Fed to slow to 50 bps hike in September; recession worries grow: PollWhile poll medians showed a terminal fed funds rate - a level at which they would peak in the current tightening cycle - of 3.50%-3.75%, ex...
22 Aug, 2022, 09.33 AM IST
Fiscal stimulus powers U.S. economy in 2021 to its best performance since 1984The nation's gross domestic product - its total output of goods and services - expanded 5.7% in 2021. It was the strongest calendar-year gr...
28 Jan, 2022, 10.34 AM IST
Resilient shoppers push US retail sales up 0.7% in SeptemberRetail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 0.7% in September from the month before, the U.S. Commerce Department said Friday. While that was a...
15 Oct, 2021, 08.00 PM IST
Fed to announce QE taper in August or September on rising inflation concerns: PollA significant number of Fed watchers also said the central bank would wait until later in the year before announcing a taper, now the main ...
11 Jun, 2021, 11.23 AM IST
US unemployment surges to a Depression-era level of 14.7%The Labor Department said Friday that 20.5 million jobs vanished in April in the worst monthly loss on record, triggered by coast-to-coast ...
09 May, 2020, 10.08 AM IST
Strong U.S. job growth expected in September; wages seen risingThe U.S. economy likely created jobs at a brisk clip in September, with the unemployment rate probably falling to an 18-year low of 3.8 per...
05 Oct, 2018, 11.38 AM IST
- Expiring tax cuts pose dilemma for US lawmakers
A fierce battle over taxes is likely with President Barack Obama's administration pressing for a limited extension of tax breaks for the mi...
05 Sep, 2010, 11.47 AM IST
- Slowing economic rebound raises unemployment fears
The US economic recovery is losing so much momentum that employers are unlikely to step up hiring anytime this year, and unemployment could...
31 Jul, 2010, 02.16 AM IST
- Fed chief to throw light on monetary policy after rate hike
US Fed chief Ben Bernanke is expected to shed light on the sudden decision to hike an emergency bank-lending rate. US bailout money | More ...
21 Feb, 2010, 08.00 PM IST
- New jobless claims dip less than expected to 570K
New jobless claims fell slightly last week while the number of people receiving unemployment benefits rose, a sign the job market's recover...
04 Sep, 2009, 01.17 AM IST
- With economy weak, low inflation likely to last
So much for fears that flooding the economy with money to fight the financial crisis would ignite inflation. The recession is keeping a tig...
16 Apr, 2009, 04.29 AM IST
Investor fear drives US Treasury yields to near zeroThe panic in global markets has sparked an unprecedented rush into safe US Treasury securities, driving yields on short-term government not...
07 Dec, 2008, 09.16 AM IST
- US officially in recession, but how long and how deep?
The United States officially joined the ranks of the recession-hit economies, but debate is still raging on how long and how deep the downt...
02 Dec, 2008, 08.33 AM IST
US manufacturing hits 26-year low: ISMUS manufacturing slumped to a 26-year low in November, highlighting the abrupt downturn in the world's biggest economy.
01 Dec, 2008, 11.36 PM IST
- US shrugs off slowdown fears, grows 3.5% in Q4
The US economy roared back in the fourth quarter from a mid-year soft patch with a surprisingly strong 3.5% pace of expansion, the governme...
01 Feb, 2007, 03.55 AM IST