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U.S. home construction slips 0.9% to 1.25 million in June

Dip in apartment constructions offsets gains in single-family homes

  • July 17, 2019 July 17, 2019
  • 10:02

U.S. retail sales rise 0.4% in June in sign of consumer health

Consumer confidence remains high in spite of economic uncertainties

  • July 16, 2019 July 16, 2019
  • 10:08

U.S. consumer prices tick up just 0.1% as inflation stays tame

Jerome Powell cited low inflation as a justification for potentially lowering interest rates

  • July 11, 2019 July 11, 2019
  • 10:22

U.S. companies expected to post second straight quarter of profit declines

Contributing factors include slowing economic growth, trade disputes, previous rate hikes and rising labour costs

  • July 11, 2019 July 11, 2019
  • 10:14

Fed repeats pledge to act to sustain economic expansion

The monetary policy report noted increased uncertainty in the economic outlook

  • July 5, 2019 July 5, 2019
  • 13:55

U.S. added a robust 224,000 jobs in June after weak May gain

Strong performance could complicate the Fed’s rate decision

  • July 5, 2019 July 5, 2019
  • 10:19

Trump says he will tap economists for 2 key Fed vacancies

The president announced his planned nominations in a tweet on Tuesday

  • July 3, 2019 July 10, 2019
  • 10:13

U.S. consumers increase spending a modest 0.4% in May

Consumer confidence slipped, but remains high

  • June 28, 2019 June 28, 2019
  • 10:18

Q&A: Stocks soar while bonds are signalling gloom. What’s up?

Experts share their insights

  • June 21, 2019 July 10, 2019
  • 10:14

ECB hints at stimulus drawing Trump ire

The European Central Bank says it stands ready to cut rates if needed

  • June 18, 2019 June 20, 2019
  • 10:33