Category: Business & Markets

• February 28, 2017
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New York Fed President William Dudley on Tuesday said that “animal spirits have been unleashed a bit” in the wake of the presidential election, pointing to the rise in the stock market. Bond yields spiked after Dudley’s comments were reported with the two year yield rising to 1.26%. The dollar also jumped. In addition odds

• February 28, 2017
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In a speech the Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce, Williams said he was confident the economy would continue to grow at a healthy pace even as the central bank raises rates. “The aim is to keep the economic expansion on sound footing – not too hot, not too cold —that can be sustained for as

• March 1, 2017
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Futures pointed to fresh highs for U.S. stocks Wednesday, as investors appeared to give President Donald Trump the benefit of the doubt over his economic plans. Stocks also seemed to get a lift from comments by Federal Reserve officials, which drove up expectations for an U.S. interest-rate increase within weeks.

• March 1, 2017
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Construction spending tumbled 1% in January, lead by declines in transportation, roads and educational buildings. The consensus forecast among economists surveyed by MarketWatch was for a 0.6% increase. December data, originally reported as a 0.2% decline, was revised up to a 0.1% gain, and November’s 0.9% increase was revised up to a solid 1.5% gain.

• March 1, 2017
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The higher cost of goods such as gasoline pushed U.S. inflation in January to the highest level since 2012, offsetting rising household incomes and raising the odds of an increase in interest rates soon. A government report that tracks consumer spending showed a modest increase of 0.2% last month, with incomes rising even faster at

• March 1, 2017
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March 01, 20170 CommentsBloggies by 888LIFE980 U.S. consumer spending rose less than expected in January as the largest monthly increase in inflation in four years eroded households’ purchasing power, pointing to moderate economic growth in the first quarter. The Commerce Department said on Wednesday that consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S.

• March 1, 2017
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The spike in business optimism in the wake of the presidential election has cooled a bit, a report released Wednesday showed. The Federal Reserve’s so-called Beige Book, a collection of anecdotes about the economy gathered before the central bank makes interest-rate decisions, said “businesses were generally optimistic about the near term but to a somewhat

• March 1, 2017
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There’s a growing divergence between the optimism seen by stock market traders, business executives and consumers, and actual economic activity. The Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow model for GDP growth, which mashes 13 subcomponents together, was cut on Thursday to 1.8% from 2.5%, marking its lowest forecast for the quarter. The biggest culprit was the weak consumer

• March 2, 2017
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The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits near the end of February fell by 19,000 to 223,000, setting a fresh postrecession low and illustrating the strength of the U.S. labor market.

• March 22, 2017
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Treasury yields declined on Wednesday to their lowest levels in more than three weeks as congressional Republicans struggled to convince certain conservative legislators to support their plan to repeal and replace Obamacare. Yields, which fall as prices rise, were on track to fall for a fourth straight session, with the yield on the 10-year Treasury