US Economy: Latest News and Analysis

President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to slap steep tariffs on Canada and other friendly nations have left Toronto with some of the world’s worst-performing oil and gas stocks.

The step missing is Federal Reserve policy. The key reason we should expect Democrat households to be wrong about their inflation expectations is that the Fed will not let another bout of rapid price ...

But it may be a while before he unleashes a universal levy

Japan companies preparing for Trump tariffs, survey shows  Reuters

The U.S. Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady on Jan. 29 and resume cutting in March, according to a slim majority of economists polled by Reuters, as policymakers digest an expected ...

Many economists and business leaders credit immigration for filling vacancies across the economy, but Donald Trump and many of his allies accuse immigrants of lowering wages and taking jobs from ...

U.S. equity funds saw a spike in outflows for the week ending Jan. 15, as the outlook for Federal Reserve rate cuts this year had dimmed while investors were cautious about the ongoing quarterly ...

The United States should keep oversight of potential problems in the U.S. bond market, President-elect Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary pick Scott Bessent told Congress on Thursday, referring to Wall ...

Like Clinton before him, Trump now faces the prospect of bond vigilantes becoming a potent check on his policy agenda, according to several former U.S. and foreign policymakers who faced market ...

Jason Betz, a Private Wealth Advisor at Ameriprise Financial says that there is untapped resilience in the American economy. While her three offspring take a leisurely bath, this Bengal tiger mother ...

Just days before Donald Trump returns to power, some of his Republican allies in the U.S. Congress are warning that the president-elect's aggressive tax-cut agenda could fall victim to signs of worry ...

When Bill Clinton began his first term as president in 1993, he faced a challenge to his authority from an unexpected adversary: bond traders. Low taxes and high defense spending over the prior decade ...

Bankers have plenty of reason to be hopeful

Activity, prices and labour markets all stronger relative to last release, reinforcing need for central bank caution ahead ...

Asia markets mostly fall as investors assess U.S. inflation data, Japan business sentiment  CNBC

Global shares jumped and the dollar fell on Wednesday, after data showed core U.S. inflation rose less than expected in December, raising the chances of a second rate cut this year, while investors ...

Do immigrants really take jobs from Americans? And does more immigration really mean lower wages? Here’s a no-nonsense guide to one of the country’s most divisive issues.

Bond market investors have been extremely busy so far this year, pushing up the cost of government borrowing—especially in the US but also around the world. On this, the inaugur ...

Some bond traders are betting that the relentless selloff in Treasuries will soon lose momentum, in part because of questions around how President-elect Donald Trump’s policies will take shape.

U.S. oil production is poised to set a larger record this year than prior estimates, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Tuesday in its Short-Term Energy Outlook report.

Japan PM asks Biden to allay concerns over Nippon Steel-US Steel deal  Reuters

Dealmakers, who were gearing up for a busy year of initial public offerings, have already been confronted by a formidable challenge: rising Treasury yields that could deflate enthusiasm for new ...

Canada's main stock index slid to a two-week low on Monday, as investors globally avoided risky assets after last week's robust U.S. jobs data dashed expectations of the Federal Reserve cutting ...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on promises of aggressive import tariffs, strict immigration curbs, deregulation and smaller government, but the economy he inherits next week may be ...

The Indian rupee dropped past 86 per U.S. dollar for the first time ever on Monday following a blowout U.S. jobs report that compounded the pressure from weak inflows and higher hedging activity.

Economists polled by Reuters expect Wednesday’s US consumer price index to show inflation of 2.8 per cent in December, up from 2.7 per cent a month earlier. They anticipate that core inflation, which ...

The U.S. labor market ended 2023 on a strong note, with job growth exceeding expectations and the unemployment rate falling to 4.1%, Reuters reports. This unexpected strength reinforces the Federal Reserve's cautious stance toward further interest rate cuts.The Labor Department's employment report, released

Oil prices rose to a three-month high on Friday on strong Chinese demand and concerns about dwindling US inventories. Brent crude, the international oil benchmark, gained 2.5 per cent to $78.85 a ...

Global stocks fell while U.S. Treasury yields rose on Friday after a stronger-than-expected jobs data reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve will likely keep interest rates elevated for ...

A recent surge in U.S. Treasury yields may gain even more momentum after a strong jobs report reinforced expectations that interest rates will stay high for longer and raised the spectre of benchmark ...