Fed's Powell gets chance to address trade war, stagflation fears
A soft landing from inflation may still be in sight, but when Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks in New York on ...
Tariff fears are adding to anxieties about inflation, strength of US economy
The early moves from the Trump administration are testing the resiliency of a US economy that was able to defy frequent ...
Trump faces new economic uncertainties amid trade battles
President Trump is facing slumping consumer confidence and deepening concern among business leaders ahead of the first jobs ...
Powell says tariffs could feed inflation, Fed must wait to determine the impact
The U.S. central bank will be in no rush to cut interest rates while it waits for more clarity on how the policies of the new ...
Recession fears are being blown out of proportion. Worry about inflation instead
Bad news about the US economy travels fast. But examples of a slowing economy are potentially being blown out proportion.
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Jay Powell’s Fed navigated Trump’s first trade war. This time, it has less wiggle room.
The economy in 2018 was much different than the one today, and so are the Fed's options for keeping it on track.
US employers add a solid 151,000 jobs last month though unemployment up to 4.1%
The American job market has remained remarkably resilient, but it has cooled from the red-hot hiring of 2021-2023. Employers ...
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The US economy added 151,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate rose to 4.1%
Economists had forecast 160,000 jobs were added in February and that the unemployment ... trade policy. Some said they’re paying close attention to consumers’ expectations of inflation in ...
Storm clouds gather over US economy as Trump kicks off trade war
A U.S. economy praised for its surprising resilience to a pandemic, high inflation, and rapid interest rate hikes faces a new ...
Trump threatens new tariffs amid solid jobs report
President Donald Trump considers higher tariffs on Canadian goods amid a solid jobs report showing 151,000 new jobs added ...
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US employers add a solid 151,000 jobs last month though unemployment up to 4.1%
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added solid 151,000 jobs last month, but the outlook is cloudy as President Donald threatens a trade ... inflation has stalled since summer, and the Fed has held ...
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U.S. economy adds jobs as federal layoffs and rising unemployment bring uncertainty
The U.S. labor market made solid gains again last month, adding 151,000 more jobs, just before the biggest federal layoffs began to hit. But there are other warning signs of what could be ahead, not ...