Inflation

Ahead of the recent State of the Union presidential address, President Donald Trump's disapproval rating hit a new second-term record in a voter poll. Here's the reasoning behind the rising disapproval rating. • What’s ahead for SPY stock? Trump's Approval Rating A new Emerson College...

President Donald Trump celebrated Presidents' Day by touting a cooling economy and record-low crime, even as financial markets show a stark divide between blue-chip gains and a struggling tech sector. Inflation Hits Eight-Month Low In a social media post early Monday, Trump declared that “...

Inflation anxiety among U.S. consumers just hit its lowest point of President Donald Trump's second term. The University of Michigan's preliminary February survey showed the year‑ahead inflation expectations gauge at 3.5%, down from 4% in January. • Vanguard S&P 500 ETF shares are...

Economist Paul Krugman argues that the recent impact of trade policy on consumer prices is a solved equation, with actual data showing that tariffs have increased U.S. inflation by exactly 0.8 percentage points. The 0.8% Reality Addressing what some have called an economic mystery, Krugman asserts...

WisdomTree Inc. (NYSE:WT) has launched two new ETFs designed to help investors cope with inflation, rising interest rates, and volatility. The two new funds — WisdomTree Efficient TIPS Plus Gold Fund (BATS:GDT) and WisdomTree Efficient Long/Short U.S. Equity Fund (BATS:WTLS) — are trading on the...

Tuesday marks one year since President Donald Trump took office for his second presidential term. Here's a look at how three major stock markets have performed since he was inaugurated as the 47th president. Trump's First Year, Second Term Stock Market & Crypto Returns Trump promised that the "...

Another benign inflation report is expected to be released on Tuesday, at least according to consensus economist estimates and prediction markets. Wall Street broadly expects the annual inflation rate to remain stable at 2.7% in December, with the monthly pace coming in at 0.3% — numbers that are...

Elon Musk has proposed a future where the concept of saving for retirement could become obsolete. During a recent episode of the “Moonshots with Peter Diamandis” podcast, Musk shared his vision of a future where technological advancements in AI, energy, and robotics ...

In The Big Short, the biggest edge wasn't leverage or timing — it was seeing a risk everyone else chose to ignore. Danny Moses thinks investors are making a similar mistake as they head into 2026. The warning comes at a moment when Moses is expanding his public platform, bringing his risk-focused...

Economist Peter Schiff pushed back against President Donald Trump’s latest claims on inflation, where he placed the blame squarely on former President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats. GOP’s Spending Fueled Inflation On Wednesday, in a post on X, Schiff said that Trump’s...

With nearly one month left in the first year of President Donald Trump's second presidency, approval ratings from voters have flipped. Here's how the economy could be weighing down the approval rating for the president, despite the stock market trading near record highs. Trump's Approval Rating...

Screens across Wall Street turned green Thursday as risk appetite snapped back after a cooler-than-expected inflation report revived hopes for rate cuts and a blowout earnings outlook from Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) eased AI bubble fears. • Trump Media & Tech Groupr stock is...

Wall Street surged Thursday morning after a cooler-than-expected inflation report reinforced confidence that price pressures are easing and the Federal Reserve's policy path remains intact. The Consumer Price Index rose 2.7% year-over-year in November, down from September's 3% pace and well below...

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Leading cryptocurrencies plunged alongside stocks on Wednesday, as investors await the Consumer Price Index report for hints on the Federal Reserve’s next moves. Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 8:25 p.m. ET) Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) -2.01% $85,977.58 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)...