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Brian Moynihan warns the economy risks ‘malaise’ due to government shutdown, as deals slow and Federal workers pull back on spending

"Ultimately it's going to slow down the economy," he says.

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Governments are likely to pillage the $80 trillion ‘Great Wealth Transfer’ to fund their national debts, says UBS

"It seems unrealistic to suppose that governments will just sit idly by as this wealth moves around. We would expect governments to attempt to...

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Eleanor Pringle

You can expect a 0.25% cut from the Fed, says Wall Street, but little economic insight from Powell—after all, he’s not got much to go on

"Chair Powell’s press conference will pivot away from economic data—given its scarcity—and instead focus on balance sheet policy, the policy...

yesterday 2

Eleanor Pringle

AI stock valuations aren’t wrong—they’re just not right … yet, says JPMorgan assets boss

"The question is how fast will we grow into those multiples?" JP Morgan's Mary Callahan Erdoes told an audience at the Fortune Global Forum.

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Ray Dalio says America is developing a ‘dependency’ on the top 1% of workers, while the bottom 60% are struggling and unproductive

"I think the issue is very much that you can't look at the U.S. as a whole nowadays," the Bridgewater Associates founder said at the Fortune Global...

monday 10

Eleanor Pringle

Why is Washington acting like the U.S. is in a recession?

On paper, the economy is growing and unemployment is low. But federal government policymakers are behaving like there is an imminent crisis.

monday 10

Eleanor Pringle

Europe at risk of becoming a ‘geopolitical playground’ warns Croatia’s former president, and says Trump’s 2018 NATO threat was justified

At Fortune Global Forum, Croatia's former president Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović says Europe is at this critical “inflection point.”

26.10.2025 10

Eleanor Pringle

Trump shutting down trade talks with Canada could give Beijing another advantage

If Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney has any frustrations he wants to share about his southern neighbor, he could do so with China's President Xi as...

24.10.2025 10

Eleanor Pringle

AI boom is making your utility bills more expensive, says BofA, and they’re likely to keep going up

BofA has bad news for consumers: "There is likely further upside ahead."

23.10.2025 3

Eleanor Pringle

U.S. national debt hits $38 trillion and Washington is ‘numb to our own dysfunction,’ budget committee warns

America's debt mountain is eye-watering. The interest alone costs $1.21 trillion annually— 17% of total federal spending.

23.10.2025 50

Eleanor Pringle

RGA CEO Tony Cheng: Americans are living longer—adding risk for insurers—but the real danger is people outliving their savings

As life expectancy continues to rise globally, RGA CEO Tony Cheng exclusively told Fortune that the growing risk of individuals outliving their...

22.10.2025 2

Eleanor Pringle

Ray Dalio says his AI clone will be able to give you investment and career insights whenever you want

Ray Dalio has a waitlist for “Digital Ray,” an AI clone designed to talk to the public.

22.10.2025 10

Eleanor Pringle

This is the worst the jobs market has looked (outside of a recession) in 50 years, says Goldman Sachs, meaning bullish GDP estimates are too optimistic

Jan Hatzius warns America’s job market slump could drag down growth, with frontloaded orders and AI disruption skewing GDP signals.

21.10.2025 10

Eleanor Pringle

America’s healthcare system is working out how to function with fewer immigrants and an aging population—it’s not going particularly well

Skilled foreign-born workers need clarity and confidence when it comes to American immigration policy, say healthcare professionals, who are needed to...

20.10.2025 10

Eleanor Pringle

Trump’s hand in the tariff war he started gets weaker as China GDP comes in ahead of growth forecasts

President Trump’s tariff leverage over China faces new strain as Beijing’s economy posts stronger-than-expected growth and diversifies exports.

20.10.2025 20

Eleanor Pringle

Warren Buffett plowed more than $1 billion into three stocks, and it says a lot about where he sees consumers’ priorities right now: Houses, beer, and gas

Berkshire Hathaway's 2025 investments focus on consumer-driven brands like Lennar, Chevron, and Constellation.

17.10.2025 2

Eleanor Pringle

The $9 trillion ‘sideways succession’ of women inheriting money has begun—but 93% say they don’t need the cash

Three in four women say they're well on track to achieve their financial milestones without receiving any inheritance from family or spouses.

16.10.2025 3

Eleanor Pringle

Powell says exactly what Wall Street wants to hear as Trump provokes soybean battle with China

Investors heard enough of what they wanted to remain bullish on further cuts.

