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Slowly, but surely, the economy is cooling

2024/5/31
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Heather: 美国消费支出降温是美联储希望看到的积极信号,这表明消费者正在减少过度消费,考虑到信用卡债务激增和劳动力市场略微疲软,这被认为是积极的信号。美联储将利率维持在较高水平更长时间意味着经济将面临更多痛苦,例如房地产市场和汽车销售的进一步放缓。高利率正在影响消费者情绪,人们不仅对物价上涨感到愤怒,也对高昂的借贷成本感到不满。许多公司正在削减成本,这导致其盈利能力提高,但同时也反映出经济正在放缓。股市需要整体向好,而不是仅仅依靠个别公司的强劲表现。需要更多公司业绩强劲,才能确保股市健康发展,避免泡沫。 Amara: 劳动力市场数据显示经济正在降温,例如职位空缺减少、招聘速度放缓以及员工辞职率下降。尽管经济有所降温,但整体状况仍然稳固,消费者仍在消费,劳动力市场也在持续增加就业岗位,这引发了人们对美联储加息政策是否足以将通胀降至2%目标的疑问。美联储关注服务业和住房领域的通胀情况,因为这些领域通胀较为顽固,需要观察其是否开始降温。 Colin: 美国经济正在缓慢但稳定地降温。虽然经济正在降温,但美联储仍需评估其加息政策是否足够抑制通胀。美联储可能将利率维持在较高水平更长时间,这将对经济造成进一步的负面影响。美联储关注的关键指标是通胀数据持续向其目标方向发展。劳动力市场对通胀的影响是一个复杂的问题,需要在经济降温与避免大规模失业之间取得平衡。尽管利率较高,但市场表现良好,这引发了人们对市场是否健康的疑问。美国经济的放缓很大程度上取决于美国消费者的行为,因为消费者支出占美国经济的很大一部分。

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The discussion focuses on the cooling economy, the Federal Reserve's actions, and the impact of higher interest rates on consumer spending and the labor market.

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The economy is cooling, based on the latest inflation report, in part because American consumers are pulling back on spending. That’s good news for the Federal Reserve and its 2% inflation target. Also in this episode: GM says goodbye to the Malibu, OPEC+ members to talk about production quotas, and teen boys flock to luxury perfume counters.