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  • Jerome PowellFinance

    Inflation metrics keep dropping, as wholesale prices drop 0.3% in May

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • World BankFinance

    World Bank, disappointing every economist calling for a recession, upgrades global growth outlook for 2023

    By Paul Wiseman, Fatima Hussein, and others
  • A hiring sign is displayed at a restaurant in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Wednesday, May 10, 2023. On Wednesday, the Labor Department reports on job openings and labor turnover for April. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)Finance

    The labor market just posted surprise gains and added the most jobs since January—That makes the Fed’s job a lot harder

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • Janet YellenPolitics

    One of the big 3 credit rating agencies just warned America that its constant threats not to pay its bills could spark a downgrade

    By Paul Wiseman, Christopher Rugaber, and others
  • FireworksFinance

    U.S. economic growth revised up to still pathetic 1.3% annual rate for first quarter

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • Joe BidenFinance

    ‘No corner of the global economy will be spared’: How America’s first-ever default would tank the entire world

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • Stacey RichardFinance

    Wholesale price inflation just slowed for the 10th straight month

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • File – Construction workers install roofing on a high rise in Manhattan’s financial district on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, in New York. On Friday, the U.S. government issues the April jobs report. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)Success

    The labor market remains hot as employers add 253,000 new jobs and unemployment hits a 54-year low

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • Help wantedSuccess

    Job openings just fell to their lowest level in 2 years—and layoffs to their highest level in even longer

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • File – A steel worker inspects a 155 mm M795 artillery projectile during the manufacturing process at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pa., Thursday, April 13, 2023. On Thursday, the Commerce Department issues its first of three estimates of how the U.S. economy performed in the first quarter of 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)Finance

    The economy lost more than half of its momentum last quarter as higher interest rates take a toll

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • The President of European Central Bank Christine Lagarde attends a press conference following the meeting of the bank’s governing council in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. FILE – The President of European Central Bank Christine Lagarde attends a press conference following the meeting of the bank’s governing council in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. The fragmentation of the world economy into rival blocs led by the United States and China threatens to destabilize global commerce, increase inflation and reduce growth, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warned Monday. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)Finance

    An economic showdown between the US and China could weaken growth and make inflation worse, according to the ECB chief

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • File – Cars move on the assembly line at the BMW Spartanburg plant in Greer, S.C., Wednesday, October 19, 2022. On Thursday, the Labor Department releases the producer price index for March, an indicator of inflation at the wholesale level that’s closely monitored by the Federal Reserve. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)Finance

    Wholesale prices plunged in March as inflation shows more signs of a major cooldown

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • SVB

    The risk of a ‘hard landing’ for the world economy has ‘risen sharply,’ IMF warns as it slashes global growth outlook

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • Jerome PowellFinance

    Economy adds 236,000 jobs in March, a solid number

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – JANUARY 17: United States Trade Representative Katherine Chi Tai talks to the media following a bilateral meeting in the Berlaymont, the EU Commission headquarters on January 17, 2022 in Brussels, Belgium. (Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)Politics

    Top U.S trade negotiator says allies annoyed about Washington’s policy should stop complaining and propose their own ideas

    By Paul Wiseman, Josh Boak, and others