• September 27, 2021
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Eric Rosengren of the Boston Federal Reserve will retire Sept. 30, citing health reasons. He’ll be followed into retirement by the Dallas Fed president.

• September 23, 2021
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The Labor Department said Thursday that 351,000 Americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits in the week ended Sept. 18. Analysts were expecting 320,00 new filings.

• September 22, 2021
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September 22, 2021 This is #6 of 8 FOMC meetings this year. For release at 2:00 p.m. EDT – This is the time of day nearly all FOMC announcements are made. The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support the U.S. economy in this challenging time, thereby promoting its

• September 21, 2021
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Housing starts rose 3.9% last month to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 1.615 million, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. Analysts were expecting 1.555 million starts.

• September 16, 2021
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Retail sales, a measure of spending at restaurants, stores and online, last month rose 0.7%, according to the Commerce Department. Analysts expected a 0.8% decline.

• September 14, 2021
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The Labor Department said Tuesday that the consumer price index rose 5.3% year over year last month, matching economists’ expectations. Prices increased 0.3% month over month, slower than the 0.4% gain that was anticipated.

• September 9, 2021
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The Labor Department said Thursday that 310,000 Americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits. Analysts were expecting 335,000 new filings.

• September 8, 2021
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U.S. stock averages fell as investors grow more worried about a forthcoming economic slowdown. The number of unfilled jobs hit a record 10.9 million, this as the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book, a regional snapshot of the economy, showed growth slowed across several regions amid rising inflation.

• September 8, 2021
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The number of job openings in the U.S. hit a record high for a fifth straight month in July as employers continued to have difficulty finding workers.

• September 7, 2021
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U.S. stocks kicked off early trading on a down note with all three of the major stock averages falling in early trading. Investors returning to the market following the long holiday weekend turned their attention to the possibility of a slowing economy as firms dial down growth estimates for GDP.