Tag: U.S. economy

May 26, 2020

Consumer confidence unexpectedly improved in May as the U.S. economy slowly restarted, according to data released Tuesday by the Conference Board. The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index rose to 86.6 this month from 85.7 in April. Economists polled by Dow […]

May 15, 2020

U.S. government debt yields moved lower Friday as investors digested more somber economic data. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell 2 basis points to 0.595% while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond also declined 4 basis […]

May 14, 2020

New filings for unemployment claims totaled just shy of 3 million for the most recent reporting period, a number that while still high declined for the sixth straight week, according to Labor Department figures Thursday. The total 2.981 million new […]

May 8, 2020

Reopening the U.S. economy should be handled cautiously to avoid a second lockdown, said Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester on Friday. “There’s a possibility of opening up in the second half of the year, but it has to be done […]

May 4, 2020

Stock futures rose in early morning trading Tuesday as investors remained focused on the reopening of the U.S. economy. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 202 points, implying a Tuesday opening gain of around 135 points. S&P 500 […]

April 29, 2020

The collapse in the U.S. economy caused by the coronavirus pandemic triggered the biggest drop in gross domestic product in the first quarter since 2008 in a prelude to an even more massive decline in the spring. GDP, the official […]

April 27, 2020

The coronavirus capsized what had been the longest expansion in U.S. history. Now the wait is on to see how far the economy sinks before it finds bottom. A few dimly hopeful signs emerged last week as a pair of […]

April 27, 2020

Stocks rose on Tuesday as investors continued to be optimistic about the prospect of states re-opening the U.S. economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 245 points higher, or 1%, putting it on pace for its first five-day winning streak […]

April 20, 2020

The hits to the U.S. economy keep coming. This week’s upcoming reports on layoffs, housing, consumer confidence and the health of businesses are all going to be ugly. Again. The most timely snapshot of the deteriorating economy has been the […]

April 17, 2020

Investors have taken some solace in signs that China is beginning to dig itself out of the economic hole created by the coronavirus pandemic as restrictions aimed at fighting the disease have been lifted in recent weeks. Analysts warn though […]