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Byline: AP Economics Writer

23 Jan

Analysis: Falling home sales not helping middle-class buyers

published on January 23, 2019 - 12:41 PM

(AP) – When home sales weaken, prices typically do, too, and buyers benefit. Not quite this time. Home purchases in

21 Jan

World economy forecast to slow in 2019 amid trade tensions

published on January 21, 2019 - 12:40 PM

(AP) – The world economy absorbed more bad news Monday: The International Monetary Fund cut its growth forecast for 2019.

16 Jan

Fed survey finds businesses worried by political uncertainty

published on January 16, 2019 - 11:59 AM

(AP) – The Federal Reserve says business contacts in many regions of the country expressed less optimism amid a host

16 Jan

From travel to IPOs, how shutdown is upsetting US economy

published on - 11:57 AM

(AP) – Delta Air Lines can’t get eight new aircraft in the air. Roughly a million government employees and contractors

11 Jan

How’s the US economy doing? Shutdown makes it harder to say

published on January 11, 2019 - 12:43 PM

(AP) – The partial shutdown of the U.S. government has begun to make it harder to assess the health of

09 Jan

Fed minutes: Growing risks make rate hike path less clear

published on January 9, 2019 - 12:44 PM

(AP) – Federal Reserve officials expressed increasing worries when they met last month, as they grappled with volatile stock markets,

07 Jan

US service firms grew at slower pace in December

published on January 7, 2019 - 12:49 PM

(AP) – U.S. service firms grew in December at the slowest pace in five months, a possible indication that various

04 Jan

US employers went on a surprising hiring spree in December

published on January 4, 2019 - 12:47 PM

(AP) – U.S. employers went on a hiring spree in December, adding a surprising 312,000 jobs and providing a dose

21 Dec

US economy grew at 3.4 percent rate in third quarter

published on December 21, 2018 - 1:48 PM

(AP) – The U.S. economy expanded at a solid 3.4 percent annual rate in the third quarter, slightly slower than

19 Dec

Fed lifts rates for 4th time this year but sees fewer hikes

published on December 19, 2018 - 1:24 PM

(AP) – The Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate for the fourth time this year to reflect the

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