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Consumers Eye Slowing Inflation, but Relief May Be Temporary
Consumers Eye Slowing Inflation, but Relief May Be Temporary
June 09, 2025  |  Economy

The news that consumers expect to see a slowdown in inflation is, arguably, optimistic. As PYMNTS reported Monday (June 9), the Federal Reserve Bank of...

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Retail Federation: Imports Will Surge During Tariff Pause
Retail Federation: Imports Will Surge During Tariff Pause
June 09, 2025  |  Retail

The National Retail Federation is projecting a summertime surge in U.S. import cargo. The uptick, the federation (NRF) said in a news release Monday (June 9), will happen as...

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Trade War Uncertainty Ushers In Uneasy Summer for US Businesses
Trade War Uncertainty Ushers In Uneasy Summer for US Businesses
June 08, 2025  |  Economy

Will this be a long, hot summer for the U.S. economy? As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (June 8), while job growth held...

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Walmart Targets Younger Consumers Amid Tariff Troubles
Walmart Targets Younger Consumers Amid Tariff Troubles
June 08, 2025  |  Retail

Walmart is reportedly focusing on new and younger shoppers to offset the impact of tariffs. As CNBC reported late Friday (June 8), the retail giant...

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Merchandise Inflation Increases as Companies Feel Tariff Pain
Merchandise Inflation Increases as Companies Feel Tariff Pain
June 08, 2025  |  Economy

American consumers likely saw somewhat faster inflation last month, especially for merchandise. That’s according to a report Sunday (June 8) by Bloomberg News, citing a...

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Revolving Credit Jumped in April as Consumers Loaded Up on Card Debt
Revolving Credit Jumped in April as Consumers Loaded Up on Card Debt
June 06, 2025  |  Economy

The paydowns earlier this year were temporary. And as the latest consumer credit data from the Federal Reserve on Friday (June 6) indicated, consumers turned...

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VC Investor Confidence Drops in ‘Increasingly Uncertain Macroeconomic Environment’
VC Investor Confidence Drops in ‘Increasingly Uncertain Macroeconomic Environment’
June 06, 2025  |  Investments

The share of venture capital (VC) investors who expect VC funding to rise over the next year has fallen by 20 percentage points over the...

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Businesses Limit Pass-Through of Tariff Costs Due to ‘Price-Sensitive’ Customers
Businesses Limit Pass-Through of Tariff Costs Due to ‘Price-Sensitive’ Customers
June 05, 2025  |  Business

Business executives don’t feel they can pass the full cost of tariffs along to customers, as they did in 2018, according to researchers at the...

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Fed’s Beige Book Shows Muted Hiring and Spending as Uncertainty Lingers
Fed’s Beige Book Shows Muted Hiring and Spending as Uncertainty Lingers
June 05, 2025  |  Economy

A month and a half since the Federal Reserve’s last Beige Book, which takes the pulse of the economy through observations of businesses and community...

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