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Economy is Solid. Economy is Uncertain.

2025/6/20
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Asit Sharma
金融分析师,专注于市场趋势和公司表现分析。
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Ricky Mulvey
作为《Motley Fool》播客主持人,Ricky Mulvey 提供对各大公司财务表现和未来发展的深入分析。
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Asit Sharma: 我认为美联储目前对经济形势的评估是复杂的。一方面,他们承认去年的GDP增长相当不错,但另一方面,贸易战带来的不确定性使得今年的经济数据难以解读。虽然失业率仍然很低,表明劳动力市场健康,但通货膨胀仍然偏高。综合来看,美联储似乎并不急于立即降低利率,但市场普遍预期今年晚些时候可能会有两次小幅降息。我个人认为,关键在于观察贸易政策如何影响进出口数据,以及这些影响如何最终反映在整体经济增长上。如果企业持续削减高技能员工以追求更高利润,这可能会对经济产生负面影响,即使整体就业数字看起来不错。 David Meier: 我同意经济正在放缓的观点。2023年的经济增长率为2.5%,而2024年预计在1.5%到2%之间。虽然我不认为会发生经济衰退,但我认为美联储主席鲍威尔实际上是感到担忧的。他目前没有采取行动,可能不是因为他认为这是正确的做法,而是因为他对下一步该怎么做感到不确定。如果通货膨胀上升而他降低利率,情况会变得更糟。目前最好的策略可能是观望,但这并不是一个理想的状态,因为我们无法完全预测关税对劳动力市场和通货膨胀的影响。我个人已经注意到,由于物价上涨,我和我的朋友们正在减少外出就餐,更多地在家里做饭,并且购买更便宜的商品。

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The Federal Reserve's statement on the economy is analyzed. While the labor market is strong, uncertainty is high, and the economy's growth is slowing down. Consumer spending patterns are shifting due to rising prices.
  • Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged.
  • Uncertainty is unusually elevated, economy is in a solid position.
  • GDP growth expected at 1.5%-2%.
  • Unemployment rate at 4.2%.
  • Companies are pulling spending forward due to tariffs.
  • Consumer spending patterns are changing due to rising prices.

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Households and businesses are feeling more uncertain about the future, but the labor market is strong.

(00:21) Motley Fool Senior Analysts Asit Sharma and David Meier join Ricky Mulvey to discuss:

  • The latest Fed meeting, and what Jerome Powell is watching.

  • What AI means for a consulting giant.

  • Earnings from Kroger and Darden Restaurants.

(19:11) Then, we play a portion of our member’s only podcast “Stock Advisor Roundtable.” Brian Stoffel interviews Motley Fool Co-founder and CEO Tom Gardner about how AI has changed his investing process.

(33:36) Asit and David share two radar stocks: Ferrari and CAVA.

Host: Ricky Mulvey

Guests: Asit Sharma, David Meier

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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