The U.S. economy stumbled at the end of the year, new surveys showed, as rising prices tied to tariffs reduced customer demand and spurred businesses to further tighten the reins on hiring. ...

Let’s ponder for a moment what might happen to interest rates in 2026. The past 12 months have been quite an economic ride: Historic in some respects, hyberbolic in others. New York Fed President John C. Williams thinks the next 12 will provide fewer bumps on Wall Street and Main Street. “If I had to choose one word to describe 2025, it is uncertainty,’’ Williams said Dec. 15 in prepared remarks. “What’s striking is that despite all the uncertainty, the U.S. economy has shown considerable resilience and ...

BlackRock Portfolio Manager of the Systemic Multi-Strategy Fund Jeff Rosenberg talks about the impact of the November US employment report on inflation and fixed income. He says markets reacted to the higher than expected unemployment rate. "If we look at November payrolls, 64,000 was pretty close to expectations and don't forget we will have another payroll number before the January meeting, that's going to make these other two much less important," he said on "Bloomberg Surveillance." ...

Do you think that this really changes the needle in any way. Well, Lisa, you stole my opening line. I was going to do a little hat tip to our friend and colleague, Jonathan Ferro.He always says the first reaction is not always the right reaction. And you said that at the top of the hour there at the top of the segment. You know, the headline was what the markets were reacting to, the little bit higher than expected unemployment rate.I think you guys in the earlier segment decomposed that pretty well the lab ...

Do you think that this really changes the needle in any way. Well, Lisa, you stole my opening line. I was going to do a little hat tip to our friend and colleague, Jonathan Ferro.He always says the first reaction is not always the right reaction. And you said that at the top of the hour there at the top of the segment. You know, the headline was what the markets were reacting to, the little bit higher than expected unemployment rate.I think you guys in the earlier segment decomposed that pretty well the lab ...

Experience suggests that labor market deterioration can occur quickly and non linearly and be difficult to reverse, in part because monetary policy lags several quarters. A quicker pace of easing policy, as I have advocated, would be appropriate, would appropriately move us closer to a neutral stance. Meanwhile, valuation concerns are bleeding into the emerging market space.MSCI's gauge of EM selling the most in three weeks. So let's get more market action now with Andrew Slimmon, Senior Portfolio Manager a ...

Experience suggests that labor market deterioration can occur quickly and non linearly and be difficult to reverse, in part because monetary policy lags several quarters. A quicker pace of easing policy, as I have advocated, would be appropriate, would appropriately move us closer to a neutral stance. Meanwhile, valuation concerns are bleeding into the emerging market space.MSCI's gauge of EM selling the most in three weeks. So let's get more market action now with Andrew Slimmon, Senior Portfolio Manager a ...

Joining us now for more on the markets and jobs, Joe Mato, president CIO at Newberger Berman. Joe, great to have you with us. Good >> to be here.Thank you. >> Um, it's interesting to get the jobs report now after the Fed decision. How important is this for you.>> I think the data is really important. I think the state of the labor market is one of the critical issues in terms of determining what the Fed path is going to be. And, you know, our sense is you're going to continue to see a grinding, weaker labor ...

Joining us now for more on the markets and jobs, Joe Mato, president CIO at Newberger Berman. Joe, great to have you with us. Good >> to be here.Thank you. >> Um, it's interesting to get the jobs report now after the Fed decision. How important is this for you.>> I think the data is really important. I think the state of the labor market is one of the critical issues in terms of determining what the Fed path is going to be. And, you know, our sense is you're going to continue to see a grinding, weaker labor ...

Dec 16 (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence is expected to remain the centerpiece of investment strategies, global brokerages outlined ​in their outlook for 2026, with the benchmark S&P ‌500 index on pace to post another year of gains. "We think fears ‌of a collapse in the AI narrative are overdone and expect economic expansion to continue for yet another year," Barclays strategists said. Still, risks loom: inflation surprises, lofty valuations and tariff tensions ⁠could spark corrections, ‌even as analy ...