Consumers gaining confidence as gas prices slide
But a stock market slump and rising borrowing costs could dim Americans' economic outlook, Wall Street analysts said.
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But a stock market slump and rising borrowing costs could dim Americans' economic outlook, Wall Street analysts said.
Inflation remains over 8%, and now there are growing concerns about the housing market. A recent analysis found that more than half of the country's largest regional markets are "significantly overvalued." Mark Strassmann has more.
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Raphael Bostic, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, "there is some ability for the economy to absorb our actions and slow in a relatively orderly way."
CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann reports from Atlanta on the uncertainty surrounding the economy as inflation continues, stocks fall and higher interest rates fuel a housing pullback.
As cars, food and electricity become more expensive, Americans are feeling the pressure of rising inflation. The DOW dropped 486 points, its lowest since late 2020, on Friday. Michael George has the details.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average entered bear market territory during intraday trading Friday as investors fear a possible recession. Nancy Davis, founder and chief investment officer at Quadratic Capital Management, reacted to the steep market drop.
Dow hits 2022 low as markets sell off on recession fears as central banks around the world jack up interest rates.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped below 30,000 Friday for the first time since 2020. Javier David, managing editor of business and markets at Axios, joined CBS News to discuss the volatile market.
Central banks around the world are risking recession and raising interest rates. They're following the lead of the U.S. Federal Reserve, which approved its third consecutive 75 basis-point hike Wednesday in the hopes of cooling inflation rates. Reuters Federal Reserve correspondent Howard Schneider joined CBS News to discuss the global impact.
The Federal Reserve's decision to raise interest rates yet again has renewed recession concerns on Wall Street. Chris Campbell, chief policy strategist at the Kroll Institute, reacted to the Fed's decision and how it will impact Americans.
Interest rate on a typical 30-year mortgage rate has jumped by more than a quarter-point this week to 6.29%.
The U.S. housing market slowed in August for the seventh consecutive month this year. CBS News speaks with George Ratiu, the manager of economic research at realtor.com, about what's driving the downturn in home sales.
Walmart and Target plan to begin offering deals earlier this year to ease sting of soaring inflation on shoppers.
The Federal Reserve approved a third consecutive 0.75 percentage point hike to its benchmark interest rate Wednesday in an effort to tackle record inflation. Jeanna Smialek, a Federal Reserve and economy reporter for The New York Times, joined John Dickerson to discuss the impact of the interest rate hikes on the U.S. economy.
Stocks fell sharply Wednesday when the Federal Reserve announced it was raising interest rates again another 75 basis points. Liz Young, head of investment strategy at SoFi, joined CBS News to discuss what the Fed's announcement means for the future of the U.S. economy.
CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini and Yahoo Finance reporter and anchor Akiko Fujita discussed the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate increase.
Prices for meat, poultry, fish, eggs and dairy products increased at a higher rate at discount stores than many other grocery stores -- a sign that inflation is hitting people who can least afford the price increases the hardest. Carter Evans takes a look.
The Federal Reserve is expected to announce interest rate hikes to combat high inflation. John Leer, chief economist at Morning Consult, joins "CBS News Mornings" to explain when and where people will notice the impacts of another rate hike.
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.75 percentage point as it tries to slow spending to lower inflation without pushing the economy into a recession.
Prices for meat, poultry, fish, eggs and dairy products increased at a higher rate at discount stores.
While the cost of groceries and rent are still rising, the Federal Reserve is expected to hike interest rates again today in an effort to quell high inflation. Nancy Cordes reports from the White House.
The Federal Reserve is expected to announce a third consecutive interest rate hike Wednesday. This action would be the fifth rate increase this year. Mark Hamrick, a senior economic analyst for Bankrate.com, joined CBS News to discuss what's behind this likely action and how it would impact Americans.
Fed raised key interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point and signaled it plans to keep rates higher longer.
Borrowing costs rose to their highest level in 14 years, and more interest-rate hikes are likely, Fed signaled.