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The economic news Friday was mostly positive, with consumers spending on clothes, cars and eating out, while manufacturing continues to suffer.
October 16 -
Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell announced the group's new policy framework, but didn't explain why it would work.
August 28 -
Friday's batch of economic indicators offered some bright spots and some dark.
July 31 -
Without a return of inflation, rate hikes are off the table, according to Charles Evans, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
July 17 -
An infrastructure plan is a likelihood, in some form, since members of both parties favor it.
June 26 -
Pessimism about the economic situation in the United States continues to affect the way consumers view the economy and their financial position.
April 28 -
The Commerce Department reported that new orders for manufactured durable goods fell 14.4% in March while the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index dropped to 71.8 in April, the largest monthly decline on record.
April 24 -
Consumer sentiment fell in March, with the final reading 89.1, its lowest since October 2016, down from 95.9 in the preliminary read.
March 27 -
With many economic indicators released Friday, the main takeaway is gross domestic product will struggle.
February 14 -
An economic slowdown was expected in 2019, and the data prove the prediction was correct. Now softening consumer spending could portend the need for the Federal Reserve to ease policy at some point.
January 31