US consumer savings boost economy — Fed
WASHINGTON, United States— The US economy saw “modest” growth over the summer as consumers kept the wheels turning by dipping ...
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Asian markets fluctuate as rate-hope rally fades
Asian markets struggled for direction on Tuesday as investors weighed signs of a slowing US economy against hopes the Federal ...
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Markets mixed as up beat US data outweigh rate concerns
HONG KONG, China - Asian markets were mixed Wednesday as investors weighed data showing the US economy remained resilient in ...
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Biden says Republicans holding US economy ‘hostage’
President Joe Biden accused Republicans on Friday of holding the US economy "hostage" by refusing to pass a debt limit ...
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Biden, Speaker clash, with economy at stake
President Joe Biden and the new Republican speaker of the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, face off Wednesday at the ...
Read moreUS economy seen to have posted slower growth in Q4
WASHINGTON—The US economy is forecast to have grown but at a slower pace in the final months of 2022, helped ...
Read moreUS job gains robust in December as wage growth slows
Washington—US job gains exceeded expectations in December while unemployment ticked down, a closely-watched government report said Friday, in a sign ...
Read moreUS economy slows on pessimism over high interest rates
Washington, United States—US economic activity eased in recent weeks, while uncertainty and “increased pessimism” clouded the country’s outlook amid high ...
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Biden sees final-hour shift to Democrats
WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden on Friday predicted a final-hour shift in favor of the Democrats in the midterm elections, saying that ...
Read moreUS economic prospects bleak amid high rates
WASHINGTON, United States—Economic prospects are becoming “more pessimistic” in the United States on growing worries of weaker demand, the Federal ...
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