Jul 16 Trump's economic plan promises to 'defeat' inflation but leaves out policy, budget specifics By Josh Boak, Associated Press Trump says he wants tariffs on trade partners and no taxes on tips. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 6:28 Jobs report exceeds expectations but unemployment rise signals cooling labor market By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris, Murrey Jacobson The U.S. Economy added more jobs than expected last month, the 42nd consecutive month of job growth. But unemployment inched up to 4.1 percent and there were other signs of a cooling labor market. For a deeper look at what… Continue watching
Jul 05 U.S. employers add 206,000 jobs in June, sign of economic stability despite interest rates By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Friday's report from the Labor Department also showed that the unemployment rate ticked up from 4% to a still-low 4.1%. And the department sharply revised down its estimate of job growth for April and May by a combined 111,000. Continue reading
Jun 28 Price pressures easing further according to the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The latest figures will likely be welcomed by the Fed’s policymakers, who have said they need to feel confident inflation is slowing sustainably toward their 2% target before they’d start cutting interest rates. Continue reading
Jun 25 How to watch the CNN Biden-Trump presidential debate By Joshua Barajas The presidential race will kick into a new gear when Joe Biden and Donald Trump face off in their first 2024 debate Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 12 Inflation eases for 2nd straight month, a sign this year's acceleration of prices may have passed By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Inflation in the United States eased in May, a hopeful sign that an acceleration of prices that occurred early this year may have passed. Continue reading
Jun 10 Inflation data this week could help determine Fed's plan for possible interest rate cuts By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Chair Jerome Powell will likely reiterate that Fed officials need further confidence that inflation is returning to 2% before they would consider rate cuts. Continue reading
Jun 07 Watch 5:35 After a decades-long decline in teen employment, Gen Z is reversing the trend By Amna Nawaz, Azhar Merchant The latest jobs report showed an unexpected surge in hiring. The leisure and hospitality sector has been growing at a steady clip and added over 42,000 jobs, an encouraging prospect for teenagers looking for a job this summer. After a… Continue watching
May 17 Watch 4:19 What's behind the historic stock market highs and how it relates to the overall economy By Geoff Bennett, Diane Lincoln Estes This has been a big week for the stock market. The Dow Jones, the much broader S&P 500 and the NASDAQ all reached record highs with the Dow crossing the 40,000 threshold for the first time. The markets have rallied… Continue watching
May 15 Watch 4:23 Inflation cools but rising prices still dominate Americans' view of economy By Paul Solman, Diane Lincoln Estes Inflation cooled somewhat in April, according to new numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The consumer price index rose at an annual rate of 3.4 percent, in line with expectations. But overall, inflation hasn't yet come down quite to… Continue watching