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Sep 20, 2019
Rosengren was one of two central bank officials to vote against Wednesday's quarter-point rate reduction.
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Sep 20, 2019
"We're gonna take this meeting by meeting. We're not on a preset course," Clarida told CNBC.
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Sep 20, 2019
James Bullard said he dissented on this week's Fed decision to lower rates by a quarter point because he didn't think the cut was big enough.
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Sep 20, 2019
Fed regional presidents James Bullard and Eric Rosengren released statements explaining why they voted against this week's rate cut.
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Sep 20, 2019
James Bullard said he dissented on this week's Fed decision to lower rates by a quarter point because he didn't think the cut was big enough.
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Sep 20, 2019
Fed regional presidents James Bullard and Eric Rosengren released statements explaining why they voted against this week's rate cut.
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Sep 19, 2019
Billionaire investor Leon Cooperman on Thursday said he believes that the Federal Reserve is "screwing the savers."
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Sep 19, 2019
A decline in mortgage rates throughout much of the summer has helped buyers.
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Sep 19, 2019
The U.S. economy will have a tough time at the start of 2020, says the head of one of the largest bond managers in the world.
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Sep 19, 2019
The U.S. economy will have a tough time at the start of 2020, says the head of one of the largest bond managers in the world.
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Sep 19, 2019
The data pointed to strong labor market conditions that should continue to support a moderately growing economy.
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Sep 18, 2019
Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell holds a press conference after the Fed's decision to cut rates by 25 basis points.
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Sep 18, 2019
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell addressed the media following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting on Wednesday.
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Sep 18, 2019
Jerome Powell pledged that the central bank would engage in a "sequence" of interest rate cuts if conditions warrant, but he doesn't see that as necessary now.
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Sep 18, 2019
The decision to cut rates followed a monthslong pressure campaign by Trump, who often criticized Chairman Jerome Powell by name as he called for lower interest rates.
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Sep 18, 2019
The Fed has become increasingly divided, with three officials voting against the Fed's quarter-point cut to the fed funds target rate range.
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Sep 18, 2019
Ahead of the Fed's 2 p.m. announcement, many economists were forecasting one further cut in 2019, but some investors were hoping for two more this year.
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Sep 18, 2019
Ahead of the Fed's 2 p.m. announcement, many economists were forecasting one further cut in 2019, but some investors were hoping for two more this year.
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Sep 18, 2019
The interest on excess reserves now stands at 1.8%, a 30 basis point cut compared with the 25 basis point reduction for the benchmark funds rate.
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Sep 18, 2019
The interest on excess reserves now stands at 1.8%, a 30 basis point cut compared to the 25 basis point reduction for the benchmark funds rate.
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Sep 18, 2019
This is a comparison of Wednesday's FOMC statement with the one issued on July 31 after the Fed's previous policymaking meeting.
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Sep 18, 2019
Investors largely expected the FOMC to cut rates by a quarter point.
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Sep 18, 2019
As the Fed was meeting to consider cutting interest rates, it lost control of the very benchmark rate that it manages.
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Sep 18, 2019
As the Fed was meeting to consider cutting interest rates, it lost control of the very benchmark rate that it manages.
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Sep 17, 2019
The Fed is expected to cut rates Wednesday, but it is unlikely to tell markets what they want to hear on future rate cuts.
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Sep 17, 2019
The Fed is expected to cut rates Wednesday, but it is unlikely to tell markets what they want to hear on future rate cuts.
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Sep 17, 2019
Jerome Powell will "underwhelm everyone and not overwhelm anyone," one economist says
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Sep 17, 2019
A Federal Reserve rate cut at the end of this week's two-day FOMC meeting is considered a "lock" by the market, but chief financial officers of major corporations still harbor doubts about whether lowering interest rates is necessary.
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Sep 17, 2019
A sharp drop in mortgage rates in August was clearly behind the confidence in September, but rates have since reversed.
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Sep 17, 2019
U.S. manufacturing output increased more than expected in August, boosted by a surge in machinery and primary metals production.
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Sep 17, 2019
The risk of a global recession is at its highest since August 2009, according to a survey of fund managers, as slowing growth, trade and political uncertainty takes its toll on investor sentiment.
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Sep 17, 2019
The state of the economy plays a role in how millennials think about healthcare.
