US economy

Employers in the US added 175,000 jobs in the US in April, while the unemployment rate ticked up to 3.9%. The world's largest economy grew less than expected but rising inflation may delay a rate cut. Read More

US job growth slowed to 175K jobs in April in possible sign of economic slowdown

US employers increased their payrolls by 175,000 in April — a notable slowdown from the average 276,000 new jobs per month created so far this year. Last month’s pace of hiring marked ... Read More

US inflation jumps as fuel and housing costs rise

Consumer prices in the US rose faster than expected last month, in a sign that the fight to slow inflation has stalled ... including strong jobs creation figures last week, has raised doubts ... Read More

White House counts jobs report as a win, though inflation path – and interest rate cuts – far from certain ahead of November

The creation of 175,000 jobs in April by US employers has been termed a “Goldilocks” report by leading economists: Creating enough jobs to keep the labor market humming along healthily, but slowing ... Read More

April US jobs report shows looser labor market, good news for Fed

U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in April and annual wage gains cooled, signs of a looser labor market which are good news for markets and the Federal Reserve that will likely require more ... Read More

US growth may be a global boon, but inflation could derail the train

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth ... inflation problem persists. "It's really a 'soft landing' forecast ... but I do think the risks of recession are somewhat elevated in the United ... Read More

Slowdown in US job growth revives rate cut talk

Job growth in the US cooled last month and the unemployment rate ticked higher, in a sign that some of the heat may be coming out of the world's largest economy. Employers added 175,000 positions in ... Read More

Peter Schiff warns US job numbers are up only because Americans are ‘forced to take 2 or 3 jobs’ — rubbishes Biden economic wins as ‘lipstick on a pig’ and claims Fed ...

The U.S. economy added 303,000 jobs in March 2024, far exceeding economists’ expectations for 205,000 jobs gains. January and February's job growth ... lost the inflation fight,” because ... Read More

How Immigrant Workers in US Have Helped Boost Job Growth and Stave off a Recession

How Immigrant Workers in US Have Helped Boost Job Growth and Stave off a Recession ... has aggressively raised interest rates to fight inflation — normally a recipe for a recession? Read More

Balancing Act: US Growth Potentially Benefitting Globally, Yet Inflation Poses Threats

The robust economic growth of the United States, consistently ... scenario suggests a rough road ahead if the Fed perceives U.S. demand as too robust for inflation to recede, potentially leading ... Read More

US growth may be a global boon, but inflation could derail the train

One answer supports what Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee has labeled a "golden path" where strong growth and falling inflation ... elevated in the United States and other ... Read More