China Pledges To Expand Opening Its Financial Market As The US Trade Delegation Arrives
China will sharply expand market access for foreign banks and securities and insurance companies, Premier Li Keqiang sai... Read more
China Makes Unprecedented Proposals On Tech Transfer As Trade Talks Progress: US Officials
The U.S. and China have made progress in all areas under discussion in trade talks, but sticking points remain, U.S. off... Read more
US Efforts To Cut Trade Deficit Show Biggest Win In Almost A Year
The U.S. trade deficit dropped sharply to $51.15 billion as exports rebounded from a slowdown at the end of 2018. Read more
Likely Fed Nominee Stephen Moore Thinks Rates Should Be Cut By Half A Percentage Point
The Heritage Foundation fellow backed off on earlier criticism he had for the Fed and specifically its chairman, Jerome ... Read more
Weekly Mortgage Applications Surge Nearly 9% On Lower Rates
Applications to refinance jumped 12 percent for the week as homeowners rushed to take advantage of attractive rates. Read more
Optimism Dips, But Americans Still Feel Economy Is In Good Shape Under Trump: CNBC Survey
Half of all Americans believe the economy is in excellent or good shape, according to CNBC's All-America Economic Survey... Read more
US Consumer Confidence Weakens In March
American consumers were feeling less confident this month amid continued volatility in the financial markets. Read more
Home Prices In January See Smallest Gain In Nearly 4 Years: S&P Case-Shiller
Prices are rising, but the gains are shrinking, since fewer buyers are able to afford the homes available for sale. Read more
US Auto Sales Are Falling As Prices For New Vehicles Jump To Highest Ever
The biggest declines in sales are happening at the lower end, where buyers have fewer options as companies pull back on ... Read more
US Housing Starts Fall In February On Weak Single-family Homebuilding
U.S. homebuilding fell more than expected in February as construction of single-family homes dropped to more than a 1-1/... Read more
Trump Tariffs Costing US Consumers $1.4 Billion Per Month, Study Shows
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Princeton and Columbia find President Trump's tariffs are costing U.S. consumers b... Read more
Standard Chartered CEO Says A Recession Next Year 'looks Less Likely Today'
There may be signs of a possible recession, but Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters says it doesn't look like a downturn... Read more
Bond Market Says Not Only Is A Recession Coming, But The Fed Will Cut Interest Rates To Stop It
The bond market is signaling both a possible recession looming and the chance the Fed could have to cut rates this year ... Read more
'More Bumps In The Road' Before US-China Trade Deal, Former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew Warns
A new round of trade talks between American and Chinese officials could help bring an end to the global trade war, forme... Read more
Business Economists See A Slowdown In Growth This Year, Survey Says
The nation's business economists foresee a sharp slowdown in U.S. economic growth over the next two years, in sharp cont... Read more