Consumer Discretionary Stocks To Buy According to Hedge Funds. In this article, we are going to take a look at where PDD Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:PDD) stands against the other consumer discretionary stocks. Many experts and analysts are concerned about a slowdown in consumer spending. However, reports show

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Investors

Oil prices dip as investors fret over demand outlook

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Crude oil prices fell 1% on Tuesday as weak U.S. consumer confidence data fueled worries about the economic outlook and added to demand concerns after a slow start to the U.S. summer driving season. Brent futures for August settled down $1, or 1.2%, at $85.01 a barrel, while U.S. crude

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Finance

Asian Currencies in Focus as Japan Warns on Yen: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — A gauge of Asian currencies slipped for a third session, kicking off a week that includes measures of inflation that may help guide bets on the outlook for global interest rates. The yen was steady after Japan’s top currency official ratcheted up intervention rhetoric. Most Read from Bloomberg An index for the region’s

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Finance

Fed’s Key Inflation Gauges May Offer Path to Rate Cuts

(Bloomberg) — The Federal Reserve’s favored inflation yardsticks are poised to show the tamest monthly advances since late last year — a stepping stone for officials to begin lowering interest rates, possibly as soon as September. Most Read from Bloomberg Economists expect no change in the May personal consumption expenditures price index and a minimal

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Finance

Consumer Confidence About Finances Highest in 3 Years

Consumers are more confident about the prospects for their household’s financial situation and the stock market than they’ve been in three years. The share of consumers who expect their financial situation to be the same or better off 12 months from now — 78.1% — is the highest it’s been since June 2021, the Federal

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