Jobless claims show no spike in layoffs
admin The numbers: Initial jobless claims fell by a seasonally adjusted 1,000 to 205,000 in the…
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The Fed is not a ‘climate-policy maker,’ Powell says
The Federal Reserve has only a “narrow” role regarding climate change risks – to make…
Read More‘Markets are going to get rocked’ as Fed is likely to push rates higher, economist warns
The Federal Reserve is likely to raise interest rates more than the markets now expect,…
Read MoreNo Fed official expects an interest-rate cut to be appropriate this year, meeting minutes show
None of the 19 top Federal Reserve officials expect it will be appropriate to cut…
Read MoreISM shows weakness in U.S. factory activity spreading in December
The numbers: A closely-watched index that measures U.S. manufacturing activity slipped to 48.4 in December…
Read MoreISM shows weakness in factory activity spreading in December
The numbers: A closely-watched index that measures U.S. manufacturing activity slipped to 48.4 in December…
Read MoreFed’s Kashkari backs interest rate hikes ‘at least the next few meetings’
The Federal Reserve should keep raising its policy interest rate until it is confident inflation…
Read MoreU.S. jobless claims move higher in latest week
The numbers: Initial jobless claims rose by 9,000 to 225,000 in the week ended December…
Read MoreFed hikes interest rate by half percentage point — benchmark rate seen topping out at 5.25%
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.5 percentage point and…
Read MoreU.S. wholesale price inflation picks up in November, but is lower for year
The number: U.S. wholesale prices rose 0.3% in November, the Labor Department said Friday. Economists…
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