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Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman reiterated recent calls on Twitter Tuesday morning for the Federal Reserve to intervene aggressively to tame inflation. Ackman’s latest tweet comes a day after a key economic report showed U.S. consumers have the most pessimistic economic outlook in nearly a decade. “Consumer confidence is weak because of inflation, not because of the economy. Jobs are plentiful and the economy is strong,” the Pershing Square founder said in a tweet. “The Source link

55 per cent of Canadians said Trudeau has no solid plan to fight inflation and bring prices down. (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images) A majority of Canadians believe Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland have “no solid plan” to tackle inflation and rein in prices, a new Yahoo/Maru Public Opinion poll has found. According to the survey of 1,515 Canadians, 55 per cent said Trudeau has no solid plan to fight inflation and bring prices down, while 20 per… Source link

US stocks fell Wednesday morning, extending Tuesday’s losses as investors remained focused on mounting signs of a slowdown in US economic growth. The S&P 500 traded lower shortly after market open, following a 2% slide in the index a day earlier. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged lower, while the Nasdaq Composite underperformed as technology stocks remained under pressure. Bitcoin also fell, and prices briefly fell below $20,000. West Texas intermediate crude oil futures rose above $112… Source link

This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Tuesday, June 28, 2022 Today’s newsletter is by Emily McCormick, a reporter for Yahoo Finance. Follow her on Twitter. The Federal Reserve is working hard to bring down inflation, raising interest rates at the fastest pace in nearly 30 years. Recently, some analysts have begun to explore the idea that inflation may moderate in the coming months. But… Source link

The inflation challenge facing America’s governors has coincided with a somewhat opposite trend: state budgets that are flush following a period of better than expected tax revenues and ample coronavirus assistance from Washington, DC. Governor Glenn Youngkin (R-VA), one of many governors in that situation, says his budget forecast shows $15 billion more than expected — and that windfall can fight inflation, he said. The governor signed a budget this week with a mix of tax cuts and… Source link

U.S. consumer prices rose 8.6% in May from a year ago, marking the biggest increase since December 1981. But according to pollster and GOP political strategist Frank Luntz, things are about to get a lot worse. “We are 13 days away from an absolute explosion on inflation,” Luntz told CNBC last week, referring to the upcoming 4th of July weekend. He explains that Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas are three holidays where Americans hit the road and “buy more food than any other… Source link

Telecom company Mint Mobile is cutting rates, and Ryan Reynolds is here to tell you why: “Because we don’t hate you.” Yes, that Ryan Reynolds. On top of his other investments and movie-star-related activities, Reynolds is an owner of Mint, a mobile virtual network operator that he first invested in back in 2019. Though Mint doesn’t disclose the size of its user base or Reynolds’s stake, the company says it has more than doubled in size annually since it was founded five years ago. In… Source link

By Sam Byford TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks slipped across the board on Wednesday, failing to extend Wall Street’s rally as persistent worries about interest rates and inflation remained a key focus for investors, while the Japanese yen hit a fresh 24-year low against the dollar. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 1.39%, still up 1.02% on the more than five-week low it hit on Monday. Tokyo’s Nikkei gave up early gains and was flat. Investors are continuing to… Source link

‘You keep a great stock forever’: Suze Orman’s 5 time-tested tips to get you through inflation and stock market dips In times of hardship, Suze Orman will be the first to tell you that what you don’t do with your money may be even more important than what you do with it. The best-selling personal finance author and TV personality has seen it all in her decades-long career, and she has plenty of advice to help you get through the choppy economic waters ahead. Here are five of her most… Source link

This post was originally published on TKer.com. It’s a bear market. On Monday, the S&P 500 tumbled 3.9% to close at 3,749.63. That put the index down 21.8% from its January 3 all-time closing high of 4,796.56. This was the first time the S&P closed down by at least 20% from its high, confirming that we’ve been in an official bear market. By the end of the week, the S&P had fallen to 3,674.84, down 23.4% from its high. Historically, bear markets have come with more pain. According to Howard… Source link