15.10.2025 4

Eleanor Pringle

America is ‘going broke slowly’ says JPMorgan, as national debt balloons and tariff revenue looks shaky

The risk is "that we move from going broke slowly to going broke quickly," Kelly says.

14.10.2025 10

Eleanor Pringle

Trump bet China would face ‘tremendous difficulties’ without U.S. consumers—Beijing just focused on the rest of the world instead

China's trade diversification has been so successful that its export market is growing significantly despite the trade war.

13.10.2025 50

Eleanor Pringle

Ray Dalio says the U.S. is headed for civil war, with either side exerting ‘tests of power’ on their rivals

Dalio said there are two outcomes for America: Either the nation pulls together and rises above, or conflicting sides exert as much pain on the other...

10.10.2025 40

Eleanor Pringle

Roughly half of U.S. states are effectively in a recession and ‘hanging on by their fingertips,’ Moody’s chief economist says

Moody’s chief economist, Mark Zandi, tells Fortune parts of America are already in recession, with 22 states contracting despite strong national GDP...

09.10.2025 10

Eleanor Pringle

Jamie Dimon isn’t taking a recession off the table for 2026: ‘You don’t wish it because certain people will get hurt’

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says a U.S. recession could hit in 2026, a warning to markets not to get complacent despite strong GDP growth and AI optimism

08.10.2025 10

Eleanor Pringle

America is ‘flirting with recession’ if tech investment slows, according to new modeling—but bubble risk is still smaller than dot-com era

Oxford Economics warns U.S. growth could stall if tech investment cools, with global GDP also at risk if AI enthusiasm shows signs of waning.

07.10.2025 4

Eleanor Pringle

America’s economy is on a ‘sugar high’ warns Ken Griffin, and investors retreating to gold is one sign of a comedown

Ken Griffin said investors want to make the most of the rally in American equities but are hedging their spoils out of U.S. sovereign risk.

07.10.2025 10

Eleanor Pringle

America saw ‘essentially no job growth’ last month, warns Moody’s, and any roles added were in three wealthy states

Moody’s warns U.S. job growth has stalled as the shutdown halts official labor data, forcing Wall Street and the Fed to rely on patchy private...

06.10.2025 4

Eleanor Pringle

By supporting Argentina, the U.S. government hopes to start a domino effect preventing ‘failed states’ across South America, says Bessent

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hails Javier Milei’s Argentina as a “beacon” for South America, backing it with swap lines while ruling out...

03.10.2025 3

Eleanor Pringle

Everything’s supposedly rosy on Wall Street—but gold is rallying higher as investors seek safety in government shutdown

Gold is nearing $3,870 as investors flock to safe-haven assets despite Wall Street optimism, Fed rate cut bets, and recession fears fading.

02.10.2025 10

Eleanor Pringle

Yet another recession indicator is flashing as consumer confidence declines sharply in September

Consumer confidence has dropped below key thresholds, challenging Fed policymakers and Wall Street’s bullish market view.

01.10.2025 20

Eleanor Pringle

Wall Street will be ruled by ‘rumor and pseudo-drama’ if government shutdown goes ahead, warns UBS

Wall Street braces for a U.S. government shutdown as payroll data stalls, leaving the Fed and investors flying blind on key economic signals.

30.09.2025 30

Eleanor Pringle

Wall Street sees no ‘material drawback’ in stocks thanks to consumers, says Fed’s Hammack—problem is, shoppers are increasingly shaky

Cleveland Fed chief Beth Hammack says markets expect strong consumer demand to keep fueling record S&P 500 gains—even as confidence slips.

29.09.2025 10

Eleanor Pringle

Ken Griffin says CEOs lining up to beg Trump for tariff exemptions is ‘nauseating’—and that the White House showing ‘favor’ undermines the American story

Ken Griffin urges the White House to avoid picking corporate “winners and losers,” warning exemptions for major companies could backfire with...

26.09.2025 3

Eleanor Pringle

The Fed’s once oh-so-certain cuts for the rest of 2025 are already fading into oblivion

U.S. economic data keeps coming back stronger than expected, and frankly it's raining on the parade for markets.

26.09.2025 5

Eleanor Pringle

If you can’t work out why you’re struggling when the economy is doing OK, it’s because you’re on the losing side

Oxford Economics finds that tariffs, labor dynamics, and policy shifts have hit younger and lower-income households hardest.

