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Powell sees potential threats from global slowdown
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the U.S. economy is performing well but he’s eyeing potential risks ahead. Those include a slowdown in global growth, the fading impact […]
Fed leadership overhaul widens under Trump
A revamping of the Federal Reserve‘s leadership is widening with the announcement that William Dudley, president of the New York Fed and the No. 2 official on the Fed’s key […]
Fed official supports September start for bond reductions
A member of the Federal Reserve‘s interest-setting committee said Wednesday it would be appropriate for the central bank to announce next month that it will begin trimming its $4.5 trillion […]
US construction spending hits highest level in 10 years
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. builders boosted spending on construction projects for a second straight month in November, pushing activity to the highest level in more than a decade. Construction spending […]
US construction spending fell again in August
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. builders trimmed spending on construction projects in August for a second straight month with housing, non-residential and government activity all seeing declines. Construction spending dropped 0.7 […]
US consumer confidence jumps in September
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence in September rose to the highest level in nine years, a hopeful sign that economic growth will accelerate in coming months. The Conference Board […]
Sales of new homes tumbled 7.6 percent in August
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of new homes retreated in August, one month after surging to the highest level in nearly nine years. Activity fell in all regions of the country […]
Why some Fed voting members hold more influence than others
WASHINGTON (AP) — Janet Yellen’s Federal Reserve has demonstrated one of the core tenets of central banking: On the Fed panel that sets interest rates, some votes are more equal […]
Fed keeps key rate unchanged but hints of coming hike
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is keeping its key interest rate unchanged but signaling that it will likely raise rates before year’s end. The Fed said in a statement […]
With economic outlook hazy, Fed likely to leave rates alone
WASHINGTON (AP) — Again and again in recent months, the Federal Reserve has signaled that it’s edging closer to resuming the interest-rate hikes it began in December. It just doesn’t […]
Yellen suggests rate hike is coming but offers no timetable
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen says the Fed is moving toward raising interest rates in light of a solid job market and an improved outlook for the […]
Yellen, in speech Friday, could send signal about next hike
WASHINGTON (AP) — The job market is humming, and so are the U.S. financial markets, with major stock indexes near record highs. All that would normally trigger a green light […]
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