June 19, 2020
“The Federal Reserve’s assets shrank this week for the first time since February, reflecting a sharp drop in currency swaps with foreign central banks and a continued slackening in demand for other emergency credit facilities. The Fed’s balance sheet –… Continue Reading…
June 12, 2020
“The debt of the federal government topped $26 trillion for the first time on Tuesday, when it climbed from $25,960,547,920,986.11 to $26,003,751,512,344.91, according to data released today by the Treasury Department. The federal debt had topped $24 trillion for the first… Continue Reading…
June 8, 2020
“The Labor Department’s closely watched employment report on Friday also showed the jobless rate falling to 13.3% last month from 14.7% in April, a post World War Two high. But the improvement was unequal, with the unemployment rate for whites… Continue Reading…
June 5, 2020
“The Dow advanced more than 2% shortly after market open, adding more than 700 points. The 30-stock index hit its highest level since March 4. The S&P 500 also rose more than 2% and hit its highest level since February… Continue Reading…
May 15, 2020
“Consumer spending tumbled a record 16.4% in April as the backbone of the U.S. economy retrenched amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a government report Friday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones expected the advanced retail sales number to fall 12.3%… Continue Reading…
May 15, 2020
“U.S. factory production plummeted in April by the most in records back to 1919 as coronavirus-related shutdowns exacted a bigger toll on the economy. Output slumped 13.7% from the prior month after a revised 5.5% decrease in March, Federal Reserve… Continue Reading…
May 14, 2020
“New filings for unemployment claims totaled just shy of 3 million for the most recent reporting period, a number that while still high declined for the sixth straight week, according to Labor Department figures Thursday. The total 2.981 million new… Continue Reading…
May 14, 2020
“The federal government has spent more money and run a larger deficit in the first seven months of fiscal 2020 (October through April) than in any previous year, according to the data published today in the Monthly Treasury Statement. In fact,… Continue Reading…
May 12, 2020
“The U.S. economy will come roaring back to life after the COVID-19 pandemic caused the deepest contraction of the post-World War II era, according to one Wall Street strategist… “We will see a V-shaped recovery for two reasons – the historic steepness of the… Continue Reading…
May 12, 2020
“Prices Americans paid for eggs, meat, cereal and milk shot higher in April as people flocked to grocery stores to stock up on food… The Labor Department reported Tuesday that prices U.S. consumers paid for groceries jumped 2.6% in April,… Continue Reading…
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