THE SQUEEZE IS ON: WILL IT BE ENOUGH TO TANK PROFITS?
Companies are sitting on huge piles of cash, but with oil prices at new highs and labor costs beginning to spiral again, thy may not be sitting so pretty for long.
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By Julia Press and David Gura | April 18, 2025
Today on Bloomberg’s “The Big Take” podcast, John Authers and David Gura discussed official and unofficial recession indicators and what the state of the economy tells us about what could lie ahead. This is a lightly edited version of their conversation.
By Mark Niquette and Augusta Saraiva | April 17, 2025
“With the economy set to cool sharply in the coming months as tariffs take their toll, price-sensitive consumers are poised to become more judicious with their spending.”
By Amara Omeokwe | April 03, 2025
Fed officials must decide this year whether to lower interest rates further to support the economy, or keep them elevated for longer to contain inflation. First they need to determine what proportion of inflation is tariff-related and whether that increase is temporary.
