Legitimate https://legitimate.net/ Legitimate: Recent articles en-us 20 Profits Comeback Paired With Rate Cuts Make a Powerful Mix Companies put the earnings recession further behind them in the fourth quarter, even as rates are set to start falling 16 Jan 2024 10:30 UTC https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/profits-comeback-paired-with-rate-cuts-make-a-powerful-mix-b96fbf0d https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/profits-comeback-paired-with-rate-cuts-make-a-powerful-mix-b96fbf0d Justin Lahart wsjfinance wsjfinance-markets heard on the street Financial Investment Services Securities/Commodity Exchange Activities Americans Have Started to Believe Inflation Is Cooling Inflation has been coming off the boil for a while, but now people are starting to notice 11 Jan 2024 15:56 UTC https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/americans-have-started-to-believe-inflation-is-cooling-8fa3689c https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/americans-have-started-to-believe-inflation-is-cooling-8fa3689c Justin Lahart lc article events stockmarket wsjfinance wsjfinance-markets Inflation banking This Inflation Measure Is Running Hot. 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Median CPI suggests inflation’s underlying trend is stronger than what other measures show 10 Jan 2024 11:00 UTC https://www.wsj.com/economy/housing/this-inflation-measure-is-running-hot-its-probably-wrong-50a40b22 https://www.wsj.com/economy/housing/this-inflation-measure-is-running-hot-its-probably-wrong-50a40b22 Justin Lahart wsjfinance-markets wsjfinance Inflation Real Estate/Construction Real Estate The Job Market Can Stay Strong Without Rekindling Inflation A growing supply of workers is helping balance out the labor market 06 Jan 2024 02:00 UTC https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/the-job-market-can-stay-strong-without-rekindling-inflation-2ec39f3b https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/the-job-market-can-stay-strong-without-rekindling-inflation-2ec39f3b Justin Lahart wsjfinance-markets wsjfinance Inflation Economic Performance/Indicators Employment/Unemployment Figures How Supply-Chain Snarls Made Everyone Wrong on Inflation Supply-chain problems might have been much more persistent than economists realized, new research suggests 04 Jan 2024 11:30 UTC https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/how-supply-chain-snarls-made-everyone-wrong-on-inflation-6049bef2 https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/how-supply-chain-snarls-made-everyone-wrong-on-inflation-6049bef2 Justin Lahart wsjfinance wsjfinance-markets Inflation North America United States Why Companies Still Aren’t in a Firing Mood Even as recession fears swirled last year, companies were reluctant to let workers go. What will the rising hope of a soft landing for the economy do for the job market? 04 Jan 2024 10:30 UTC https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/why-companies-still-arent-in-a-firing-mood-7bb884a5 https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/why-companies-still-arent-in-a-firing-mood-7bb884a5 Justin Lahart wsjfinance wsjfinance-markets North America United States Labor/Personnel How Can Spending Be Up When People Feel Down? The Misery Index suggests Americans shouldn’t feel as miserable as they say they are 27 Dec 2023 04:00 UTC https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/how-can-spending-be-up-when-people-feel-down-269432f3 https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/how-can-spending-be-up-when-people-feel-down-269432f3 Justin Lahart wsjfinance wsjfinance-markets North America United States Economic Performance/Indicators Waving a Red Flag at Bond Bulls The drop in long-term rates might seem excessive, but as long as investors’ expectation of low inflation readings isn’t proven wrong, it could continue 22 Dec 2023 15:40 UTC https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/waving-a-red-flag-at-bond-bulls-4c3175f6 https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/waving-a-red-flag-at-bond-bulls-4c3175f6 Justin Lahart lc article events stockmarket wsjfinance wsjfinance-markets Economic Performance/Indicators Inflation Figures/Price Indices Housing Heats Back Up Mortgage rates are falling while the number of homes for sale remains constrained. That is good news for home builders. 20 Dec 2023 17:14 UTC https://www.wsj.com/economy/housing/housing-heats-back-up-7ffcb282 https://www.wsj.com/economy/housing/housing-heats-back-up-7ffcb282 Justin Lahart lc article events stockmarket wsjfinance wsjfinance-markets heard on the street Building Construction Americans Are Spending on the Holidays After All Amazon, Walmart and Target are investing big in processes to cut down delivery time and that’s largely being driven by customer expectations. Here’s what the abundance of fast-shipping options means for consumers. Photo illustration: Ryan Trefes 14 Dec 2023 16:06 UTC https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/americans-are-spending-on-the-holidays-after-all-3f45c08a https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/americans-are-spending-on-the-holidays-after-all-3f45c08a