Browsing: Economy

The European Central Bank’s (ECB) strategy of maintaining high borrowing costs, even as the German economy shows signs of a steep slowdown, has come under discussion.…

The numbers: The cost of goods and services rose a sharp 0.4% in August — the biggest increase in seven months — mostly because of higher…

In an interview with The Times of India on Wednesday, Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:), expressed concern over the potential impact of U.S. interest…

Treasury yields slipped Friday after data showed that core inflation based on the Federal Reserve’s favorite measure decelerated in August, though the 30-year rate ended with…

By Jose Gonzalez and Laura Gottesdiener CIUDAD JUAREZ (Reuters) -Trade across the U.S.-Mexican border has been slowed over the past week as U.S. authorities have shut…

The U.S. government is on pace for a partial shutdown in less than two days, leaving the next major U.S. inflation report in a state of…

By David Morgan, Richard Cowan and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday took a step forward on a bipartisan bill meant to…

The numbers: Consumer spending rose a seemingly solid 0.4% in August, but the increase was exaggerated by higher gas prices that are pinching the budgets of…

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Reforming the World Bank’s approach to risk could unlock nearly $190 billion in additional urgently needed lending for developing countries without…

The numbers: Consumer sentiment improved slightly at the end of September, but Americans were unsure about the future of the economy. The final reading of the…