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The PCE report showed firmer inflation, resilient spending and stronger revised first-quarter growth, keeping attention on the Fed...

By David L. Chen 1 month ago

The economics and housing site will move macro coverage to a weekly newsletter while keeping real estate analysis as its main focu...

By Ingrid Halvorsen 1 month ago

Markets expect a 25-basis-point ECB rate increase as higher energy costs push euro zone inflation above target and test weak growt...

By David L. Chen 1 month ago

The Fed kept rates at 3.5% to 3.75%, while officials’ projections and Warsh’s inflation language pushed markets to reassess the po...

By David L. Chen 1 month ago

Payroll growth missed expectations, while a drop in labor force participation helped pull the jobless rate down to 4.2%.

By Ingrid Halvorsen 1 month ago

Deputy said 78.9% of shift workers felt positive after their shifts, while unhappy responses fell to a four-year low of 5.9%.

By David L. Chen 1 month ago

The U.S.-Iran memorandum opens a 60-day negotiation period after conflict closed the Strait of Hormuz and unsettled energy markets...

By Ingrid Halvorsen 1 month ago

S&P Global’s June flash PMI showed stronger factory activity, but employment cuts deepened as companies cited cost and demand pres...

By Ingrid Halvorsen 1 month ago

Wall Street expects the May consumer price index to rise 0.5% on the month, lifting annual inflation to 4.2%, according to Dow Jon...

By Ingrid Halvorsen 1 month ago

New State Council rules and scrutiny of Dreame-linked financing highlight Beijing’s effort to curb risks in state-backed technolog...

By David L. Chen 1 month ago

ECB President Christine Lagarde told Les Echos she may enter France’s 2027 political debate, while saying her near-term focus rema...

By David L. Chen 1 month ago