Consumers Haven’t Felt This Bad About the Economy Since 2022

Key Takeaways The Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index dropped to 57.9 in March, well below expectations and hitting its lowest since 2022. Inflation expectations shot up as tariff threats have consumers worried about higher prices. While consumers still feel okay about current economic conditions, worries about the economy’s future intensified across the political spectrum. For consumers

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State Street Tries to Tap Long-Lost Mojo With Private Credit ETF – Yahoo Finance

Unlock stock picks and a broker-level newsfeed that powers Wall Street. Loukia Gyftopoulou Fri, Mar 14, 2025, 6:19 PM 6 min read In This Article: (Bloomberg) — The first-ever ETF to bring private assets to the masses was meant to be a milestone this year in Yie-Hsin Hung’s push to shake off State Street Corp.’s

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U.S. and Vietnam Sign $4-Billion Energy and Minerals Deals – OilPrice.com

Charles Kennedy Charles is a writer for Oilprice.com More Info By Charles Kennedy – Mar 14, 2025, 9:30 AM CDT American and Vietnamese companies signed this week several agreements in the energy and minerals sectors estimated to be worth $4.15 billion, as the Southeast Asian country looks to avoid U.S. tariffs and boost cooperation with

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US Dollar stuck at the bottom after Michigan reading tells ugly truth – FXStreet

The Greenback back in a weekly loss ahead of the US trading session on Friday.  Headline risk persists with headlines on the government shutdown and tariff headwinds. The US Dollar Index has been limited by the 104.00 hurdle and looks to be closing off the week in a negative tone. The US Dollar Index (DXY)

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Millions of SSA beneficiaries are getting surprise $6K payments. Do you qualify? – NBC Chicago

Millions of people are noticing a surprise payment in the $6,000 range in their bank account. The money is from the Social Security Administration, and NBC 5 Responds has heard from retirees who say they’ve received the extra cash but don’t know why. The answer: The $6,000-ish payments are thanks to the Social Security Fairness Act, which

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Allies wrap up a G7 meeting overshadowed by Trump’s tariffs and Canada taunts – The Associated Press

LA MALBAIE, Quebec (AP) — Top diplomats from the Group of 7 industrialized democracies on Friday were wrapping up their final day of talks that have been overshadowed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade and foreign policies as well as his repeated taunts toward host Canada . Despite the tensions, diplomats signaled they would reach

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British man killed by President William Ruto’s convoy in Kenya – BBC.com

A British man has been killed in a hit-and-run incident involving a vehicle in the motorcade of Kenyan President William Ruto. The man, who has been named as 79-year-old Edgar Charles Frederick, died on Thursday after being struck in the accident on a main road in the capital, Nairobi. Police detained a driver, who has

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Finnish Court Sentences Russian Ultranationalist to Life in Prison for War Crimes in Ukraine – The Moscow Times

A Finnish court on Friday sentenced Russian ultranationalist Vojislav Torden to life in prison for war crimes committed in Ukraine in 2014, including the mutilation of a wounded Ukrainian soldier. The Helsinki District Court found Torden, a commander in the Russian far-right paramilitary group Rusich, guilty of four war crimes in eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk region.

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Moscow Targeted by Second Ukrainian Drone Attack in a Week – The Moscow Times

Men inspect damage after a drone strike in western Moscow. Yevgeny Messman / TASS Ukrainian drones targeted Moscow for a second time this week, with city authorities saying early Friday that air defense systems downed four unmanned aircraft near the Russian capital. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said emergency crews were dispatched to areas where debris