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Federal Reserve officials broadly supported the central bank’s September interest-rate increase, with minutes showing that most policymakers saw a case for another hike by the end of the year as…
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, pointing to continued stability in the labor market even as hiring slowed sharply in September. Initial claims…
The Federal Reserve entered this week facing a market that had been pricing a meaningful chance of another interest-rate hike in October. Five trading days later, that bet has almost…
The latest US employment data has revived an increasingly familiar description of the US labour market: low hire, low fire. It is an unusual combination. Employers are adding very few…
France was once viewed as one of Europe’s safest sovereign borrowers, with its bonds carrying little more risk than Germany’s. That confidence is now being eroded as investors demand a…
New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said Thursday it would be “reasonable” to expect the central bank to raise interest rates again before the end of the year. Speaking…
US President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House on Thursday for a state visit, hours after Washington said the two countries had agreed to extend…
US and Iranian negotiators reportedly explored a phased agreement that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed trade, technology and artificial…
With less than two months to go before the November midterm elections, data centers have emerged as an unexpected political fault line in the US, bringing Democrats and Republicans together…
