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2026-03-12 04:47:00 ET While AI and geopolitical risks dominate the market narrative, we continue to closely track a more traditional driver of the economic cycle: the labor market.... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: 'A Curious Kind Of Bal...

2026-03-12 03:55:00 ET Geopolitical shock has been driving financial markets since the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran at the end of February. Energy prices spiked, as did stock and bond market volatility, amid Iranian strikes on Israel and the oil-rich Gulf n...

2026-03-12 03:00:00 ET The military conflict in Iran and the Middle East is curtailing the global flow of oil and natural gas. This adds notable pressure to energy prices and the near-term inflation outlook, while also raising questions about countries’ reliance on energy imports...

2026-03-11 17:18:00 ET By Kevin Flanagan ... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: One Week Later

2026-03-11 11:30:31 ET ... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: February CPI: Sticky Inflation Reinforces Case For Fed Pause

2026-03-11 09:30:03 ET February CPI came in right at expectations. The headline rate rose 0.27% last month, slightly higher than January’s climb. The core rate—excluding food and energy—added 0.22%, slightly less than the January increase. Compared to a year a...

2026-03-11 09:20:00 ET Oil prices are rising, employers are shedding payrolls , and the American consumer is increasingly feeling stretched . It’s no surprise, then, that all eyes were on February’s CPI release .... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha ...

2026-03-11 03:30:00 ET By Eric Winograd The size and duration of the oil-price shock are key variables in determining the ultimate impact. ... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: What Middle East Conflict Could Mean For The Global ...

2026-03-11 02:10:00 ET By Jennifer Nash The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index inched down 0.5 points to 98.8, remaining above the index's historical average for a tenth straight month. This was below the forecast of 99.6 and puts the index at the 45th percentile of the series. ...

2026-03-11 00:30:00 ET The February jobs report was a lot weaker than expected (-92K vs an expected +130K). But viewed from a broader perspective, it's just more of the same slower growth that we have seen over the past year. Jobs numbers are notoriously volatile to begin with, and on t...