25.09.2025 30

Eleanor Pringle

Bessent says New York can ‘drop dead’ if it elects Mamdani and ever needs a bailout

Bessent seemed determined to drive his warning home: "You can't enact policies like this and expect to be bailed out."

25.09.2025 10

Eleanor Pringle

Before hiring his CEO, MrBeast insisted the Silicon Valley investor met his mom

Jeff Housenbold spent a couple of hours with the YouTube star's mother—and missed his flight.

24.09.2025 10

Eleanor Pringle

Jamie Dimon says Trump’s efficiency drive isn’t enough to avert debt crisis: ‘Like most problems, it’s better to deal with it than let it happen’

Dimon stressed that only faster growth—unlocked by lighter regulation and freer trade—can restore balance to the U.S.’s debt-to-GDP ratio.

23.09.2025 10

Eleanor Pringle

Warren Buffett just sold his entire stake in Tesla-rival BYD as profits fall and tariff questions rise

Buffett's backing had been a feather in the cap of BYD because Berkshire Hathaway has thus far resisted in investing in its main rival, Elon Musk's...

22.09.2025 10

Eleanor Pringle

The Fed doesn’t actually have a ‘dual’ mandate—there’s a third part it rarely mentions, and economists want it to stay that way

Some experts told Fortune that they had forgotten entirely about the long-term interest rate rule.

21.09.2025 20

Eleanor Pringle

Trump’s social security chief says ‘everything’ is on the table and retirement is about to get a ‘different set of rules’

With Social Security projected to be insolvent by 2032, Commissioner Frank Bisignano says options like raising the retirement age are on the table for...

19.09.2025 40

Eleanor Pringle

Markets got what they wanted from Powell with a Fed rate cut and they’re still not happy

Jerome Powell delivered a 25bps rate cut, but Wall Street’s muted reaction reflects concern it was a risk move on jobs, not confidence.

18.09.2025 10

Eleanor Pringle

The economy is reliant on the ‘fortunes of the well-to-do’ says Moody’s—if the ultra-rich get nervy that means recession

Mark Zandi says of the rich: "If they turn more cautious, for whatever reason, the economy has a big problem."

17.09.2025 20

Eleanor Pringle

This week’s Fed meeting is likely to be the most divisive in three decades, says Deutsche Bank

With markets convinced of a Fed rate cut, Powell must navigate divisions inside the FOMC over inflation, tariffs, and jobs data.

15.09.2025 6

Eleanor Pringle

Jamie Dimon says his successor at JPMorgan doesn’t need to be the smartest person in the room, they need to be the ‘Pied Piper’

Jamie Dimon says the next JPMorgan CEO must be a “coach” and motivator, not just the smartest in the room, as succession planning heats up.

12.09.2025 5

Eleanor Pringle

‘Dust off your rate-cutting playbook,’ JPMorgan tells clients, the evidence for a Fed cut just keeps piling up

With U.S. jobless claims surging and labor data revised sharply lower, markets see Powell locked into a September Fed rate cut despite sticky...

12.09.2025 5

Eleanor Pringle

A ‘perfect alignment’ across markets has Wall Street 100% convinced of a rate cut

Job weakness and softer inflation data push markets to fully price a September Fed cut, but Powell’s decision could spark volatility if he resists.

11.09.2025 4

Eleanor Pringle

Jamie Dimon isn’t convinced by the market’s theory that huge job revisions aren’t a recession indicator

“Hopefully things will be okay, but you do see that kind of weakening,” he said.

11.09.2025 20

Eleanor Pringle

Labor market is at a ‘turning point’ says new study—and it hasn’t been this difficult to land a job since the height of the pandemic

Conference Board data signals potential U.S. jobs turning point, as economistMitchell Barnes highlights rising job seeker struggles and weakening...

09.09.2025 10

Eleanor Pringle

Sorry Jerome, weakening economic data is ‘exactly what markets needed’, says Wharton professor

Jerome Powell’s Fed faces labor market weakness as Wall Street bets on rate cuts, with Jeremy Siegel and Goldman Sachs backing easing ahead.

09.09.2025 10

Eleanor Pringle

Ken Griffin lays down the law on why Trump needs to back off the Fed, saying his meddling could prompt a national debt crisis

Ken Griffin warns Trump’s pressure on Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve risks eroding U.S. institutional credibility.