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Sep 16, 2019
Traders in the fed funds futures market on Monday were pricing in a 34% chance that the Fed will stay put on rates.
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Sep 16, 2019
Traders in the fed funds futures market on Monday were pricing in a 34% chance that the Fed will stay put on rates.
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Sep 13, 2019
Sentiment in the U.S. rose more than expected this month as consumers felt more confident about current and future economic conditions.
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Sep 13, 2019
U.S. import prices fell in August amid declines in the cost of petroleum products and food.
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Sep 13, 2019
U.S. retail sales were expected to climb 0.2% in August, after rising 0.7% a month earlier.
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Sep 12, 2019
The 10 Democratic candidates in the Houston debate portrayed Trump as impulsive with little plan to win a trade war with China.
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Sep 12, 2019
Consumer prices slowed in August, rising by a slight 0.1%, reflecting a big drop in the cost of gasoline and other energy products.
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Sep 12, 2019
The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits fell to a five-month low last week.
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Sep 12, 2019
Mnuchin said Thursday that President Trump could strike a pact with China at any time, but is focused on holding out for a "good" deal.
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Sep 12, 2019
China wants to draw a line between talks about trade and other foreign affairs, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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Sep 11, 2019
Approval of Trump's handling of the economy has started to slip as fears about a recession crept into financial markets and pockets of the general public.
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Sep 11, 2019
U.S. producer prices unexpectedly rose in August and underlying producer prices rebounded.
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Sep 11, 2019
Homebuyers are taking advantage of lower mortgage rates and a slow summer for sellers, and that is driving mortgage applications higher. Total mortgage application volume rose 2.0 % last week compared with the previous week.
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Sep 11, 2019
President Donald Trump on Wednesday continued his verbal assault on the Federal Reserve, who he blames for slowing the economy.
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Sep 10, 2019
U.S. job openings fell for a second straight month in July amid decreases in wholesale trade and the federal government, which could bolster economists' views that job growth has peaked.
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Sep 10, 2019
Amazon Career Day is coming Tuesday, Sept. 17.
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Sep 10, 2019
President Donald Trump's trade advisor Peter Navarro
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Sep 09, 2019
Putting all that together paints a daunting picture but one that requires nuance to understand.
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Sep 09, 2019
Putting all that together paints a daunting picture but one that requires nuance to understand.
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Sep 06, 2019
It was a softer August job market than anticipated. CNBC's Jim Cramer and other experts lay out what it means for the Fed, the economy and markets.
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Sep 06, 2019
"I think it is the case that uncertainty around trade policy is causing some companies to hold back now on investment," Jerome Powell says.
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Sep 06, 2019
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Friday the central bank's pivot this year to lower interest rates has helped sustain U.S. economic growth.
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Sep 06, 2019
"The Fed chair should be bullied by the bond market. And the bond market is saying, 'Whoa, are you wrong,'" says CNBC's Jim Cramer.
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Sep 06, 2019
White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow said recent conversations with China "went very well."
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Sep 06, 2019
CNBC studied the net changes by industry for August jobs based on the data from the Labor Department.
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Sep 06, 2019
The federal government hired 25,000 temporary workers in August in preparation for the 2020 Census, giving the overall jobs gain a big bump.
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Sep 06, 2019
Without the temporary hiring of Census workers, the August jobs report would have been worse.
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Sep 06, 2019
As America's population ages and demand outpaces supply, a physician shortage will intensify.
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Sep 06, 2019
The increase fell short of Wall Street estimates for 150,000, while the unemployment rate stayed at 3.7%, as expected.
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Sep 06, 2019
Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 150,000 in August, while the unemployment rate was seen holding steady at 3.7%, according to economists surveyed by Dow Jones.
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Sep 05, 2019
U.S. worker productivity slowed in the second quarter, the government confirmed on Thursday.
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Sep 05, 2019
First-time claims for state unemployment benefits were expected to total 215,000 in the most recent week, in line with the prior week's number of claims.
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Sep 05, 2019
Company payrolls surged well above Wall Street estimates and at a time when fears have been growing about a looming recession.
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Sep 05, 2019
The Federal Reserve is expected to cut rates by a quarter point at its next two day meeting in September.
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Sep 04, 2019
New York Fed President John Williams says sluggish inflation is one of the central bank's most pressing issues
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Sep 04, 2019
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed less than expected in July as the trade war between the United States and China drags on.
