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Manufacturing surge pushes U.S. industrial production up 0.3%

Monthly gain supports view of a strong U.S. economy

  • January 18, 2019 January 18, 2019
  • 11:32

Cheaper gas sends U.S. consumer prices down 0.1% in December

Lack of inflationary pressure means Federal Reserve can be patient with rate hikes

  • January 11, 2019 January 11, 2019
  • 11:07

Strong U.S. jobs data support ongoing economic expansion

In December, businesses add 271K jobs

  • January 3, 2019 January 3, 2019
  • 11:28

U.S. consumer spending strong in October

Consumers boosted their spending at the fastest pace in seven months

  • November 29, 2018 December 4, 2018
  • 15:20

Soft U.S. economic data could weigh on Federal Reserve

Home sales, durable goods orders down

  • November 21, 2018 November 21, 2018
  • 14:14

U.S. retail sales rose 0.8% in October

But, going forward, consumer spending may fall

  • November 15, 2018 November 15, 2018
  • 11:24

U.S. consumer spending solid in September

Monthly consumption rose, but the boost from fiscal stimulus is ending

  • October 29, 2018 November 2, 2018
  • 14:57

U.S. consumer spending well below estimates

Spending edged up a slight 0.1% in September

  • October 15, 2018 October 15, 2018
  • 11:14

U.S. services firms grew at record pace in September

Some complained about labour shortages and the impact of U.S. tariffs

  • October 3, 2018 October 3, 2018
  • 14:36

Fed’s Powell hints at road ahead for rate hikes

Powell signalled Friday that he expects the Fed to continue gradually raising interest rates if the U.S. economic expansion remains strong

  • August 24, 2018 August 31, 2018
  • 16:49