Justin Lahart wsjfinance-markets wsjfinance Inflation Retail/Wholesale Retail The Fed’s Yield-Curve Problem Central bank might ease rates sooner rather than later 13 Dec 2023 21:07 UTC https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/the-feds-yield-curve-problem-4f93ebf7 https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/the-feds-yield-curve-problem-4f93ebf7 Justin Lahart wsjfinance-markets Inflation wsjfinance lc article events stockmarket 121323 stock market today How Inflation Can Keep Falling The Personal Consumption Expenditures Index is one of the Federal Reserve’s most closely watched gauges of inflation. Markets are betting the data makes rate cuts more likely in 2024. WSJ's Dion Rabouin unpacks the figures. Photo: John Rucosky/Associated Press 12 Dec 2023 16:07 UTC https://www.wsj.com/economy/how-inflation-can-keep-falling-d282bc71 https://www.wsj.com/economy/how-inflation-can-keep-falling-d282bc71 Justin Lahart wsjfinance-markets Inflation wsjfinance Economic Performance/Indicators Inflation Figures/Price Indices The Fed Can’t Put Off Preparing for Rate Cuts Solid jobs report doesn’t alter the overall picture of cooling labor, falling inflation 09 Dec 2023 12:00 UTC https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/federal-reserve-preparing-rate-cuts-bef41d04 https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/federal-reserve-preparing-rate-cuts-bef41d04 Justin Lahart wsjfinance-markets Inflation wsjfinance Economic Performance/Indicators Inflation Figures/Price Indices Congrats, Your House Made You Rich. Now Sell It. Lots of baby boomers are going to sell their homes in the years ahead. The trick is to beat the crowd. 17 Nov 2023 02:00 UTC https://www.wsj.com/economy/housing/baby-boomer-home-ownership-3ef78dfa https://www.wsj.com/economy/housing/baby-boomer-home-ownership-3ef78dfa Justin Lahart wsjfinance-markets wsjfinance wsjexchange Economic Performance/Indicators Home Sales/Housing Affordability Figures How Consumers Are Spending Is a Reason for Cheer Retail spending data is a lot better than the headline figures suggest 15 Nov 2023 16:00 UTC https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/how-consumers-are-spending-is-a-reason-for-cheer-b306e262 https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/how-consumers-are-spending-is-a-reason-for-cheer-b306e262 Justin Lahart wsjfinance wsjfinance-markets heard on the street Retail/Wholesale Retail As Rent Rises Cool, So Will Inflation Will the strong U.S. economic data we’ve seen push the Fed to change policy this year? What comes next depends on how the Fed will interpret the data. WSJ’s Dion Rabouin will explain what we’ve learned from the November FOMC meeting. Photo: Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg News 14 Nov 2023 17:21 UTC https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/as-rent-rises-cool-so-will-inflation-851a7867 https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/as-rent-rises-cool-so-will-inflation-851a7867 Justin Lahart wsjfinance-markets wsjfinance Inflation Economic Performance/Indicators Inflation Figures/Price Indices How Work From Home Has Reshaped What Americans Buy The shift back toward spending on services has largely ended, which leaves Americans devoting a bigger share of their spending to goods than before pandemic 09 Nov 2023 12:00 UTC https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/how-work-from-home-has-reshaped-what-americans-buy-e4c881e5 https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/how-work-from-home-has-reshaped-what-americans-buy-e4c881e5 Justin Lahart wsjfinance wsjfinance-markets Retail/Wholesale Retail North America The Improbably Strong Economy A lot had to go right for the U.S. to avoid a recession. So far, it has. 03 Nov 2023 15:07 UTC https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/the-improbably-strong-economy-a5c6bc38 https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/the-improbably-strong-economy-a5c6bc38 Justin Lahart wsjfinance-markets wsjfinance Inflation North America United States How Higher Rates for Longer Can Be Good News for the Economy Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the central bank will leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged, marking the second consecutive meeting with no increase. Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters 02 Nov 2023 09:30 UTC https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/how-higher-rates-for-longer-can-be-good-news-for-the-economy-9e13cf36 https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/how-higher-rates-for-longer-can-be-good-news-for-the-economy-9e13cf36 Justin Lahart wsjfinance-markets wsjfinance Inflation Economic Performance/Indicators Economic Growth/Recession The Fed Can Wait WSJ’s Dion Rabouin unpacks the latest GDP report and explains what it says about the state of the economy. Photo: Li Jianguo/Zuma Press 31 Oct 2023 01:00 UTC https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/the-fed-can-wait-d98826e1 https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/the-fed-can-wait-d98826e1 Justin Lahart wsjfinance-markets Inflation wsjfinance Economic Performance/Indicators Economic Growth/Recession