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By Jeanna Smialek, Bloomberg |
March 6, 2014
Jobless claims declined by 26,000 to 323,000 in the week ended March 1, the least since the end of November and fewer than any economist forecast in a Bloomberg survey.
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By Jeanna Smialek, Bloomberg |
January 6, 2014
Service industries in the U.S. expanded at a slower pace than forecast in December as orders contracted for the first time since 2009, showing uneven progress in the biggest part of the economy.
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By Jeanna Smialek, Bloomberg |
January 3, 2014
Federal Reserve policy makers will continue to weigh reductions to a bond-buying program aimed at stimulating growth because improvements in the job market are meeting the central bank’s objectives, Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker said.
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By Jeanna Smialek, Bloomberg |
December 4, 2013
Companies boosted payrolls in November by the most in a year, a sign that U.S. employers were optimistic about demand after the end of a government shutdown a month earlier, a private report based on payrolls showed today.
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By Jeanna Smialek, Bloomberg |
November 27, 2013
Positive U.S. labor, durable goods and confidence gives global lift before American holiday
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By Jeanna Smialek, Bloomberg |
November 26, 2013
Home prices in 20 U.S. cities rose by the most since February 2006 in the 12 months through September, showing the housing market sustained progress even as borrowing costs climbed.
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By Jeanna Smialek, Bloomberg |
November 4, 2013
The Federal Reserve could maintain its $85 billion in monthly bond purchases, now at a “torrid” pace, even as the job market improves, said James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
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By Jeanna Smialek, Bloomberg |
October 28, 2013
Factory production in the U.S. rose less than forecast in September, indicating a pause in manufacturing leading into the budget battle that partially closed the federal government.
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By Jeanna Smialek, Bloomberg |
October 25, 2013
Orders for U.S. durable goods rose in September by the most in three months as stronger demand for commercial and military aircraft outweighed a drop in business equipment.
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By Jeanna Smialek, Bloomberg |
October 21, 2013
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans, an advocate of monetary stimulus, said fiscal strife in Washington will probably delay the central bank’s tapering of its monthly bond purchases.
