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US Efforts To Cut Trade Deficit Show Biggest Win In Almost A Year

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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

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The Heritage Foundation fellow backed off on earlier criticism he had for the Fed and specifically its chairman, Jerome ... Read more

The Bond Market Is Flashing Its Biggest Recession Sign Since Before The Financial Crisis

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The three-month bond yield eclipsed the 10-year note Friday morning, a traditionally strong sign that a downturn is loom... Read more

Fed Chair Powell Says Chinese And European Economies Have Slowed 'substantially'

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Weakening Chinese and European economies are acting as a deterrent to U.S. growth, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powel... Read more

Fed Gives Market What It Wanted — It's Ending Its Balance Sheet Reduction In September

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The Fed's program to reduce the bonds it holds on its balance sheet will end in six months, a move scrutinized by financ... Read more

The Market Could Be Setting Itself Up For A Letdown From Wednesday's Fed Decision

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Should the policymaking Federal Open Market Committee not deliver on market expectations, the result may not be pretty. Read more

'The One Report That Everyone In Washington Watches' Just Showed A Big Gain In Job Openings

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Job vacancies jumped to a fresh high of 7.6 million in January as employers continue to seek qualified applicants to fil... Read more

US Retail Sales Edge Up In January, But December Is Revised Sharply Lower

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U.S. retail sales unexpectedly rose in January, lifted by an increase in purchases of building materials and discretiona... Read more

Fed Chair Powell: 'The Law Is Clear,' Trump Can't Fire Me

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Fed Chairman Jerome Powell tells "60 Minutes" that President Trump cannot remove him from office. Read more

Job Creation Grinds To A Near-halt In February; Wages Still On The Rise

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Job growth increased by just 20,000 in February after a blistering start to the year, even as the unemployment rate fell... Read more

US Households See Biggest Decline In Net Worth Since The Financial Crisis

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Net worth dropped to $104.3 trillion as 2018 came to an end, a slide of $3.73 trillion, according to figures released Th... Read more

The Fed Doesn't Have To Worry About High Inflation Anymore, And That's A Problem

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There was a time not so long ago that defeating inflation would have been considered a huge victory for the Federal Rese... Read more

US Trade Deficit Surges To 10-year High In December, Ends 2018 At $621 Billion Despite Tariffs

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The U.S. trade deficit ballooned in December to $59.8 billion, ahead of expectations, and was $621 billion for all of 20... Read more

Private Payrolls Up 183,000, But Moody's Economist Says Jobs May Have Peaked

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Job creation at the company level cooled in February after a sizzling start to 2019, according to a report from ADP and ... Read more

The Stock Market Rally To Start 2019 Is One For The History Books

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Both the Dow and Nasdaq have yet to register a weekly decline in 2019, rare for this late in a year. Read more

The Stock Market Rally To Start 2019 Is One For The History Books

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Both the Dow and Nasdaq have yet to register a weekly decline in 2019, rare for this late in a year. Read more

Fed's Quarles: We'd 'quickly Reassess' Balance Sheet Plan If Problems Came Up

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The vice chair said at a conference that the Fed remains committed to its dual mandate of full employment and price stab... Read more

Fed's Quarles: We'd 'quickly Reassess' Balance Sheet Plan If Problems Came Up

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The vice chair said at a conference that the Fed remains committed to its dual mandate of full employment and price stab... Read more

The Fed Is About To Start Public Sessions On How It Can Improve Policy

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Starting Monday in Dallas, the central bank will hold a series of "Fed Listens" events aimed at getting input from vario... Read more

The Fed Is About To Start Public Sessions On How It Can Improve Policy

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Starting Monday in Dallas, the central bank will hold a series of "Fed Listens" events aimed at getting input from vario... Read more