John Carney

The heads of the Kansas City and Philadelphia Federal Reserve banks both said ithat they thought the July rate cut was unnecessary.

Jobless claims fell to a seasonally adjusted 209,000 for the week ended August 17, suggesting recession fears are overblown.

“I’m not looking at a tax cut now,” Trump said while talking to reporters on the White House lawn.

The market appeared to take Wednesday’s inversion in stride. The major stock indexes ended the day in the green.

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released updated budget projections on Wednesday incorporating interest costs on federal debt that are already out of date.

A bold tax cut right now would signal that President Donald Trump is serious about bringing growth back.

In the face of rising recession fears, the White House is considering a payroll tax cut aimed at boosting consumer spending.

President Trump is keeping up the pressure on Fed chair Jerome Powell to cut interest rates.

Nearly half of manufacturers said tariffs had no effect on selling prices. Another 10 percent said there was a downward effect.

“Monetary and trade policies have heightened consumer uncertainty—but not pessimism,” Richard Curtin said in a statement.

A huge batch of economic data sent economists scrambling to raise their forecasts for U.S. growth. 

Walmart earnings and forecast indicate the U.S. consumer is going strong, allaying fears of a broad economic slowdown.

“Our problem is with the Fed,” Trump tweeted. “Raised too much & too fast. Now too slow to cut.”

Economic data showed the German economy contracted and China’s industrial production slowed, sparking huge sell off.

Long term bond yields have sunk below short term yields, often a signal of economic woes in the future.|

A survey of farmers in Iowa, Illinois, and Minnesota found that 57 percent somewhat or strongly support tariffs on Chinese goods

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Consumer price inflation remains very low, defying predictions that tariffs on metals and Chinese goods would squeeze U.S. families.

“This is a confirmation that small business owners remain very optimistic about the economy despite all the talk about ‘slowing.'”|

Stocks opened lower to start the day and the sell-off accelerated in the final hours of trading.

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Trump said, “China wants to do something, but I’m not doing anything yet. Twenty-five years of abuse. I’m not ready so fast.”

Prices of goods, less food and fuel, unexpectedly fell in July, once again demonstrating tariffs are hurting U.S. consumers.|

China’s attempt to punish American farmers for U.S. trade policies has not shaken support for President Donald Trump.

China appears to be readying for protracted trade talks and escalating tensions with the hope that Trump will be defeated in 2020.

As China backed away from the threat of a currency war, stocks recovered some of the losses suffered on Monday.

Job openings and hires in the manufacturing sector remain elevated despite trade tensions. Factory layoffs remain very low.

Stocks suffered their biggest sell-off of the year Monday Chinese retaliation against new U.S. tariffs escalated.

The Chinese government allowed the tightly controlled yuan to fall to the lowest level in a decade after the U.S. imposed tariffs.

The American economy is providing jobs for younger African-Americans at an unprecedented level.