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Walmart posted strong first quarter earnings and reiterated guidance for the year.

However, executives cautioned that higher import costs will inevitably result in higher consumer prices in coming months.⁠
May 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
There's been a 132% increase in mentions of the word “tariffs” in the corporate earnings-calls of the past 90 days compared with the previous quarter and a 20% increase in the word “uncertainty.”
April 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
U.S. economic growth collapsed at the start of the year.

Inflation-adjusted GDP declined at an annual rate of 0.3% during the first quarter—primarily driven by an enormous increase in imports, which creates a drag on GDP growth.
April 30, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The stock market briefly spiked after an X account claimed that a White House official said the president was considering a 90-day pause on tariffs.

A senior administration official described the 90-day pause rumor as "fake news."

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April 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Inflation pressures continued to moderate in January.

The year-over-year 2.5% gain in the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation was in line with economists’ expectations and was down from a 2.6% annual jump in December. The monthly reading of 0.3% was steady from December’s pace.
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February 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The BLS released the January reading of the consumer price index this morning: prices rose 3% year over year. So-called core inflation, which excludes the more volatile food and energy costs, also picked up: +3.3% YoY.

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February 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM