{"id":842213,"date":"2025-04-20T09:11:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T14:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/20\/tumbling-stocks-recession-fears-and-a-retail-sales-surge-markets-news-roundup\/"},"modified":"2025-04-20T09:11:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T14:11:42","slug":"tumbling-stocks-recession-fears-and-a-retail-sales-surge-markets-news-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/20\/tumbling-stocks-recession-fears-and-a-retail-sales-surge-markets-news-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"Tumbling stocks, recession fears, and a retail sales surge: Markets news roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As markets swing wildly on tariff headlines and economic uncertainty, a curious split is emerging: Retail investors are diving in, while institutional players are stepping back. Even as big banks report blowout trading revenue, the underlying behavior suggests churn \u2014 not conviction. <\/p>\n

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UnitedHealth (UNH<\/a><\/span>) shocked investors Thursday by cutting its 2025 profit forecast \u2014 and offering a sobering diagnosis: Older Americans are using more healthcare than expected, and the government is paying less to cover it. <\/p>\n

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Ray Dalio, the billionaire hedge fund manager of Bridgewater Associates, said over the weekend that he\u2019s worried about \u201csomething worse than a recession\u201d because of President Donald Trump\u2019s trade war. <\/p>\n

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Fears of a recession are looming larger among some of the country\u2019s top businesspeople. In fact, according to a recent survey, more than 60% of CEOs expect a U.S. recession in the impending future \u2014 as the country deals with trade wars, tariff fallout, wild swings in the global markets, and more. <\/p>\n

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that he expects President Donald Trump\u2019s tariffs<\/a><\/span> to lead to further inflation.<\/p>\n

Powell made the comments during an event hosted by the Economic Club of Chicago, where he spoke about the state of the U.S. economy. <\/p>\n

\u201cTariffs are highly likely to generate at least a temporary rise in inflation,\u201d he said. \u201cThe inflationary effects could also be more persistent. Avoiding that outcome will depend on the size of the effects, on how long it takes for them to pass through fully to prices, and, ultimately, on keeping longer-term inflation expectations well-anchored.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Buyer beware? Retail sales last month surged to their highest levels in two years as shoppers went on a spending spree to try to beat the clock on President Donald Trump\u2019s tariffs. But the numbers suggest worry about the future of the U.S. economy, not positivity. <\/p>\n

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American consumers are growing increasingly worried about the economy, according to a Fed survey released Monday.<\/p>\n

Sentiments around unemployment, job loss, and earnings growth all declined month-over-month, data from the central bank\u2019s March 2025 Survey of Customer Expectations<\/a><\/span> shows. Expectations around the stock market reached the lowest level since June 2022. <\/p>\n

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