2+ hour, 12+ min ago  (267+ words) Japan's annual core consumer inflation hit a two-year low to match the central bank's 2 per cent target in January, data showed on Friday, suggesting weakening price pressure that could complicate its decision on how soon to raise interest rates. A…...

5+ hour, 37+ min ago  (963+ words) The latest social financing figures from China show an economy that is increasingly relying on government debt while private demand for credit remains weak. The strength of the Chinese technology sector and its exporting companies gives enough room for leverage....

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (463+ words) The cost of eggs for consumers is 34% lower than last year, according to January's consumer price index. But for farmers, they have too many eggs selling at rock bottom prices. The economy is improving, which is why it's terrible for…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (208+ words) President Donald Trump raged over some disappointing economic news shortly before his Commerce Department delivered it to the public on Friday morning. "The Democrat Shutdown cost the U.S.A. at least two points in GDP. That's why they are doing it, in…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (311+ words) The U.S. economy grew at a rate of 1.4% in the last quarter of 2025, new government data showed Friday, significantly slower than the two previous quarters, with President Trump pointing to October's government shutdown as the culprit. The report was originally scheduled…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (226+ words) The Wall Street Journal's headline on Thursday's trade data declared that "America Imported a Record Amount Last Year Despite Seismic Trade Policy Changes," emphasizing that the annual deficit "was little changed" and concluding that the tariffs "did little to dissuade…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (163+ words) The U.S. trade deficit has fallen by nearly half since President Trump's Liberation Day tariff announcements in March, with the December gap coming in 48 percent smaller than the March peak. The combined goods and services deficit dropped to $70.3 billion in December…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (158+ words) Economic growth cooled near the end of 2025 while inflation held firm, according to data released Friday that could complicate the Federal Reserve's interest rate path. Gross domestic produce rose at an annualized rate of just 1.4%, according to Commerce Department numbers…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (299+ words) The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, consistent with a stabilizing labor market. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 23,000 to a seasonally adjusted 206,0000 for the week ended February 14, the Labor…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (478+ words) Imports to the U.S. grew to a record high in 2025, leaving the trade deficit little changed despite steep Trump administration tariffs aimed at closing trade gaps. The nation's trade deficit'the gap between imports and exports in both goods and services'was $901.5 billion…...