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U.S. home construction drops 30.2% in April as virus rages

No region was spared from the deterioration in housing starts

  • May 19, 2020 May 19, 2020
  • 10:02

U.S. manufacturing weakened in April

Production, new orders, hiring and export orders all fell

  • May 1, 2020 May 1, 2020
  • 10:39

IMF: Stung by virus, global economy will shrink 3% in 2020

The organization predicts worldwide trade will plummet 11% this year and then grow 8.4% in 2021

  • April 14, 2020 April 14, 2020
  • 10:24

IMF: Low rates and reduced trade tension to aid world growth

The organization sees world economic growth accelerating over the next two years

  • January 20, 2020 January 20, 2020
  • 10:23

November U.S. consumer prices up 0.3% on rising energy costs

Despite surging in October and November, gasoline prices are down 1.2% over the past year

  • December 11, 2019 December 11, 2019
  • 11:28

U.S. consumer prices up 0.4% in October; gasoline prices surge

Overall consumer prices rose 1.8% over the past year

  • November 13, 2019 November 13, 2019
  • 10:45

Trump says he’ll put 10% tariffs on remaining China imports

Declaration sent stock prices tumbling immediately

  • August 1, 2019 October 17, 2019
  • 16:16

IMF sees a weaker global economy but upgrades U.S. forecast

Fund predicts 2.6% growth in U.S., 1.5% in Canada

  • July 23, 2019 October 31, 2019
  • 11:01

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 October 31, 2019
  • 10:02

U.S. trade deficit smaller in April, but gap with China grew

Exports and imports both fell 2.2%

  • June 6, 2019 October 31, 2019
  • 10:54