Trump Says Stock Market Would Be '10,000 Points Higher' If Fed Didn't Raise Rates
Trump said the economy and stock market both could be doing much better "if we had somebody different" in charge of the ... Read more
US Retail Sales Rose In May, While April Was Revised Higher
U.S. retail sales were expected to rise 0.6% in May, after slipping 0.2% a month earlier. Read more
CEO Optimism Takes A Hit In The Second Quarter As Trade Headwinds Persist
The Business Roundtable's CEO Economic Outlook Index fell by 5.7 points in the second quarter to 89.5. Read more
US Import Prices Post The Largest Drop In 5 Months
U.S. import prices fell by the most in five months in May amid a broad decline in the cost of goods, the latest indicati... Read more
US Weekly Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Rise, Sparking Fears The Labor Market Is Losing Steam
First-time claims for state unemployment benefits were expected to total 216,000, down slightly from the 218,000 claims ... Read more
US Consumer Prices Barely Rise; Underlying Inflation Muted
The U.S. Consumer Price Index was expected to edge up 0.1% in May, after rising 0.3% a month earlier. Read more
Don't Expect A China Deal At G-20, Former Trump Trade Advisor Says
"There won't be a deal at the G-20," Clete Willems tells Kayla Tausche at CNBC's Capital Exchange event in Washington. Read more
'Tariff Man' Trump Heads To Iowa, A State Scarred By His Trade War Ahead Of 2020
Trump's trip to Iowa shows an effort to contain the damage from tariffs ahead of the 2020 election — especially as Dem... Read more
Trump Touts Low Inflation Moments After His Onetime Fed Pick Argued For A Rate Cut To Boost It
"The Fed has to cut rates because prices have been falling and once those prices stabilize you just stop cutting rates,"... Read more
US Underlying Producer Prices Increase Solidly In May
The U.S. producer price index was expected to edge up 0.1% in May, after rising 0.2% a month earlier. Read more
Trump Says 'devalued' Currencies Put US At A Disadvantage And The Fed Doesn't Have A 'clue'
President Donald Trump says the U.S. dollar is at a disadvantage compared with other currencies as central banks keep ra... Read more
Commerce Secretary Predicts A Trump-China Trade Deal — 'even Shooting Wars End In Negotiations'
Wilbur Ross warns that trade deals are not made at summits, saying any G-20 talks between Trump and Xi would only lay th... Read more
That Big 'Trump Bump' In Manufacturing Is Pretty Much Gone Now
Manufacturing had been a big winner during the Trump administration, but the surge appears to have stalled and tariffs c... Read more
US Wind Energy Industry Is Booming, But Tariffs Pose A Threat
Tariffs on Chinese imports, as well as the threat of new duties on Mexican imports, will stifle job growth, according to... Read more
Trump: If President Xi Does Not Attend G-20, More China Tariffs Will Go Into Effect Immediately
The president previously threatened to put levies on another $300 billion in Chinese goods if a trade agreement is not r... Read more