[ad_1] Dec. 29, 2023 11:00 pm ET A resilient U.S. economy and cooling inflation fueled an intense year-end bond rally. Now, some suspect investors are too sanguine about the months…
Tag: economic performance
How I, and Everyone Else, Got 2023 So Wrong
[ad_1] It is good practice to learn from your mistakes, but even better is to learn from other people’s mistakes. My biggest error in 2023 was the same as everyone…
Spanish Inflation Holds Steady in December
[ad_1] The rate of annual inflation in Spain held steady in December, keeping price rises stable but above the wider eurozone average. The country’s consumer-price index rose by 3.3% on…
China Central Bank to Help Boost Consumer Prices Amid Deflation Risks
[ad_1] Dec. 29, 2023 1:20 am ET|WSJ Pro China’s central bank has vowed to boost consumer prices as the world’s second-largest economy is battered by tepid demand and weakening confidence.…
Essay | What Went Right in 2023
[ad_1] According to most polls, Americans are ending the year in a sour mood. Trust in all public institutions, ranging from the government to the Supreme Court to the media…
India’s Infrastructure Push Is Key to Taking on China
[ad_1] The coming few years will be a litmus test for India’s ambition to become a manufacturing hub rivaling China. A big question mark is how quickly it can build…
Soft Landing Talk Prompts 1990s Flashbacks
[ad_1] Talk of a soft landing for the U.S. economy has investors dreaming of a 1990s-style boom soon afterward. A lot would have to go right for that to happen,…
How Can Spending Be Up When People Feel Down?
[ad_1] Dec. 26, 2023 11:00 pm ET According to the Misery Index, Americans shouldn’t be all that miserable. But they might only recently have started to catch on. Invented by…
The Art of Asking Your Parents for Money
[ad_1] Listen to article (1 minute) WSJ’s Personal Finance team presents a series on how to fix your financial life in 2024. Up now: asking for money Hitting your parents…
Shoppers Kept Spending This Holiday Season
[ad_1] Updated Dec. 26, 2023 9:14 am ET Shoppers opened their wallets this holiday season as they have for much of 2023, even crowding into shopping malls to scoop up…