Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 15, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesMarkets seem to have taken this week's positive economic data as the all-clear signal for the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest...
Grocery items are offered for sale at a supermarket on August 09, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty ImagesWholesale prices in October posted their biggest decline in 2½ years, providing another indication that the worst of the inflation surge may have passed.The producer price index, which measures final-demand...
Inflation was flat in October from the previous month, providing a hopeful sign that stubbornly high prices are easing their grip on the U.S. economy.The consumer price index, which measures a broad basket of commonly used goods and services, increased 3.2% from a year ago despite being unchanged for...
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 02, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesFriday's market reaction to the jobs report comes down to a simple premise: bad news is good news, as long as it isn't too bad.Stocks rallied...
The U.S. economy saw job creation decelerate in October, confirming persistent expectations for a slowdown and possibly taking some heat off the Federal Reserve in its fight against inflation.Nonfarm payrolls increased by 150,000 for the month, the Labor Department reported Friday, against the Dow Jones consensus forecast for a...
Apologies if you've heard this one before, but the jobs market is slowing down. No, really.Aside from the long-standing calls for a recession to hit the U.S., the expectation for a hiring retreat is probably the most oft-heard — and, so far, incorrect — economic call of at least...
Construction workers at a project in the Upper East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, NY on Oct. 6th, 2023. Adam Jeffery | CNBCThe cost of labor unexpectedly declined in the third quarter, providing at least some relief on the inflation front, the Labor Department reported Thursday.Unit labor costs, a measure of...
A "Now Hiring" sign at a CVS pharmacy in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. CVS Health Corp. is scheduled to release earnings figures on August 2.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesPrivate sector payroll growth increased modestly in October but missed expectations, in a potential sign...
US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell holds a press conference in Washington, DC, on September 20, 2023. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty ImagesThe Federal Reserve meeting will most likely conclude Wednesday with the central bank not doing a whole lot of anything — just the way the market wants...
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen delivers remarks at the Treasury Department's Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States conference at the Treasury Department in Washington, DC, on September 14, 2023. Olivier Douliery | Afp | Getty ImagesThe U.S. government's borrowing needs will decline slightly in the final three months...