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Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press

Fed to buy Treasury bills in effort to control lending rates

The move isn’t aimed at lowering longer-term rates

  • October 11, 2019 October 11, 2019
  • 14:08

U.S. added 136,000 jobs in September

Unemployment hit a five-decade low of 3.5%

  • October 4, 2019 October 4, 2019
  • 10:55

U.S. added a modest 130,000 jobs in August amid trade war

Excluding government hiring, businesses added just 96,000 jobs

  • September 6, 2019 September 6, 2019
  • 11:15

American shoppers appear unconcerned about economy

U.S. retail sales up solidly in July

  • August 15, 2019 August 15, 2019
  • 10:34

U.S. consumer prices rose 0.3% last month

CPI was up 1.8% year-over-year

  • August 13, 2019 August 13, 2019
  • 10:17

U.S. retail sales figures continue to rise

Sales increased for the fourth straight month, rising 0.4% in June

  • July 16, 2019 July 16, 2019
  • 10:08

U.S. consumer spending up 0.4% in May

Consumer confidence slipped, but remains high

  • June 28, 2019 June 28, 2019
  • 10:18

U.S. jobs growth slows in May

Unemployment held steady at 3.6%

  • June 7, 2019 June 7, 2019
  • 10:39

U.S. unemployment at 49-year low after adding 263K jobs in April

The unemployment rate fell to a five-decade low of 3.6% from 3.8%

  • May 3, 2019 May 3, 2019
  • 10:53

U.S. home sales slumped in March

Sales of existing homes were down 4.9%

  • April 22, 2019 April 22, 2019
  • 13:42