US retail sales exit 2024 with momentum; labor market on solid ground
U.S. retail sales increased in December as households bought motor vehicles and a range of other goods, pointing to strong ...
United States key inflation rises 2.9% in December, core CPI at 3.2%
A Labor Department report showed the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.9 per cent on an annual basis in December 2024, the ...
US labor market exits 2024 with strong job gains, drop in unemployment rate
U.S. job growth unexpectedly accelerated in December while the unemployment rate fell to 4.1% as the labor market ended the ...
Federal Reserve policy review should embrace a hard ceiling for inflation
The Federal Reserve will soon begin its quinquennial review of the monetary policy strategy, tools and communications ...
Economy adds 256,000 jobs in December as hiring picked up toward the end of 2024
The U.S. labor market added 256,000 jobs in December, a strong showing at the end of 2024, as the labor market revved up ...
Inflation Worries to Dog the Fed and Crimp Trump’s Economic Agenda
The rise in bond yields at a time when the central bank is lowering interest rates could test the economy, the markets and Donald Trump’s agenda.
US job openings rise unexpectedly to 8.1 million in November, a sign the labor market is resilient
Openings rose to 8.1 million in November, the most since February and up from 7.8 million in October, the Labor Department ...
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2023: the year of rising child labor
The labor market stayed strong this year despite the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest ... increasing tracking of minors who enter the United States alone, NBC News reported.