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  • Apr 16, 2025

Global economic growth could slow to 2.3% due to trade tensions, says UN trade agency

GENEVA (Reuters) -Global economic growth could slow to 2.3% as trade tensions and uncertainty drive a recessionary trend, the UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) agency said on Wednesday. "Global growth is projected to slow to 2.3% in 2025, placing the world economy on a recessionary path," UNCTAD said, citing a report it published on the trade and development outlook for this year. The global economy grew 2.8% in 2024, it said.

  • Apr 16, 2025

In a fog of uncertainty, Fed policy storm could be approaching

U.S. Federal Reserve officials, in agreement that President Donald Trump's tariffs have unmoored their sense of the economy's direction, may face an intense internal debate about the right monetary policy response, including balancing any conflicts between their inflation and employment goals. In the weeks since Trump announced then paused a stiff set of global import taxes, Fed officials including Chair Jerome Powell have acknowledged they may be forced to choose between ensuring inflation stays controlled as tariffs potentially drive prices higher or focus on supporting jobs with growth seen weakening in the face of widespread household and business uncertainty and softening demand. That fork in the road may be weeks or months in arriving, allowing the Fed for now to continue with interest rates where they are until it is clear what Trump finally decides and what impact it will have on jobs, prices and the outlook.

  • Apr 16, 2025

Indexes drop as Fed's Powell says growth appears to be slowing; Nvidia tumbles

NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks ended sharply lower on Wednesday as Nvidia warned about steep charges from new U.S. curbs on its chip exports to China and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said U.S. economic growth appears to be slowing. Powell, in remarks for the Economic Club of Chicago, said larger-than-expected tariffs likely mean higher inflation and slower growth. The Fed chair's afternoon comments sparked further selling in stocks, which had already been under pressure from a sharp drop in shares of Nvidia and other chipmakers.

  • Apr 16, 2025

Corporate insiders flash bullish stock sign by buying into rout

(Bloomberg) -- Beleaguered stock bulls are getting an encouraging sign from the people who know the companies best.Most Read from BloombergHow Did This Suburb Figure Out Mass Transit?Trump Signs Executive Orders on Federal Purchasing, Office SpaceLA County Floats Leaner Budget Burdened by Fire and Legal CostsCorporate insiders scooped up shares of their own companies at the fastest pace in 16 months as the S&P 500 sank in March, and they kept buying at an elevated clip as the rout accelerated th

  • Apr 16, 2025

3 Reasons LFST is Risky and 1 Stock to Buy Instead

LifeStance Health Group trades at $6.79 per share and has moved almost in lockstep with the market over the last six months. The stock has lost 7.1% while the S&P 500 is down 8.3%. This may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.

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