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The New York City Economic Tracker: January 22, 2024
By
Adrian Nesta and Hiranmayi Srinivasan
Published Feb 20, 2024
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US Economy News Today: Inflation Expectations Could Be Self-Fulfilling
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Feb 20, 2024
San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly
Fed Official Daly Hammers Home 'Patience' Message On Rate Cut Timing
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Feb 16, 2024
A man works in a manufacturing plant.
US Economy News Today: Fed Officials Say More "Work To Do" on Inflation Before Cutting Rates
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Feb 16, 2024
Lael Brainard, director of the US National Economic Council, during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024.
Grocery Sticker Shock May Alter Consumer Habits, Forcing Companies To Cut Prices: Brainard
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Feb 15, 2024
A customer shops at a grocery store on February 13, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.
January's Retail Sales Slump Raises Questions About US Consumer Strength
By
Terry Lane
Published Feb 15, 2024
Customers queue in front of charity supermarket popup
UK and Japan Fell into Recessions at the End of Last Year
By
Nisha Gopalan
Published Feb 15, 2024
Guests make their purchases during the grand opening of Nordstrom Rack at Best of the West shopping center on May 18, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
US Economy News Today: Are Consumers Hitting A Wall With Their Spending?
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Feb 15, 2024
A For Sale sign displayed in front of a home.
US Economy News Today: Mortgages Dip on Elevated Rates
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Feb 14, 2024
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell
Inflation Data Batters Markets as Investors' Hopes for a Spring Rate Cut Dim
By
Taylor Tompkins
Updated Feb 13, 2024
Shoppers at the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024.
US Inflation, More Stubborn Than Expected, Edged Down To 3.1% in January
By
Diccon Hyatt
Updated Feb 13, 2024
Woman shopping at discount grocery store
US Economy News Today: Investors Think Fed Rate Cut in May Less Likely After CPI
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Feb 13, 2024
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US Economy Today: Consumer Sentiment Catches Up to Economy
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Feb 12, 2024
Customers at supermarket in California
What You Need to Know Ahead of Tuesday's Closely Watched CPI Inflation Report
By
Diccon Hyatt
Updated Feb 12, 2024
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CEO Confidence in the US Economy is at a Two-Year High
By
Fatima Attarwala
Updated Feb 09, 2024
US Federal Reserve Board of Governors at the William McChesney Martin Jr. Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC, US
US Economy Today: 2023's Disinflation Is Affirmed
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Feb 09, 2024
The US Department of Labor Building on March 26, 2020, in Washington, DC.
US Economy Today: Unemployment Claims Edge Down
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Feb 08, 2024
US Federal Reserve Board of Governors at the William McChesney Martin Jr. Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC, US
US Economy Today: Federal Reserve Officials Beat the 'Confidence' Drum
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Feb 07, 2024
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US Economy Today: What Will Tuesday's Fed Speakers Add to the Rate Cut Conversation?
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Feb 06, 2024
Couple learns how to fill out a personal loan application
Almost Every Kind of Loan Got Harder To Get in Fourth Quarter
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Feb 05, 2024
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.
US Economy Today: Fed Chair Reiterates the Importance of Timing
By
Taylor Tompkins
Updated Feb 05, 2024
Customers at Apple store in New York City.
Why Does The US Economy Keep Beating Expectations?
By
Diccon Hyatt
Updated Feb 03, 2024
Buildings under construction in China's Zhejiang province
China's 2024 Growth to Slow to 4.6%, Dragged by Weak Exports, Property Slump, Says IMF
By
Fatima Attarwala
Published Feb 02, 2024
Commuters arrive at Grand Central Madison during the morning rush hour as service begins from all train stations on February 27, 2023, in New York City.
January Was Scorching Hot For Hiring And Raises—Maybe Too Hot For The Fed
By
Diccon Hyatt
Updated Feb 02, 2024
Workers install a roof on a rural building
One Of The Most Important Gauges of Economic Health is Working Again
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Feb 01, 2024
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US Economy Today: What Even Is 'Greater Confidence' According to the Fed?
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Feb 01, 2024
The Federal Reserve building in Washington
Fed Holds Key Interest Rate Steady, Says A March Cut is Unlikely
By
Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jan 31, 2024
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting on September 20, 2023 at the Federal Reserve in Washington, DC.
US Economy Today: Fed Unsurprisingly Holds Rates Steady
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jan 31, 2024
eople shop at a home improvement store in Brooklyn on January 25, 2024 in New York City.
Consumer Confidence Surges to the Highest Level in Two Years
By
Terry Lane
Updated Jan 30, 2024
A businesswoman giving a new employee a tour of the office
Employers Stayed In Hiring Mode In December
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jan 30, 2024
People walk by a now hiring sign posted in front of a CVS store on April 07, 2023 in San Rafael, California.
US Economy Today: JOLTS Shows Still-Strong Job Market
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jan 30, 2024
Lower Manhattan Skyline
The New York City Economic Tracker: January 8, 2024
By
Hiranmayi Srinivasan and Adrian Nesta
Published Jan 29, 2024
A picture taken during an organised tour by Yemen's Huthi rebels on November 22, 2023 shows the Galaxy Leader cargo ship, seized by Huthi fighters two days earlier, at a port on the Red Sea in Yemen's province of Hodeida.
