Tag: confidence

UK Consumer Confidence Rises to Pre-Cost of Living Crisis Level

(Bloomberg) — UK consumer confidence improved for a third consecutive month to the strongest level in 2 1/2 years, reflecting a rosier economic outlook ahead of the general election. Most Read from Bloomberg The market research firm GfK Ltd. said its measure of sentiment climbed 3 points to minus 14 in June, stronger than the […]

‘We Want To Gain Further Confidence’ On Inflation

Fed Chair Powell Tempers Market Excitement: ‘We Want To Gain Further Confidence’ On Inflation Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reiterated during his June press conference that policymakers “want to gain further confidence” on inflation before considering interest rate cuts, slightly dampening market enthusiasm fueled by a lower-than-expected inflation report released earlier Wednesday. “So far this […]

Flat US May CPI boosts confidence that Fed is reining in inflation

(Reuters) -The U.S. Consumer Price Index was unexpectedly unchanged in May amid cheaper gasoline, but inflation likely remains too high for the Federal Reserve, which concludes it regular policy meeting later on Wednesday, to start cutting interest rates before September. The flat reading reported by the Labor Department on Wednesday followed a 0.3% increase in […]

The US military’s confidence in smart bombs may have a fatal flaw

Precision warfare has been a central tenet of American strategy. But perceptions that precision weapons are effective is a myth, a retired Army officer argues. “Accurate strikes do not inherently mean effective,” the officer told BI. America loves smart bombs. Ever since World War II, precision warfare has appealed to what America sees as its […]

VAR set to get vote of confidence at Premier League AGM

VAR is set to be retained in the Premier League next season despite Wolves calling a vote to abolish it. It is not expected they will come close to getting the 14-club majority needed to scrap it when clubs gather for their annual general meeting in Harrogate on Thursday. The PA news agency understands Wolves […]

State and national officials ask voters to have confidence in Iowa elections

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate spoke about security efforts in the upcoming state primary election alongside state and national officials at the State Emergency Operations Center in Johnston on May 28, 2024. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate joined state and federal officials at a news conference Tuesday, […]