Nov 11, 2025 | Markets
Germany must start dialing back its borrowing limits from 2029 to ensure solid public finances over the long term, according to the Bundesbank. The central bank, which advises the government on economic policy, proposed a three-stage plan to lower debt, and repeated a...
Nov 7, 2025 | Markets
The Federal Reserve flagged vulnerabilities tied to leverage in a semi-annual report on financial stability that said the banking system remained “sound and resilient.” The report, which isn’t a forecast, said that hedge fund leverage had increased. It had grown...
Nov 7, 2025 | Markets
US consumer sentiment tumbled to near the lowest on record as the government shutdown weighed on the economic outlook and high prices soured views about personal finances. The preliminary November sentiment index dropped 3.3 points to 50.3, just above a June 2022...
Nov 6, 2025 | Markets
The surprising resilience of the US economy this year is masking underlying weakness among low- and middle-income households, as higher-income Americans continue to drive growth. This dichotomy between the haves and have-nots isn’t new, but the economic strain is now...
Nov 6, 2025 | Markets
US companies announced the most job cuts for any October in more than two decades as artificial intelligence reshapes industries and cost-cutting accelerates, according to data from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. Companies announced 153,074...
