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Americans Falling Behind On Their Bills: Mohamed El-Erian Echoes Worries As Rate Cut Buzz Grows Louder
Sunday, September 15, 2024 - 9:20pm | 589Renowned economist Mohamed El-Erian has voiced concerns over the increasing late payments on credit cards and auto loans in the United States, sparking discussions on the economic implications. What Happened: On Sunday, El-Erian took to X to share his views on an article from the Wall Street...
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El-Erian Says Last Few Weeks Of Data Suggest Recession Can Still Be Averted: 'Hoping Strength Of Economy Stays'
Tuesday, February 14, 2023 - 11:05pm | 473Allianz chief economic adviser and noted economist Mohamed El-Erian said he believes the last few weeks of data suggest a recession can still be averted. "Now, that’s a good thing," he told Bloomberg TV. "Just look at food inflation in today’s print — it’s very easy to see that it...
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El-Erian Thinks Fed Officials Are Coordinating To Correct Markets' Grasp Of Powell's Comments
Thursday, February 9, 2023 - 12:04am | 398Allianz chief economic adviser and noted economist Mohamed El-Erian has said the tone of Federal Reserve officials in their recent commentary indicates there may be a coordinated attempt by central bankers to ensure markets' understanding of Chair Jerome Powell's statements. Federal Reserve Chair...
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Weekly Employment Insurance Claims At Lowest Point Since March 2020
Thursday, September 9, 2021 - 11:02am | 334Weekly seasonally adjusted employment insurance claims were down again as of Sept. 4, hitting a low of 310,000, down 35,000 week-over-week. This is the lowest that claims have been since March 2020, when the figure 256,000 claims, according to the latest Department of Labor statistics....
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Market Bottom Could Be 30% Below Last Month's High, El-Erian Says: It's 'Going To Be Treacherous For A While'
Monday, March 9, 2020 - 10:52am | 524The stock market could drop as much as 30% from the record highs reached earlier this year before bottoming out, the chief economic advisor at Allianz, said Monday. The economist, Mohamed El-Erian, also said on CNBC's "Sqawk Box" that most retail investors should stay...
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Economists React To Blowout December Jobs Report
Friday, January 4, 2019 - 10:32am | 771For the second straight morning, U.S. investors concerned about an imminent recession received data suggesting the economy is stronger than expected. The S&P 500 traded higher on Friday morning after the U.S. jobs market bounced back from a relatively weak November reading and exceeded...
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Weakest Jobs Report In 7 Months Puts Rate Hike At Serious Risk
Friday, May 6, 2016 - 9:51am | 279The Labor Department reported U.S. payrolls climbed by a seasonally adjusted 160,000 in April, the weakest monthly gain since September. The unemployment rate held steady at 5 percent, but the jobs report was certainly on the weak side. What does the sluggish report it mean for the stock market...
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Market Wrap For February 25: Markets End The Day Relatively Flat
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 5:38pm | 2952U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as investors found a decline in consumer confidence as reason enough to keep stocks from moving higher. The S&P 500 retreated from its record all time high set yesterday but took a run above the 1,850 level in the late morning. The all time high for the index is...
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PIMCO's El-Erian On Job Market: U.S. Has Structural Issues That Aren't Being Addressed
Friday, February 3, 2012 - 4:10pm | 736PIMCO CEO and co-CIO Mohamed El-Erian spoke with Bloomberg Television's Betty Liu, Scarlet Fu and Dominic Chu this morning about today's jobs report and the global economy. On jobs, El-Erian said that "let's not also forget the numbers outside these headlines…we should not lose sight that we have...
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John Carney Sums Up Current Economic And Fiscal Conundrum
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 5:51pm | 250CNBC's John Carney posted an interesting article on CNBC.com today which sums up the current economic and fiscal conundrum the United States finds itself in. Carney critiques an op-ed written by PIMCO Chief Executive Officer and co-CIO Mohamed El-Erian. In the op-ed, El-Erian argues that the "...
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Is Greece About To Go Belly Up?
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 12:27pm | 174Concerns are propping up again over whether Greece is about to default on its debt, despite receiving a bailout months ago. There are also concerns of a potential early election. The yield on 10-year Greek government debt is back up over 10%, hitting 10.37%. This is a 6.5% spread over the same...
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Is the U.S Economy Really Set for Recovery?
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 12:25pm | 283Mohammed A. El-Erian, the CEO of PIMCO, the world’s biggest mutual fund, is not very optimistic about the way the U.S economy is recovering from the global financial crisis. According to him, the investors have been wrong in analyzing the orderly withdrawal of stimulus measures provided by the...