John Carney

Employers are holding on to workers in a tight labor market despite sluggish consumer spending in September and the UAW-GM strike.

Inflation expectations remained low while income expectations jumped higher in September, according to the NY Fed.

An unexpected decline in sales in September is a warning signal about the strength of the U.S. consumer.

Yang said the loss of manufacturing jobs in Ohio had driven voters to support Trump. The job losses were even worse than he thinks.

Moody’s models have Trump winning even if the economy slows and the stock market plummets next year.

Trade volumes are expected to barely grow at all this year, bringing economic expansion to the lowest level since the financial crisis

In a report that leaked from the NY Fed a day early, there are signs of hope for the manufacturing sector.

A confusing morning of mixed signals coming out of China about the trade deal struck with the U.S. last week.

The major stock indexes surged higher Friday on signs that the U.S. and China may have reached “partial deal” on trade issues. President Donald Trump said that “good things are happening” in the trade negotiations. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said

The Fed is back in the business of buying Treasury bills again but it really, really doesn’t want you to call it QE.

Expectations for real income gains rose to their highest level in two-decades, according to the University of Michigan’s survey. |

“We’re going to meet with them tomorrow here,” Trump said on the White House lawn. “And it’s going very, very well.”

The prices of cars, trucks, computers, phones, televisions, and beer have fallen, disproving the tariff-led inflation hysteria.

The Consumer Price Index was flat for September, vindicating Trump’s claim that there is no inflation in the U.S. economy.

Layoffs are scarce in the United States despite concerns over global growth and trade tensions.

Early hopes that China might be ready for a trade deal have faded over the past two weeks, administration officials said.

Unemployment is at a 50 year lows so it is not surprising that a historic share of the workforce is voluntarily quitting their jobs.

The firestorm that followed the National Basketball Association’s kowtowing to China reflects the souring of China’s relationship with the U.S. However, it may not fundamentally change the way U.S. businesses respond to pressure from the Chinese regime.

Prices of light trucks, appliances, and computers all fell in September, once again demonstrating the tariffs aren’t taxing consumers.

The Department of Labor’s Producer Price Index fell 0.3 percent in September from a month earlier.

While consumer confidence remains high, the share of Americans concerned about losing their job has climbed for two months.

Far from getting closer, the U.S. and China are moving apart in the run-up to high-level trade talks.

This is the best jobs market for Latinos in the U.S. ever.

The Trump labor market has pushed unemployment among African Americans down to levels not seen in generations.

Job creation has cooled off in the second half of 2019 even as unemployment has remained near multi-decade lows.

While Democrats pushed impeachment, the share of Republicans who think the economy will improve over the next year dropped sharply.

The odds implied by futures markets now favor a cut in October and another in December. Even January is now in play.

The ISM non-manufacturing survey came in lower than expected but still above contraction levels

Despite all the recession talk this week, jobless claims remain very low.

Although the manufacturing sector appears to be contracting, economic growth is well above stall speed