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Jon C. Ogg | Jun 13, 2014 at 8:50 AM EDT

Producer Prices Signal Deflation Risk

ThinkstockThe Labor Department has released its Producer Price Index (PPI), a measurement of wholesale inflation. In Friday’s report, that should…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 12, 2014 at 10:20 AM EDT

Rising Business Inventories Signal Expected Strength Ahead

ThinkstockBusiness inventories rose by 0.6% in the month of April. While this report from the Department of Commerce is reported…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 12, 2014 at 9:20 AM EDT

May Import and Export Prices Keep Deflation Worries Alive

ThinkstockAre we supposed to be worrying about inflationary pressures or deflationary pressure in the months ahead? That answer is one…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 12, 2014 at 9:00 AM EDT

Retail Sales in May to Act as GDP Drag

ThinkstockRetail sales in May rose by only 0.3% on the headline data, short of the Dow Jones target of 0.7%…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 12, 2014 at 8:55 AM EDT

Jobless Claims Tick Higher, With Four-Week Average and Continuing Claims

The U.S. Labor Department is out with yet another weekly jobless claims report. Claims rose by 4,000 to 317,000 in…

Paul Ausick | Jun 11, 2014 at 7:50 AM EDT

World Bank Forecasts 2014 Global Economic Growth at 2.8%

ThinkstockNow the World Bank is blaming the weather. In its latest Global Economic Prospects report, the forecast calls for the…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 10, 2014 at 10:25 AM EDT

Wholesale Trade and Job Openings Both Point to Stronger Summer

ThinkstockTuesday’s economic readings are not exactly market moving numbers because they both cover April data. This was the wholesale trade…

Paul Ausick | Jun 10, 2014 at 8:00 AM EDT

Small Business Optimism Climbs to Another Post-Recession High

ThinkstockThe National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Tuesday morning reported that its small business optimism index for May rose 1.4…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 9, 2014 at 11:05 AM EDT

St. Louis Fed Bullard Still Sees Rate Hike Sooner Than Markets Expect

ThinkstockJames Bullard, President of St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, spoke on Monday in front of a group at the Tennessee…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jun 9, 2014 at 6:34 AM EDT

Best College Majors Led by Business and Computers

ThinkstockGraduate from college with a major in business or computer science and the odds are strong there will be a…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 6, 2014 at 1:20 PM EDT

S&P Affirms U.S. Sovereign Credit Ratings With Stable Outlook

ThinkstockStandard & Poor’s has affirmed its AA+ rating on the United States of America for its sovereign credit. On top…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 6, 2014 at 9:00 AM EDT

Unemployment and Payrolls Bring a Pleasant Surprise

Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsThe U.S. Labor Department issued its Employment Situation Report for the month of May on Friday…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jun 6, 2014 at 6:37 AM EDT

U.S. Standard of Living at Six-Year High

ThinkStockThe standard of living in the United States reached its highest level since 2008, just before the recession caught hold,…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 5, 2014 at 9:55 AM EDT

Weekly Jobless Claims May Mute Unemployment Report Expectations

The U.S. Labor Department has released its final set of data prior to Friday’s key unemployment rate and payrolls figures.…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 5, 2014 at 8:15 AM EDT

European Central Bank Launches Negative Interest Policy Experiment

ThinkstockThe European Central Bank (ECB) has now done something most of have never seen before. It has adopted its own…

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Producer Prices Signal Deflation Risk

Rising Business Inventories Signal Expected Strength Ahead

May Import and Export Prices Keep Deflation Worries Alive

Retail Sales in May to Act as GDP Drag

Jobless Claims Tick Higher, With Four-Week Average and Continuing Claims

World Bank Forecasts 2014 Global Economic Growth at 2.8%

Wholesale Trade and Job Openings Both Point to Stronger Summer

Small Business Optimism Climbs to Another Post-Recession High

St. Louis Fed Bullard Still Sees Rate Hike Sooner Than Markets Expect

Best College Majors Led by Business and Computers

S&P Affirms U.S. Sovereign Credit Ratings With Stable Outlook

Unemployment and Payrolls Bring a Pleasant Surprise

U.S. Standard of Living at Six-Year High

Weekly Jobless Claims May Mute Unemployment Report Expectations

European Central Bank Launches Negative Interest Policy Experiment

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Economy Articles

All Economy Articles

Producer Prices Signal Deflation Risk

Rising Business Inventories Signal Expected Strength Ahead

May Import and Export Prices Keep Deflation Worries Alive

Retail Sales in May to Act as GDP Drag

Jobless Claims Tick Higher, With Four-Week Average and Continuing Claims

World Bank Forecasts 2014 Global Economic Growth at 2.8%

Wholesale Trade and Job Openings Both Point to Stronger Summer

Small Business Optimism Climbs to Another Post-Recession High

St. Louis Fed Bullard Still Sees Rate Hike Sooner Than Markets Expect

Best College Majors Led by Business and Computers

S&P Affirms U.S. Sovereign Credit Ratings With Stable Outlook

Unemployment and Payrolls Bring a Pleasant Surprise

U.S. Standard of Living at Six-Year High

Weekly Jobless Claims May Mute Unemployment Report Expectations

European Central Bank Launches Negative Interest Policy Experiment

Is XRP About to Bounce? XRP FUD Just Hit the Same Low That Sparked a 50% Rally

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