Inflation has created a dark cloud over how everyday Americans view the economy

Inflation has created a dark cloud over how everyday Americans view the economy

Grocery items are offered for sale at a supermarket on August 09, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images When Kyle Connolly looks back at 2023, she sees it as a year defined by changes and challenges. The newly single parent reentered the workforce, only to be laid off from her job at … Read more

Falling oil hurts energy names. But plenty of others stocks stand to gain

Falling oil hurts energy names. But plenty of others stocks stand to gain

U.S. crude prices continued to fall Wednesday, settling below $70 per barrel for the first time since early July and at their lowest levels since June. That’s good news for the Federal Reserve in its battle against inflation. While the impact on oil and natural gas stocks has not been as cheery, companies across many … Read more

The good and the bad of the U.S. CPI

The good and the bad of the U.S. CPI

Gas prices are seen at a Chevron gas station in Los Angeles on September 28, 2023.  Robyn Beck | AFP | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. … Read more

November’s CPI’s both good and bad

November’s CPI’s both good and bad

An Exxon Mobil gas station in Las Vegas on July 25, 2023. Bridgett Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? … Read more

‘Girl Math’ returns as shoppers navigate holiday shopping finances

‘Girl Math’ returns as shoppers navigate holiday shopping finances

Pedestrians walk through the festively decorated Burlington Arcade luxury shopping arcade in London, UK, on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. Inflation in UK shops has fallen to a 17-month low as retailers fight to attract shoppers ahead of the crucial holiday period. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images “Girl math” … Read more

10-year Treasury yield rises to start the week

10-year Treasury yield rises to start the week

The 10-year Treasury note yield rose Monday to start the last full trading week of 2023. The yield on the 10-year Treasury was about 2 basis points higher at 3.943%. On Thursday, the yield fell below the 4% level, hitting its lowest since July. The 2-year Treasury yield was little changed at 4.457%, below the … Read more

Biden polls could suffer due to inflation even as economy improves

Biden polls could suffer due to inflation even as economy improves

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday predicted that President Joe Biden will get a much-needed boost in the polls as the economy continues to improve. “I believe it’s only a matter of time until he does get that credit,” Murphy said of Biden on CNBC’s “Power Lunch.” But pollsters contacted by CNBC are not … Read more

BOJ sticks to ultra-easy monetary policy amid high uncertainties; yen tumbles

BOJ sticks to ultra-easy monetary policy amid high uncertainties; yen tumbles

Kazuo Ueda, governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), gestures as he speaks during a news conference at the central bank’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s central bank left its ultra-loose monetary policy unchanged at its final meeting this year, a move that … Read more

Real estate investment trust are one option for inflation protection

    MBPROJEKT_Maciej_Bledowski | iStock | Getty Images For retirees searching for investment income and protection from inflation, one solution may be real estate investment trusts. REITs, as they’re called, are companies that own and/or operate properties like office buildings, shopping malls, apartment complexes and warehouses. While they do come with more risk than some … Read more