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The U.S. Department of Labor just served up what looks like a very mixed employment situation report.
U.S. economic activity expanded at least slightly in eight Federal Reserve districts according to the latest version of the Beige Book released Wednesday afternoon. Chicago and Kansas City reported...
When Department of Labor releases its report on nonfarm payrolls, private sector payrolls and unemployment for the month of May, it could greatly skew the bias of when the Federal Reserve tightens...
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas released the regional Dallas Fed Business Activity reading for May, showing a drop to −20.8 from a less negative −13.9 from April.
The total levels of household debt balances rose during the first quarter of 2016, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Respondents to the May Philly Fed Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey continued to report moderate growth in current activity at their firms.
In an economics discussion on Monday at the Council on Foreign Relations, San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams said that he believes the United States is basically at full...
Merrill Lynch is telling its customers that three banks are expected to Outperform after the Federal Reserve's CCAR in June.
Financial companies will benefit from any increase in interest rates. For many investors concerned about market volatility, the best way is to go with the large cap blue chips.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has released its manufacturing business outlook survey results for the month of May.
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) rose to +0.10 in April, up from a reading of –0.55 in March.
Being in the financial services industry has been no simple game during the years of quantitative easing and of zero interest rates. With the odds if an interest rate hike just going up in June, some...
If you are among those who want the Federal Reserve to never raise interest rates again, you might not be pleased about the Minutes of the April 26 to 27 FOMC meeting. This does not of course mean...
Industrial production rose in the month of April, but economist and investors may take issue that weather-related factors rather than higher consumer spending and business spending may have been the...
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released its Empire Manufacturing report for May, with the general business condition index falling handily.