The US unemployment rate falls to 3.9 per cent, but wages continue to grow slowly
The US economy added jobs at a moderate pace last month, continuing a record nine-year…
The US economy continues to grow above its trend rate
The US economy grew at an annualised pace of 2.3 per cent in the first…
The US unemployment rate remains at 4.1 per cent for a sixth straight month, but wage growth picks up
The US economy added 103,000 jobs in March, below a forecast of 185,000, and down…
Donald Trump doesn’t reassure markets
US stocks had the worst week in more than two years amid political turmoil in…
The Fed raises interest rates by another quarter of a percentage point and signals two more hikes in 2018
The Federal Reserve raised the target range for the federal funds rate by another quarter…
Donald Trump sacks his secretary of state as he is determined to surround himself with loyalists willing to reflect his “America First” views
President Donald Trump sacked Rex Tillerson as his secretary of state on Tuesday, without directly…
The US labour market continues to strengthen, but wage pressures ease
The US labour market continued to strengthen in February, but wage pressures eased. The world’s…
Donald Trump’s top economic adviser resigns after losing a White House battle over protectionist measures
Gary Cohn, head of the National Economic Council and president Donald Trump’s top economic adviser,…