Economy News Us Growth Likely Slowed Last Quarter But Still Pointed To A Solid Economy

US economy flashes warning signs in new data, some analysts say

The jobs report on Tuesday "paints a sobering picture of a job market that may officially be turning frigid after a prolonged cooling period," Laura Ullrich, director of economic research in North ... Read More

Government shutdown blocks key GDP data release – what do the Fed's models say about economic growth?

The ongoing government shutdown delayed the release of the Commerce Department's initial estimate of the third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP), as other data sources suggest solid economic growth ... Read More

U.S. Unemployment Rate Rises, a Warning Sign for the Economy

Employers added 64,000 jobs in November, according to data delayed by the government shutdown. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.6 percent, the highest level in four years. Read More

What this week’s jobs data could reveal about the US economy

The November jobs report is landing at an odd time – on a Tuesday in mid-December, instead of (what’s usually) the first Friday of the month – due to the lingering impact of the historically long ... Read More

An unusual trend in the economy is worrying the Fed

Something in the US economy isn’t adding up, and it’s rattling the people charged with wrangling inflation and keeping the labor market intact. US companies have sharply slowed their hiring this year, ... Read More