Sarah Hansen

3 weeks ago | morningstar.com | Sarah Hansen

The US economy added fewer jobs in May compared with April, but economists say the labor market still looks healthy. The largest gains came from the healthcare and leisure and hospitality sectors. The Trump administration’s federal workforce layoffs had only a minor impact on the data. With the labor market holding up, analysts expect the Federal Reserve to hold rates steady at its June meeting.

4 weeks ago | morningstar.com | Sarah Hansen

Key TakeawaysThe US consumer still looks healthy despite a slowdown in spending and gloomy sentiment data, analysts say. The jobs market is holding up, household balance sheets are strong, and spending is continuing to grow. There are still worries that tariffs, inflation, or a slowing labor market could dent consumer activity in coming months.

1 month ago | morningstar.com | Lukas Strobl |Sarah Hansen

Global equity markets jumped on Monday after the United States and China agreed to walk back sky-high tariffs that had built up during weeks of tit-for-tat escalation. Following talks in Switzerland, officials from the world’s two largest economies said in a joint statement that several recent tariff increases would be altered or suspended, resulting in a 30% US tariff on Chinese goods and a 10% Chinese tariff on US goods. Before the weekend, those figures had stood at 145% and 125%, respectively.

1 month ago | morningstar.fi | Sarah Hansen

Trumpin ensimmäisten 100 päivän aikana (jotka päättyivät virallisesti keskiviikkona 30. huhtikuuta) Yhdysvaltain osakemarkkinat ovat laskeneet lähes 8 %. Osakkeet aloittivat jakson laskusuhdanteessa, kun vuoden 2024 suuri teknologian nousumarkkina oli pysähtynyt ja sijoittajat alkoivat huolestua Trumpin tullimaksuista. Laajemmin ottaen sijoittajat olivat tyytymättömiä riskialttiisiin sijoituksiin ja alkoivat etsiä defensiivisempiä sijoituskohteita.

1 month ago | morningstar.com.au | Sarah Hansen

Key takeawaysThe US economy contracted at a rate of 0.3% in the first quarter of 2025. The slowdown in GDP growth was driven by a surge in imports, as US firms attempted to front-run tariffs. Analysts say the slowdown, while concerning, is not necessarily a sign of an imminent recession. Worries that the US economy is headed for a recession thanks to President Donald Trump’s tariffs are mounting in the wake of new data showing the US economy shrank in the first quarter.