With the 2016 presidential election just days away, it was widely expected that Janet Yellen and the Federal Reserve were not going to announce an interest rate hike at the November 2 two-day FOMC…
Friday's Employment Situation report from the U.S. Department of Labor is perhaps one of the most widely followed economic reports of them all. It is also one of the last formal reports that people…
The U.S. Census Bureau reported Tuesday morning that construction spending in September dipped, while economists surveyed by Bloomberg News called for it to rise.
Friday’s report showing 2.9% growth in third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) may have gotten everyone’s mood off to a good start for the fourth quarter. The problem isn’t that the September data was looking…
Among all the problems in Europe and the post-Brexit woes, Eurostat has released its first view of third-quarter seasonally adjusted gross domestic product.
The latest personal savings rate as a percentage of disposable income may look high on the surface. Unfortunately, it is not if you consider that the personal savings rate is actually on a downward…
According to a report published by polling and analytics firm Gallup, just 1% of Russians approve of U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration. Russia’s approval rating of the U.S. leadership is the worst of any…
Because the headline GDP gain was so strong, we have to consider it a net win — but we also have to be realistic about what sort of issues drove the bump here.
Credit Suisse has issued its preliminary earnings season report card for the third quarter of 2016. 24/7 Wall St. has been considering where we stand now.
The week of October 28 brought two fresh reads on manufacturing and the non-manufacturing sector, which were stronger than expected — but not in the underlying employment data.
It’s finally out, and it’s better than expected! The Bureau of Economic Analysis in the U.S. Department of Commerce has released its preliminary look at third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) for the United States.…