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US Consumer Inflation Sees Smallest Annual Rise Since 2021

US consumer inflation eased slightly in July, according to government data published Wednesday, its smallest 12-month increase since March 2021 and a positive sign for the Federal Reserve as it weighs cutting interest rates.

International Business Times · Aug 14, 2024

What Will Be The Repercussions Of Biden's New China Tariffs?

US President Joe Biden unveiled steep tariff hikes on Chinese green tech this week, hitting imports like electric vehicles, chips and solar cells -- and adding stress to US-China ties.

International Business Times · May 16, 2024

US Fed Likely To Keep Rates Steady As Hopes Of Early Cuts Fade

The US Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady for a sixth straight meeting Wednesday, with a summer start to cuts looking less likely owing to stubborn inflation.

International Business Times · May 1, 2024

US Fed set to slow rate hikes

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve started the second day of its policy meeting on Wednesday, on growing expectations that it will step down to a smaller interest rate hike as red-hot inflation shows signs of cooling.

Bangkok Post · Feb 1, 2023

Survey: The US economy has a 64% chance of entering a recession this year

More likely than not, the U.S. economy will enter a recession this year, Bankrate’s Fourth-Quarter Economic Indicator poll found.

Tribune News Service · Jan 16, 2023

US recession a growing fear as Fed plans to keep rates high

After scaling 40-year highs, inflation in the United States has been slowly easing since summer

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022

Why Fed worries about the strongest US job market in decades

Chair Jerome Powell isn’t as pleased with the robust U.S. job market as you might think he’d be, and he and the Federal Reserve plan to do something about it: Take it down a notch

The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2022

Survey: Experts see a big slowdown in job growth as hawkish Fed raises rates

Americans can expect a robust labor market over the next year, but job creation is bound to slow as the economy loses some momentum and the worker pool remains tight.

Tribune News Service · Apr 11, 2022