Category: Macroeconomic

May 23, 2019

The global economy would be hit hard if President Donald Trump decides to impose steep tariffs on imported cars, Citi’s Willem Buiter told CNBC on Thursday, with Germany likely to bear the brunt of any losses. The U.S. administration recently […]

May 21, 2019

WASHINGTON — America’s job market is booming and the economy is strong, but that combination is not raising prices the way it used to. Biscuit Head, a North Carolina restaurant chain serving up gravy flights and homemade jam, would be […]

May 14, 2019

Torturously slow recoveries from recessions and low inflation are here to stay unless policymakers can get a better grip on how to stabilize the global economy in an era of lower interest rates, a top Federal Reserve policymaker said on […]

May 10, 2019

Rising inequality could be a factor behind sluggish growth in the U.S. economy in the wake of the financial crisis, said Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard on Friday. Consumer spending remains the main engine of growth in the U.S., and […]

May 6, 2019

With the Federal Reserve on pause with interest rates at the low level of 2.25% to 2.5%, Fed officials are starting to wonder: is the central bank ill-equipped to deal with the next crisis? And would negative interest rates be […]

May 3, 2019

Economists expect that the job market remained strong in April, and the economy added 190,000 jobs, about the same as March. Markets were already on edge heading into the Friday employment report, and economists point to some variables that could […]

May 2, 2019

The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee met yesterday and determined that because of the strong labor market and solid economic activity, the interest rate will remain the same. The FOMC issued a statement, explaining, ”On a 12-month basis, overall inflation […]

April 30, 2019

The drop in earnings for men is the biggest challenge facing the economy, according to Stephen Moore, the man President Donald Trump has said he wants to nominate to the Federal Reserve board. Speaking Tuesday with CNBC’s “Squawk Box, ” […]

April 29, 2019

A survey of corporate economists predicts the economy will expand over the next year, although the pace of growth will decline and employers are facing pressure to raise wages, spend more on worker training and automate tasks because of the […]

April 26, 2019

The numbers: Reports of the demise of the U.S. economy proved unfounded as first-quarter activity showed surprising strength. The U.S. economy expanded at a 3.2% annual pace in the first three months of 2019, the government said Friday. The gain […]