The U.S. Federal Reserve could have saved itself an unnecessary — and counterproductive — interest rate cut last week by explaining to Americans that their fully employed economy needed no further credit easing. As a reminder, note that the Fed’s charter mandates what amounts to a fully-employed economy and stable prices. That’s a very tough call.
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An employee works with produce at a farm that practices organic farming techniques in Beijing. Nelson Ching | Bloomberg | Getty Images While the coronavirus outbreak in China has hit many industries hard, some technology start-ups in agriculture are seeing demand rise. ”In the first two months of 2020, we delivered 4,000 units of our
The JP Morgan Chase flag outside company headquarters in New York. Peter Foley | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bank shares plunged Monday as collapsing oil prices and bond yields sparked worry that the widening impact of the coronavirus could cause a recession. JPMorgan Chase, the biggest U.S. bank, fell nearly 12% by 1 p.m. ET,
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., March 2, 2020. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures tumbled early Monday morning as investors continued to brace for the economic fallout from the spreading coronavirus, while a shocking all-out oil price war added to the anxiety. As of
Vladimir Putin just sparked what could end up being one of the ugliest oil price wars in modern history, and American oil and gas companies may be the victims. This weekend Saudi Arabia dropped the oil bomb. It not only cut its forward crude price to Chinese customers by as much as $6 or $7
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Costco (COST) – Costco reported quarterly earnings of $2.10 per share, 4 cents a share above estimates. Revenue also beat forecasts. Costco has been experiencing a surge in sales of consumer staples in recent weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak, and reported a
Council on Foreign Relations economist Benn Steil says the Federal Reserve’s half percentage point cut in interest rates may not be enough to keep the economy on track as the coronavirus spreads. “None of us would be surprised to see the Fed cutting further in the coming months,” the council’s senior fellow and director of
A woman jogs past an H&R Block office on Tax Day, April 18, 2017. Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Big Lots — Shares of Big Lots rallied more than 6% in midday trading after it confirmed it received notice from two activist investor
Farmer Dana Putnam tries to tap a maple tree for sap, but is unsuccessful. His trees are producing less sap as the climate changes. Emma Newburger | CNBC ORANGE COUNTY, NY — Dana Putnam drilled into a maple tree, added a plastic tube and waited for the sap to flow. Nothing happened. It’s the end
A man runs past the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Bloomberg Hundreds of Wall Street traders are about to change their commute starting Monday. Citigroup is traders and salespeople from its headquarters in downtown Manhattan to a backup facility in Rutherford, New Jersey next week in contingency plans tied to the coronavirus, according to a