Fed's James Bullard Says Interest Rate Policy Is 'a Little Tight' Right Now
Speaking at a time when the White House is pushing the Fed to lower rates, Bullard would not commit to that course. Read more
Warren Buffett Says No Textbook Could Have Predicted The Strange Economy We Have Today
This economic environment is one that no one could have seen coming given the current fiscal and monetary conditions, Wa... Read more
Economist John Taylor Thinks The Fed Is 'in A Better Place' With Interest Rates
Raising interest rates have given the Federal Reserve some breathing room for the next time a downturn hits, economist J... Read more
Here's Where The Jobs Are — In One Chart
CNBC studied the net changes by industry for April jobs based on the data from the Labor Department. Read more
Vice President Pence Says The Fed Should Cut Interest Rates, Reconsider Its Dual Mandate Policy
Vice President Mike Pence believes the Fed should look to cut its benchmark interest rate. Read more
Jobs Surge In April, Unemployment Rate Falls To The Lowest Since 1969
The U.S. jobs machine kept humming along in April, adding a robust 263,000 new hires while the unemployment rate fell to... Read more
Hiring Was Likely Strong In April, But The Market Is Still Braced For A Surprise
Economists expect that the job market remained strong in April, and the economy added 190,000 jobs, about the same as Ma... Read more
Strong US Job Growth Is Expected In April; Wages Are Seen Moderate
U.S. employers likely maintained a strong pace of hiring in April while steadily increasing wages for workers, pointing ... Read more
US Weekly Jobless Claims Are Unchanged From Last Week
The trend remained consistent with tightening labor market conditions. Read more
US First-quarter Productivity Rises At The Fastest Pace Since 2014; Labor Costs Fall
U.S. worker productivity increased at its fastest pace in more than four years in the first quarter, depressing labor co... Read more
Fed's Powell Treads Carefully As Trump's Central Bank Pick Faces Trouble
SAN FRANCISCO, May 1- Conservative commentator Stephen Moore's sexist comments about women have put in jeopardy his path... Read more
Here's The One Word From Jerome Powell That Has People Raising Their Eyebrows
It only took one word from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell on inflation to send the markets reeling, and that word was "trans... Read more
Powell Says Fed Doesn't See Strong Case For Rate Cut Or Hike
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell says the central bank is likely to keep interest rates steady, despite pressure from Presiden... Read more
Fed Holds Rates Steady, Citing Lack Of Inflation Pressure
The Federal Reserve did, however, make a slight cut to the interest rate paid on excess reserves that banks keep at the ... Read more
Why That Strong ADP Jobs Number Could Be Painting An Inaccurate Picture
Technical issues may have made ADP's report on the April job market look much stronger than it actually was. Read more