08.09.2025 20

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Brian Moynihan warns the economy risks ‘malaise’ due to government shutdown, as deals slow and Federal workers pull back on spending

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Governments are likely to pillage the $80 trillion ‘Great Wealth Transfer’ to fund their national debts, says UBS

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You can expect a 0.25% cut from the Fed, says Wall Street, but little economic insight from Powell—after all, he’s not got much to go on

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AI stock valuations aren’t wrong—they’re just not right … yet, says JPMorgan assets boss

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Ray Dalio says America is developing a ‘dependency’ on the top 1% of workers, while the bottom 60% are struggling and unproductive

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Why is Washington acting like the U.S. is in a recession?

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Europe at risk of becoming a ‘geopolitical playground’ warns Croatia’s former president, and says Trump’s 2018 NATO threat was justified

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Trump shutting down trade talks with Canada could give Beijing another advantage

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AI boom is making your utility bills more expensive, says BofA, and they’re likely to keep going up

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U.S. national debt hits $38 trillion and Washington is ‘numb to our own dysfunction,’ budget committee warns

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RGA CEO Tony Cheng: Americans are living longer—adding risk for insurers—but the real danger is people outliving their savings

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Ray Dalio says his AI clone will be able to give you investment and career insights whenever you want

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This is the worst the jobs market has looked (outside of a recession) in 50 years, says Goldman Sachs, meaning bullish GDP estimates are too optimistic

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America’s healthcare system is working out how to function with fewer immigrants and an aging population—it’s not going particularly well

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Trump’s hand in the tariff war he started gets weaker as China GDP comes in ahead of growth forecasts

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Warren Buffett plowed more than $1 billion into three stocks, and it says a lot about where he sees consumers’ priorities right now: Houses, beer, and gas

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The $9 trillion ‘sideways succession’ of women inheriting money has begun—but 93% say they don’t need the cash

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Powell says exactly what Wall Street wants to hear as Trump provokes soybean battle with China

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America is ‘going broke slowly’ says JPMorgan, as national debt balloons and tariff revenue looks shaky

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Trump bet China would face ‘tremendous difficulties’ without U.S. consumers—Beijing just focused on the rest of the world instead

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Ray Dalio says the U.S. is headed for civil war, with either side exerting ‘tests of power’ on their rivals

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Roughly half of U.S. states are effectively in a recession and ‘hanging on by their fingertips,’ Moody’s chief economist says

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Jamie Dimon isn’t taking a recession off the table for 2026: ‘You don’t wish it because certain people will get hurt’

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America is ‘flirting with recession’ if tech investment slows, according to new modeling—but bubble risk is still smaller than dot-com era

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America’s economy is on a ‘sugar high’ warns Ken Griffin, and investors retreating to gold is one sign of a comedown

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America saw ‘essentially no job growth’ last month, warns Moody’s, and any roles added were in three wealthy states

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By supporting Argentina, the U.S. government hopes to start a domino effect preventing ‘failed states’ across South America, says Bessent

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Everything’s supposedly rosy on Wall Street—but gold is rallying higher as investors seek safety in government shutdown

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Yet another recession indicator is flashing as consumer confidence declines sharply in September

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Wall Street will be ruled by ‘rumor and pseudo-drama’ if government shutdown goes ahead, warns UBS

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Wall Street sees no ‘material drawback’ in stocks thanks to consumers, says Fed’s Hammack—problem is, shoppers are increasingly shaky

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Ken Griffin says CEOs lining up to beg Trump for tariff exemptions is ‘nauseating’—and that the White House showing ‘favor’ undermines the American story

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The Fed’s once oh-so-certain cuts for the rest of 2025 are already fading into oblivion

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If you can’t work out why you’re struggling when the economy is doing OK, it’s because you’re on the losing side

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Bessent says New York can ‘drop dead’ if it elects Mamdani and ever needs a bailout

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Before hiring his CEO, MrBeast insisted the Silicon Valley investor met his mom

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Jamie Dimon says Trump’s efficiency drive isn’t enough to avert debt crisis: ‘Like most problems, it’s better to deal with it than let it happen’

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Warren Buffett just sold his entire stake in Tesla-rival BYD as profits fall and tariff questions rise

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The Fed doesn’t actually have a ‘dual’ mandate—there’s a third part it rarely mentions, and economists want it to stay that way