China’s Services Sector Activity Accelerates
A private gauge of China’s services sector showed activity expanded at the fastest pace in...
Economy
Evereth Woodruff President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday ignited a crisis at the U.S.’s top economic-stats agency. But it wasn’t the start of the BLS’s challenges.
The agency has faced tighter budgets, falling response rates to its surveys and a staff...
EU Prepares to Pause U.S. Counter-Tariffs for 6 Months
The European Union is preparing to suspend a package of retaliatory tariffs it had intended...
New orders from U.S. factories contracted 4.8% in June to $611.7 billion
New orders from U.S. factories contracted 4.8% month over month to $611.7 billion in June....
U.S. Employment Trends Weaken, Underlining Labor-Market Jitters
The Conference Board’s Employment Trends Index fell to 107.55 in July from an upwardly revised...
Turkish Inflation Keeps Edging Down as Central Bank Primes More Rate Cuts
The continued easing in the speed of price rises means the inflation rate has for...
Swiss Inflation Edged Higher in July
Inflation edged higher last month than the same month of last year suggesting the SNB...
The New York Fed’s John Williams says the labor market remains solid, even after unusually large downward revisions to job gains for May and June
The New York Fed’s John Williams says the labor market remains solid, even after unusually...
John Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, discussed the outlook for the labor market, inflation and interest rates during an interview. Here is a transcript.
Williams discussed the outlook for the labor market, inflation and interest rates during an interview...
Anxious shoppers, concerned about inflation and their personal finances, are cutting their spending to focus on essentials
Generic brands and bulk buying are on the rise and fewer fancy burritos are being...