Tag: expectations

US Consumers’ Inflation Expectations Remain Elevated, NY Fed Survey Finds

U.S. consumers increased their short-term and medium-term inflation expectations again in September, but they lowered their views on how much home prices, fuel costs, and other expenses will rise over the next year, according to a survey released on Tuesday by the New York Federal Reserve. Median expectations for what inflation will be over the…


Euro Zone Sentiment Edges up in September, Defies Expectations of Drop

BRUSSELS—Euro zone economic sentiment edged higher in September after a fall in August, boosted by optimism among consumers and in the industry and construction sectors, while inflation expectations continued to rise among manufacturers and consumers alike. The European Commission’s economic sentiment indicator rose to 117.8 in September, from 117.6 in August, after hitting an all-time…


Oracle Revenue Falls Short of Expectations as Cloud Competition Rises

Enterprise software firm Oracle Corp. fell short of Wall Street expectations for first-quarter revenue on Monday, hurt by competition in the cloud computing space. Shares of the Austin, Texas-based company pared losses and were down 1.4 percent in extended trading after the company forecast second quarter adjusted earnings per share above expectations. The company expects…


Free Your Mind From Wanting People to Be a Certain Way

We want the world to be the way we want it. Unfortunately, reality always has different plans, and people behave in less than ideal ways.