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Sep 04, 2019
Interest rates resumed their retreat last week, but that did not boost mortgage demand. Mortgage application volume decreased 3.1% for the week.
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Sep 04, 2019
The U.S. Federal Reserve should cut interest rates to get ahead of both market expectations for a rate cut and a global trade war, St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard said.
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Sep 03, 2019
Resistance to price hikes creates a "stressful situation" for businesses that cannot afford to absorb the cost of tariffs on Chinese imports, Casabella's Bruce Kaminstein says.
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Sep 03, 2019
The president was outraged after he learned that China had formalized plans to slap duties on $75 billion in U.S. products.
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Sep 03, 2019
A gauge of U.S. manufacturing from the Institute for Supply Management showed the sector contracted in August, its first decline since 2016.
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Sep 03, 2019
"Think what happens to China when I win. Deal would get MUCH TOUGHER," President Donald Trump tweeted.
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Sep 01, 2019
The proportion of Chinese tariffs on U.S. goods that took effect on Sunday only account for one third of more than 5,000 product lines listed.
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Aug 22, 2019
Kansas City Fed President Esther George said the Federal Reserve may be partly responsible for the yield curve inversion.
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Aug 22, 2019
"If I could borrow without paying any interest, or ever pay the money back, I would borrow as much as I could, too," the 'Trumponomics' co-auther says.
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Aug 22, 2019
"If I could borrow without paying any interest, or ever pay the money back, I would borrow as much as I could, too," the "Trumponomics" co-author says.
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Aug 22, 2019
"If I could borrow without paying any interest, or ever pay the money back, I would borrow as much as I could, too," the 'Trumponomics' co-author says.
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Aug 22, 2019
The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week.
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Aug 22, 2019
"My sense was we've added accommodation, and it wasn't required in my view," George tells CNBC's Steve Liesman.
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Aug 22, 2019
"My sense was we've added accommodation and it wasn't required in my view," George tells CNBC's Steve Liesman.
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Aug 22, 2019
Experts believe a wider spat with Europe would be much more damaging than the current tit-for-tat with China.
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Aug 21, 2019
Greenland's growing strategic value is linked tightly to new North Atlantic shipping lanes opening up due to melting polar ice caps.
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Aug 21, 2019
After the Fed released minutes of its last meeting, the bond market signaled it fears the Fed will not be aggressive enough with its rate cutting.
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Aug 21, 2019
The Fed minutes also note that "a couple" members wanted a 50 basis point cut, based primarily on the weak inflation readings.
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Aug 21, 2019
"Federal debt, which is already high by historical standards, is on an unsustainable course," CBO director Phillip Swagel said in the report.
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Aug 21, 2019
U.S. companies "are on fire," says O'Leary, also chairman of O'Shares ETFs.
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Aug 21, 2019
Morgan Stanley warns that "the wheels for a slowdown are in motion," adding that a slowdown in the manufacturing sector is spreading.
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Aug 21, 2019
He proclaimed the economy healthy in a pair of tweets Wednesday, saying the only thing holding growth back was the Federal Reserve.
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Aug 21, 2019
President Trump insists the economy is healthy and says the only thing holding U.S. growth back is the Federal Reserve.
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Aug 21, 2019
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan is not worried about an economic slowdown as the U.S. consumer is still in a strong place.
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Aug 21, 2019
Target CEO Brian Cornell says he's encouraged by Trump's decision to postpone some consumer-oriented tariffs that were supposed to start Sept. 1.
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Aug 21, 2019
"As long as the trade situation remains fluid, it will present an additional layer of uncertainty and complexity as we plan our business," Target CEO Brian Cornell said.
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Aug 21, 2019
President Donald Trump said he had to confront China over trade even if it caused short-term harm to the U.S. economy because Beijing had been cheating Washington for decades.
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Aug 20, 2019
Former Minneapolis Fed President Narayana Kocherlakota said the notion that monetary policy is too restrictive is basically correct.
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Aug 20, 2019
Nobel prize winner Robert Shiller takes issue with the Federal Reserve's rate cut in July because of the psychological harm it caused the markets.
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Aug 19, 2019
The report comes as Trump in recent days has lashed out over media reports about growing recession fears.
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Aug 18, 2019
The German trade surplus is stifling the economic growth in the rest of Europe, Michael Ivanovitch writes.
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