Trump To Nominate Shelton, Waller To Serve On Fed
President Donald Trump will pick two economists, Judy Shelton and Christopher Waller, to serve on the Federal Reserve Bo... Read more
Here's Why A Sluggish Manufacturing Sector May Bounce Back Soon
Purchasing managers have been gloomy on manufacturing for the past five months, but the sector now looks like it could b... Read more
The Pickup Truck Indicator Shows The Economy Is Strong
One firm analyzed pickup truck sales in order to get a read on the state of small businesses in the United States. Read more
Kudlow Says 'tax Cuts 2.0' Will Be Unveiled Later This Year During Trump Presidential Campaign
National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said that the White House plans to unveil a plan for additional tax cuts... Read more
US Weekly Jobless Claims Drop Unexpectedly
The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, pointing to continue... Read more
US Retail Sales Climb In December, And November Sales Were Revised Up
U.S. retail sales were expected to climb 0.3% in December, up slightly from the 0.2% increase a month earlier. Read more
Weekly Mortgage Applications Soar 30% As Homebuyer Demand Hits The Highest Level In 11 Years
Purchase application volume hit the highest level since October 2009, rising 16% for the week and 8% from a year ago, ac... Read more
US Producer Prices Barely Rise As Services Remain Subdued
The U.S. producer price index was expected to increase by 0.2% in December, compared with a flat reading a month earlier... Read more
Fed Could Use Negative Rates If US Recession Strikes, Goldman Sachs Chief Economist Predicts
The Federal Reserve could announce negative rates in the future, despite its current doubts about this unconventional me... Read more
US Consumer Prices Gain Slightly; Underlying Inflation Tame
U.S. consumer prices rose slightly in December and monthly underlying inflation pressures retreated. Read more
The Fed Could Cut Interest Rates 3 Times This Year, UBS Predicts
Arend Kapteyn, global head of economic research at UBS, said the first Fed rate cut could come in March. Read more
US Budget Deficit Topped $1 Trillion In 2019 For The First Time In Seven Years
The budget shortfall hit $1.02 trillion for the year, a 17.1% increase from 2018, which itself had seen a 28.2% jump fro... Read more
Here's Where The Jobs Are — In One Chart
CNBC studied the net change in employment by industry for December based on data from the Labor Department. Read more
Manufacturing Jobs Are 'tough To Fill' And Stand Out As The Weak Spot In The Employment Picture
It's not that the jobs aren't there: There were still 477,000 open positions as of October. Read more
Job Market Ends 2019 With Disappointing 145,000 Growth In Payrolls
The U.S. jobs market ended 2019 on a sour note, with December's payroll and wage growth missing expectations, according ... Read more