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Many households still struggling and facing costly winter, even as inflation begins to ease

This year’s steady slowdown in U.S. inflation likely continued in November, though the latest data may also point to sharply higher prices in some areas of the economy

Higher interest rates and cost of living pressures are hurting households and businesses, with the central bank governor acknowledging it's been a hard year.

Strong growth in earnings has been driven by increases in cost of living, says Resolution Foundation

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Robust consumer spending, expectations of a surge in retail sales during the holiday season, easing inflation, a resilient job market, and an omnichannel shopping experience are all boosting the retail industry’s long-term growth prospects. Amid this backdrop, it could be wise to buy fundamentally strong retail stocks Kroger (KR), Jerónimo…

Despite the economy’s strength, there remains a reluctance to recognize a soft landing.

One of the catalysts for last week's gains was Friday's November labor market report. It showed that the U.S. economy continued to churn new jobs at a moderate pace in line with Wall Street's expectations.

With inflation edging closer to the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, its policymakers are facing — and in some cases fueling — hopes that they will make a decisive shift in policy and cut interest rates next year, possibly as soon as spring

December S&P 500 futures (ESZ23) are down -0.15%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ23) are down -0.27% this morning as market participants braced for the release of U.S. inflation data and looked ahead to the Federal Reserve’s last monetary policy committee meeting of the year due later in the…