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Douglas A. McIntyre | May 28, 2016 at 9:50 AM EDT

439 People Expected to Be Killed in Memorial Day Crashes

Some 439 drivers are expected to die in car accidents this Memorial Day weekend. The true advent of self-driving cars…

Trey Thoelcke | May 27, 2016 at 11:20 AM EDT

US Treasuries Dodge Saudi Bullet; Inflation Expectations at 8-Year High

It now appears that the U.S. Senate’s unanimous vote on a bill that would have exposed the Saudi Arabian government…

Jon C. Ogg | May 27, 2016 at 11:05 AM EDT

Mixed Bag in Consumer Sentiment Revision

The University of Michigan has released its monthly revision for consumer sentiment in May. It still showed a robust gain…

Jon C. Ogg | May 27, 2016 at 10:20 AM EDT

Q1 GDP Revision Higher, Yet Disappointing

First-quarter GDP growth saw a revision, and it raised to 0.8% from the prior 0.5%. This report was incredibly slow,…

Jon C. Ogg | May 26, 2016 at 12:40 PM EDT

Durable Goods Strength Skewed by Aircraft Orders

Thursday's report on durable goods was, no pun intended, quite durable. The headline report showed a gain of more than…

Douglas A. McIntyre | May 26, 2016 at 6:33 AM EDT

Pittsburgh Is Best City for New College Grads

A new study claims that of the top 10 cities for new college graduates not a single one is in…

Jon C. Ogg | May 25, 2016 at 12:35 PM EDT

Fitch Trims US GDP Expectations for 2016, Raises China GDP View

Fitch Ratings has issued its latest Global Economic Outlook. Unfortunately, that outlook is calling weaker growth in gross domestic product…

Jon C. Ogg | May 25, 2016 at 12:20 PM EDT

Will Durable Goods Bring Another Disappointment?

If there is one economic release that can bring big swings to expectations, it is the monthly durable goods report.…

Jon C. Ogg | May 25, 2016 at 10:20 AM EDT

Narrower Trade Deficit Seen in April 2016

The U.S. Department of Commerce showed that imports and exports of goods were up in April, compared to March.

Jon C. Ogg | May 24, 2016 at 12:10 PM EDT

Household Debt Trends Improve in Q1 2016, With Bankruptcies Way Down

The total levels of household debt balances rose during the first quarter of 2016, according to the Federal Reserve Bank…

Jon C. Ogg | May 24, 2016 at 11:45 AM EDT

Philly Fed Stands Firm in May, Sort Of

Respondents to the May Philly Fed Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey continued to report moderate growth in current activity at their…

Paul Ausick | May 24, 2016 at 10:50 AM EDT

US at Full Employment: SF Fed President John Williams

In an economics discussion on Monday at the Council on Foreign Relations, San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams…

Jon C. Ogg | May 23, 2016 at 2:40 PM EDT

IMF Calls for More Greek Debt Restructuring

Greece is back in the news. The good news about Greece is that they are not back in the news…

Paul Ausick | May 23, 2016 at 12:45 PM EDT

Americans’ Retirement Income Falls Short

In order for Americans to enjoy a financially comfortable retirement, a rule of thumb from financial advisors is that they…

Jon C. Ogg | May 23, 2016 at 11:10 AM EDT

PMI Manufacturing Flash Reading Slows to a Crawl

Monday's only major U.S. economic report was the PMI Manufacturing Index Flash for May, which is considered a real-time report…

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439 People Expected to Be Killed in Memorial Day Crashes

US Treasuries Dodge Saudi Bullet; Inflation Expectations at 8-Year High

Mixed Bag in Consumer Sentiment Revision

Q1 GDP Revision Higher, Yet Disappointing

Durable Goods Strength Skewed by Aircraft Orders

Pittsburgh Is Best City for New College Grads

Fitch Trims US GDP Expectations for 2016, Raises China GDP View

Will Durable Goods Bring Another Disappointment?

Narrower Trade Deficit Seen in April 2016

Household Debt Trends Improve in Q1 2016, With Bankruptcies Way Down

Philly Fed Stands Firm in May, Sort Of

US at Full Employment: SF Fed President John Williams

IMF Calls for More Greek Debt Restructuring

Americans’ Retirement Income Falls Short

PMI Manufacturing Flash Reading Slows to a Crawl

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Economy Articles

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439 People Expected to Be Killed in Memorial Day Crashes

US Treasuries Dodge Saudi Bullet; Inflation Expectations at 8-Year High

Mixed Bag in Consumer Sentiment Revision

Q1 GDP Revision Higher, Yet Disappointing

Durable Goods Strength Skewed by Aircraft Orders

Pittsburgh Is Best City for New College Grads

Fitch Trims US GDP Expectations for 2016, Raises China GDP View

Will Durable Goods Bring Another Disappointment?

Narrower Trade Deficit Seen in April 2016

Household Debt Trends Improve in Q1 2016, With Bankruptcies Way Down

Philly Fed Stands Firm in May, Sort Of

US at Full Employment: SF Fed President John Williams

IMF Calls for More Greek Debt Restructuring

Americans’ Retirement Income Falls Short

PMI Manufacturing Flash Reading Slows to a Crawl

Can Low-Income Americans Really Retire With a TrumpIRA? The Math May Surprise You

The 2026 Chip War Is Already Over and Apple Dominated

Ted Turner Watched CNN Go From “World Peace Through Hard News” to “Dumbed Down” Infotainment. Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholders Are Now Funding the Decline.

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