Economy
Billionaires To Trump And Other 2020 Candidates: Please Tax Us
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Nineteen billionaires release a letter asking the 2020 presidential candidates to support a tax on America's richest fam... Read more
A Fed President Explained Why He Was The Lone Member Who Wanted An 'insurance' Cut This Week
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In a statement Friday, Bullard explains his vote against the decision to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged. Read more
The Trump Economy Is Starting To Look More And More Like The Obama Economy
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It wasn't supposed to be this way: The 2017 tax cut and deregulation were supposed to pull the economy out of its glacia... Read more
Goldman Changes Tune On The Fed, Sees Two Rate Cuts And Early End To Balance Sheet Rolloff
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The Fed may be on its way to a half-point interest rate cut next month even though conditions don't seem to warrant, Gol... Read more
Philadelphia Fed's Manufacturing Gauge Tumbles In June, Buoying The Case For Lower Rates
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The Philadelphia Federal Reserve's manufacturing gauge tumbled this month, solidifying the Fed's case for easier monetar... Read more
US Weekly Jobless Claims Fall More Than Expected
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First-time claims for state unemployment benefits were expected to total 220,000 for the most recent week, matching the ... Read more
Brexit Manufacturing Bounce 'well And Truly Over' As Inflation Falls To 2% In May
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UK inflation softened in May as higher prices in housing and household services were offset by falling fares for transp... Read more
How The Trade War With China Could Crush California's $2.7 Trillion Economy And Hurt Other States
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The impact of the U.S.-China trade war is greatest in states that export agricultural products, electronics and chemical... Read more
US Housing Starts Fall In May, But Starts For The Prior Two Months Were Revised Higher
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Housing starts fell in May, but building permits increased, suggesting that the housing market was drawing some support ... Read more
Homebuilder Sentiment Inches Lower Despite Demand For Single-family Homes
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The nation's homebuilders reported solid confidence in the housing market in June, but levels dropped slightly due to co... Read more
A Key Manufacturing Gauge Just Saw Its Biggest One-month Decline In 18 Years
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The Empire State Manufacturing Index tumbled to a -8.6 reading from 17.8 in May, a 26.4-point drop that was the biggest ... Read more
US Business Inventories Rebound; Sales Fall
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U.S. business inventories rebounded in April as sales fell, but inventory accumulation is still expected to be a drag on... Read more
The Fed Is Likely To Drop 'patient' Word This Week, Clearing Way For July Cut, Economists Say
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The Fed is not likely to make a move on interest rates when it meets this week, but it should clear the way for a rate c... Read more
Trump Says Stock Market Would Be '10,000 Points Higher' If Fed Didn't Raise Rates
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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
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U.S. retail sales were expected to rise 0.6% in May, after slipping 0.2% a month earlier. Read more
US Import Prices Post The Largest Drop In 5 Months
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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
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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
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The U.S. Consumer Price Index was expected to edge up 0.1% in May, after rising 0.3% a month earlier. Read more
'Tariff Man' Trump Heads To Iowa, A State Scarred By His Trade War Ahead Of 2020
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Trump's trip to Iowa shows an effort to contain the damage from tariffs ahead of the 2020 election — especially as Dem... Read more
US Underlying Producer Prices Increase Solidly In May
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The U.S. producer price index was expected to edge up 0.1% in May, after rising 0.2% a month earlier. Read more