How Is This Suez Canal Slowdown Different From The Last? Businesses Are Better Prepared
By
Terry Lane
Published Jan 29, 2024
A cargo ship travels on the Suez Canal in Ismailia Province, Egypt, Jan. 13, 2024.
Canal Crises Could Make Retailers Raise Prices
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jan 29, 2024
Steel workers adjusting position of brake press formed steel with crane.
US Economy Today: Borrowers Are Falling Behind on Their Bills
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jan 29, 2024
Hollywood actors SAG-AFTRA strike
Unions Scored Big Victories In 2023: Why Don't More People Join Them?
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jan 26, 2024
U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the headquarters of the Federal Reserve on December 13, 2023 in Washington, DC.
How Far Away Are Lower Interest Rates? Clues Might be Coming After Fed Meeting Wednesday
By
Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jan 30, 2024
People shop at a home improvement store in Brooklyn on January 25, 2024 in New York City.
Income Rose, Inflation Cooled In December As US Economy Heads Toward Soft Landing
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jan 26, 2024
People shop at a home improvement store in Brooklyn on January 25, 2024 in New York City.
US Economy Today: Friday's PCE Report Points to Soft Landing
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jan 26, 2024
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
Here's What Economists Thought About Thursday's GDP Growth
By
Taylor Tompkins
Updated Jan 25, 2024
Shoppers at a store in New York City.
US Economic Growth Slowed in 4Q But Still Beat Expectations Despite High Interest Rates
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jan 25, 2024
A man works in a manufacturing plant.
US Economy Today: GDP Growth Slows But Still Beats Expectations
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jan 25, 2024
A "Sale Pending" sign in front of a home in Pinole, California, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023.
US Economy Today: Strong Industry Trends Could Bolster GDP Reading
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jan 24, 2024
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What Thursday's Quarterly GDP Report Will Tell Us About the State of the US Economy
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jan 24, 2024
Lawrence Thomas pictured in his car at his home in Orange on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 is a delivery driver for Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub and has completed over 6000 deliveries.
New Worker Classification Rule Could Disrupt the US Gig Economy
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jan 20, 2024
A woman fills her car with gas.
Consumer Sentiment Surges Higher Again as Inflation Fears Fade
By
Terry Lane
Published Jan 19, 2024
Builder working on the frame of a new house
New Housing Construction Dipped in December, Permits Rose
By
Terry Lane
Published Jan 18, 2024
Vehicles sit in a dealership lot.
Auto Market Could Favor Buyers in 2024 as High Inventories Push Prices Down, Incentives Up
By
Naomi Buchanan
Published Jan 17, 2024
Workers building a home review plans
Homebuilders See Brighter Future As Mortgage Rates Fall
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jan 17, 2024
A person carries shopping bags in the Americana at Brand shopping center on the day after Christmas on December 26, 2023 in Glendale, California.
Consumer Spending Beat Expectations Again in December
By
Terry Lane
Updated Jan 17, 2024
Federal Reserve
With Inflation Close to Target, Fed's Waller Says Rate Cuts Shouldn’t Be ‘Rushed’
By
Terry Lane
Published Jan 16, 2024
A home health aide helps a woman down the stairs
Where the Minimum Wage Is Rising—and Why That Still Matters
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jan 12, 2024
A fuel distributor prepares a fuel refill hose at a Safeway gas station in Hercules, California, U.S., on Wednesday, June 22, 2022.
Wholesale Prices Fall for Third Straight Month. Will Consumer Inflation Follow?
By
Terry Lane
Published Jan 12, 2024
A customer shops for bottled water at a Walmart Supercenter on January 10, 2024 in Austin, Texas.
Inflation Accelerated in December, Dimming Hopes For Imminent Fed Rate Cut
By
Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jan 11, 2024
Lower Manhattan Skyline
The New York City Economic Tracker: December 18, 2023
By
Adrian Nesta and Hiranmayi Srinivasan
Published Jan 10, 2024
Small business in Hampton, Georgia.
Improved Sales, Economic Outlook Push Small Business Optimism to 5-Month High
By
Terry Lane
Published Jan 09, 2024
A Help Wanted sign seeking workers is on a window at Gino's Pizzeria & Restaurant on Main Street in Port Washington, New York, on January 5, 2022.
Labor Market Delivers Another ‘Shocker,’ Adds 216,000 Jobs
By
Terry Lane
Published Jan 05, 2024
US Federal Reserve Board of Governors at the William McChesney Martin Jr. Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC, US
Fed Meeting Minutes Show Division on Interest Rate Path
By
Terry Lane
Updated Jan 03, 2024
An auto worker assembles an engine in a factory
Manufacturing Slowed in December, Capping Off a ‘Lousy’ Year
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jan 03, 2024
People play ultimate frisbee on the National Mall near the US Capitol in Washington, DC on January 2, 2024.
The National Debt Hit A Record $34 Trillion: How Much Should You Worry?
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jan 03, 2024