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U.S. Producer Prices Rise Slightly Less Than Expected In December
(RTTNews) - Producer prices in the U.S. rose by slightly less than expected in the month of December, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Tuesday.
The Labor Department said its producer price index for final demand crept up by 0.2 percent in December after climbing by 0.4 percent in November. Economists had expected producer prices to rise by 0.3 percent.
Meanwhile, the report said the annual rate of producer price growth accelerated to 3.3 percent in December from 3.0 percent in November. The acceleration matched economist estimates.
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New York Manufacturing Index Unexpectedly Indicates Growth In October
New York manufacturing activity has seen a significant turnaround in the month of October, according to a report released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Wednesday. The New York Fed said its general business conditions index surged to a positive 10.7 in October after plunging to a negative 8.7 in September, with a positive reading indicating growth.
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New York manufacturing activity has seen a significant turnaround in the month of October, according to a report released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Wednesday.
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IMF Raises Global Growth Forecast As Tariff Impact Less Severe Than Feared
The International Monetary Fund lifted the global growth forecast for this year and next as the impact of the trade tariffs has been less severe than initially expected but warned that the policy uncertainty remains high.
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U.S. Small Business Confidence Weakens For First Time In 3 Months: NFIB
Small business morale in the U.S. eroded for the first time in three months in September as business struggle with rising inflation, weaker sales outlook and labor shortage, survey data from the National Federation of Independent Business showed on Tuesday.
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Powell Reiterates There's 'No Risk-Free Path' As Fed Navigates Tension Between Dual Goals
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke at the 67th Annual Meeting of the National Association for Business Economics in Philadelphia on Tuesday but did not provide much fresh insight into the outlook for interest rates. Powell reiterated his belief that there is "no risk-free path" for monetary policy.
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U.S. Govt Has Started To Fire Federal Workers
The U.S. government has started to layoff federal employees, the Office of Management and Budget's chief Russell Vought said on the 10th day of the shutdown. In a post on the social media platform X, Vought said, "The RIFs have begun." RIF is an acronym for reduction in force.
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U.S. Consumer Sentiment Virtually Unchanged In October
A report released by the University of Michigan on Friday showed its reading on U.S. consumer sentiment was virtually unchanged in the month of October.
The University of Michigan said its consumer sentiment index edged down to 55.0 in October from 55.1 in September. Economists had expected the index to slip to 54.2.
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IMF Chief Georgieva Says World Economy Doing 'Better Than Feared'
Global economy is coping with shocks in a better-than-expected manner, but there is a risk that the resilience has not yet been fully tested, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Wednesday.
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