Economics

Exclusive news, analysis and commentary on the US and global economy, central bank policy, interest rates, trade, and consumer sentiment.

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Older, Wealthy Americans Are Delaying Rate Cuts With Their Big Spending

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Spending by older affluent Americans is helping grow the economy. But it’s also contributing to a delay in the Federal Reserve cutting rates.

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Personal Finance

The Small Business Bankruptcy Surge is a Race Against the Clock

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A special $7.5 million debt threshold for filing is due to expire in June, when it will revert to the previous $2.7 million limit.

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Real Estate

Paris Residents Still Waiting on Huge Demand for Olympics Rentals

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Residents have watched their dreams for a huge windfall dwindle as a glut of listings has come on the market, driving rental prices lower.

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Real Estate

WeWork Scrambles To Stop Adam Neumann From Buying it Back

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To have any hope of emerging from Chapter 11 without selling, the company needs to raise somewhere in the ballpark of $400 million.

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Economics

US Growth to Lap G7 Peers, IMF Predicts

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The US economy will grow twice as fast as any of its major Western peers this year.

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Real Estate

Big Tech Offloads Office Space, Putting Commercial Landlords in Flux

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Some of the more reliable office building tenants are reversing course by letting leases expire or subleasing space across major cities.

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Indicators

US Retail Sales Surge as Consumers Shrug Off Inflation, High Interest Rates

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Sales rose 0.7% month-over-month — about double what many economists had predicted. Year-over-year, that’s a 4% jump.

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Inflation & Prices

Rent, Car Insurance Are Keeping Inflation High

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Our new high-tech vehicles are becoming pricier to repair, and we’re getting in more accidents than ever before.

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