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U.S. macro data showed resilient consumer spending and hotter-than-expected trade prices, but industrial production remained soft ahead of the Fed's decision. Retail sales outperformed expectations, ...

Despite hopes for unlocking a new era soaring growth and abundance, AI has yet to manifest itself clearly in macro data, according to Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Slok. In a note on Saturday, he ...

The past week has been quite positive for markets.This is always a dynamic and probabilistic assessment, but the macro data and market reaction to such data have been positive. We can't say we are out ...