Take Five: Fed in a hole
(Reuters) – FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Board building on Constitution Avenue is pictured in Washington, U.S., March 19, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis 1/FED IN A HOLE
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Dollar firms, global stocks soar on ECB rate cut expectations
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. and European stocks surged on Friday on expectations the European Central Bank will cut interest rates but the dollar pared
Exclusive: Fed’s Mester weighing argument for U.S. rate cut
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – One Federal Reserve policymaker who opposed the Fed’s recent rate cut is considering whether to support such a move now given risks
U.S. housing market mired in weakness; consumer sentiment ebbs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. homebuilding fell for a third straight month in July amid a steep decline in the construction of multi-family housing units, but
Stocks gain on stimulus hopes but still head for third losing week
LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks rose on Friday as expectations grew of further stimulus by central banks, offsetting worries about slowing economic growth, which intensified
Stocks buoyed by stimulus hopes but still head for third losing week
LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks rose on Friday as expectations grew of further stimulus by central banks, offsetting worries about slowing economic growth, which intensified
‘Crazy inverted yield curve’ vexes Fed, with no clear resolution
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Amid the recent financial market volatility, the interest rates on some long-dated government bonds have fallen below the level for short-term debt.
China’s trade threats deal fresh blow to world stocks
LONDON (Reuters) – China’s threat to impose counter-measures in retaliation for the latest U.S. tariffs knocked stocks sprawling on Thursday, checking earlier attempt to recover
China says has to take counter-measures to latest U.S. tariffs
Containers are seen at Yantian port in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China July 4, 2019. Picture taken July 4, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer BEIJING (Reuters) – China has
Markets register a shock, but is Trump right to blame the Fed?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – It takes a lot to kill an economic expansion, typically requiring a major shock to bring growth to a halt and trigger
U.S. import prices unexpectedly rise, but trend still weak
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. import prices unexpectedly rose in July, but the underlying trend continued to be weak, pointing to subdued imported inflation pressures. FILE
China’s economy worsens in July, industrial growth at 17-year low as trade war escalates
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economy stumbled more sharply than expected in July, with industrial output growth cooling to a more than 17-year low, as the
Morgan Stanley analysts say Fed to cut U.S. rates in September
FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Board building on Constitution Avenue is pictured in Washington, U.S., March 19, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – Morgan
Lack of G7, IMF support seen dimming impact of U.S. move on China’s yuan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China is unlikely to face serious consequences from the Trump administration’s decision to label it a currency manipulator given the apparent lack
Fed remains a target as economy falls short of Trump’s ambitious goals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – It has become a jarring and frequent contradiction. President Donald Trump blames the Federal Reserve for putting the U.S. economy at risk
Take Five: The devil’s in the data
LONDON (Reuters) – 1/ READY FOR A SCARY EURO ZONE GDP SHOW? FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange
White House’s Navarro says still expecting next round of China trade talks
FILE PHOTO: White House trade adviser Peter Navarro listens to a news conference about a presidential executive order relating to military veterans outside of the
IMF stands by yuan view; says China could need stimulus if trade war worsens
FILE PHOTO: Workers load goods for export onto a crane at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China June 7, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer WASHINGTON (Reuters) –
Gold gains as trade concerns weigh on global markets
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Signs of further escalation of the trade war between the United States and China and weak economic data from the United
U.S. producer prices rise slightly; underlying inflation tame
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. producer prices increased moderately in July, lifted by a rebound in the cost of energy products, while underlying producer inflation retreated,