Barclays Lowers S&P 500 Target to 5,900 on Weak Economy

March 26, 2025

Catenaa, Wednesday, March 26, 2025- Barclays has slashed their year-end S&P 500 target to 5,900 with deteriorating economic data and reduced earnings power of the listed companies. Barclays Strategist Venu Krishna slashed his 2025 S&P 500 price target to 5,900 from 6,600 on Wednesday with deteriorating US economic data. The estimate cut reflects Barclay’s expectation […]

Federal Reserve Sees No Urgency In Cutting Interest Rates

April 24, 2025

Catenaa, Thursday, April 24, 2025- US Federal Reserve sees no urgency in changing policy rates and seeks more clarity to determine the impact of Trump’s tariffs on the economy. Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said in a Bloomberg interview on Thursday that given the tempo at which the Trump administration’s import taxes shift, it wouldn’t […]

JPMorgan Cheif Dimon Says Can’t Rule Out US Stagflation Risk

May 22, 2025

Catenaa, Thursday, May 22, 2025- JPMorgan Chase Chairman Jamie Dimon said stagflation risk can’t be ruled out for the US economy as the country faces huge risks from geopolitics, deficits and price pressures. Speaking to Bloomberg on the sidelines of the lender’s Global China Summit in Shanghai on Thursday, he said they don’t agree that […]

JPMorgan Puts Recession Odds at 40% With Tariffs

June 25, 2025

Catenaa, Wednesday, June 25, 2025- US tariffs will likely slow down global economic growth and rekindle inflation in the US, JPMorgan said on Wednesday, where there is a 40% probability of a recession in the second half of 2025. US economic growth is expected at 1.3% this year, down from a 2% forecast at the […]

Powell Says Rate Cut Waits for Tariff Clarity

June 24, 2025

Catenaa, Tuesday, June 24, 2025- Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday that it is well-positioned to wait on any interest rate cuts until it gains clarity on the inflation impact from Trump tariffs. “For the time being, we are well-positioned to wait to learn more about the likely course of the economy before […]

Powell Warns of Rising U.S. Supply Shocks Risk

May 15, 2025

Catenaa, Thursday, May 15, 2025- US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Thursday that the US may be entering a period of more frequent supply shocks and volatile inflation, with economic uncertainty. “A critical question is how to foster a broader understanding of the uncertainty that the economy generally faces,” Powell said in his […]

Trump Warns of Possible Recession, Calls US in Transition

March 10, 2025

Catenaa, Monday, March 10, 2025- US President Donald Trump refused to rule out a recession from his planned tariffs as the US economy is in a period of transition. In an interview with Fox News on Sunday, the president said his plans for bigger “reciprocal” tariffs will go into effect on April 2.  The White House had […]

US Consumer Cut Spending as Pre-Tariff Buying Fades

June 27, 2025

Catenaa, Friday, June 27, 2025- US consumer spending unexpectedly fell by 0.1% in May as the trend of pre-tariff buying of goods like motor vehicles faded, with moderate inflation. Consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of economic activity, dropped 0.1% last month after an unrevised 0.2% gain in April, the Commerce Department’s Bureau […]

US Debt Hits $36 Trillion, Raising Alarms Over Fiscal Stability

May 27, 2025

Catenaa, Wednesday, May 28, 2025- The United States’ national debt has surged past $36 trillion, prompting renewed warnings over the country’s long-term fiscal health as lawmakers advance proposals that could deepen the deficit further. On Sunday, a key congressional committee approved legislation to extend President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts -a move that could add […]

US Economy Adds 139,000 Jobs In May Despite Tariff Concerns

June 6, 2025

Catenaa, Friday, June 06, 2025- US economy added 139,000 jobs in May as the labor market stays resilient despite economic uncertainty around President Trump’s tariffs. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 139,000 in May, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.2%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday.  Employment continued to trend up […]

US Economy Contracts 0.5% in Q1 on Tariff Business Impact

June 26, 2025

Catenaa, Thursday, June 26, 2025- US economy shrank by 0.5% in the first quarter of 2025, as President Trump’s trade policies disrupted business, official data showed on Thursday. First-quarter growth sank under a surge of imports as companies in the US rushed to bring in foreign goods before Trump could impose tariffs on them.  The […]

US Retail Sales Dip in May on Gas, Auto Slowdown

June 17, 2025

Catenaa, Tuesday, June 17, 2025- US retail sales fell in May, official data showed on Tuesday, as President Trump’s tariffs reduced gas and auto purchases. Retail trade sales were down 0.9% from April 2025, and up 3.0%  from last year, surpassing economists’ expectations for a 0.6% decline month on month. A 2% decline in gasoline […]

World Economy To Grow Slowest Since 1960s With Trade Barrier

June 10, 2025

Catenaa, Tuesday, June 10, 2025- The world economy will grow at its slowest pace since the 1960s during this decade, the World Bank warned on Tuesday, as trade wars will hit economies. Citing “a substantial rise in trade barriers’’ the World Bank said that the US economy would grow half as fast (1.4%) this year […]