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President Donald Trump called Iran “very good negotiators” even as Vice President JD Vance confirmed nuclear enrichment remains the key sticking point in an emerging deal expected to be announced soon. “They’re very good negotiators, they’re crafty, but in the end we...

Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) shares climbed on Wednesday after the ratings and analytics firm delivered a strong quarter, driven by broad-based momentum across its business lines. Investors also focused on management’s upbeat outlook, as demand for decision-support...

The U.S. economy faces an imminent downturn as surging oil prices tied to Middle East tensions threaten to push recession probabilities over 49%, according to Moody’s Analytics Chief Economist Mark Zandi. Crossing The Critical Threshold In a stark warning, Zandi declared that an economic...

A “rational bubble” in AI and a surge in corporate debt are creating a fragile economic environment where minor “accidents” could trigger a broader sell-off. Distinguished economist Mohamed El-Erian warned in a conversation with Yahoo Finance Invest that while the aggregate...

Even with the U.S. economy growing by 3.8% last quarter, and unemployment holding at 4.3%, Moody's (NYSE:MCO) Analytics said that roughly half of all U.S. states are actually seeing their economies shrink. Low-Income Households Under Pressure In an interview with Fortune, Chief Economist Mark Zandi...

The U.S. economy is on the "edge of recession," and states accounting for nearly a third of national output are already in or at high risk, Moody's Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi said Sunday, citing fresh state-level readings of employment and output. Moody's Chief Warns Recession Risk...

A significant shift in the financial landscape is being mirrored in the recent turmoil in the bond market, with escalating US deficits playing a pivotal role. What Happened: As highlighted by Greg Ip of The Wall Street Journal, despite peaking at 5% in the fall of 2023, the 10-year Treasury yield...

Vacant U.S. office space is rising at an alarming rate as decades of overzealous construction combined with changing work habits leaves commercial buildings at their emptiest since 1979, according to data published on Monday by Moody’s Analytics. The data show that nearly 20% of office space...

A significant number of large asset managers are setting their sights on Bitcoin acquisition as anticipation for the launch of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) heightens. What Happened: Yiannis Giokas, a high-ranking director at Moody's Analytics, a branch of Moody's Corp., stated...

Moody’s Corporation, the ratings agency and research firm, has become the first financial services company to leverage the power of Generative AI (GenAI) to launch a customer research platform that it says will save users hours every day. The company announced on Tuesday the launch of Moody...

Moody’s Analytics Chief Economist Mark Zandi opines the Federal Reserve should pause the rate hike cycle, given the moderating inflation and easing labor market conditions, but said a rate cut is out of question unless the economy goes into a recession. What Happened: "If I were king, I would...

The Federal Reserve was under pressure to start its roughly one-year-long journey to control inflation by raising interest rates as a result of stubbornly high costs during 2022. The housing market has been under tremendous pressure as a result of those month-over-month rises in interest rates...

The Past Week, In A Nutshell What Happened: Last week ended positive alongside progress in stimulus talks. Remember This: “Very rarely in the last 10 years have we seen earnings estimates moving higher after a quarterly reporting season,” said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at...

(Wednesday Market Open) Investors seem ready to pause buying to start a new month, quarter, and last half of the year after two days of solid gains helped make for the best quarter in more than 20 years. In economic news, an employment report from ADP and Moody’s Analytics showed fewer job...

Those bracing for upbeat Labor Department non-farm payrolls, or NFP, data for March following an exceedingly strong Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ: ADP) private payrolls report were in for a disappointment. The March NFP Report: A Dampener The Labor Department's establishment survey, which is...