us economy

US unemployment has edged up to almost 4%

Wages growth has slowed, but was the fastest in trend terms since 2000.

The US economy has been amazingly strong, as reflected in soaring bond yields. But is there a good reason for the US economy's resilience?

The US Federal Reserve may have left the Fed funds rate unchanged, but it still triggered a sizeable reaction in financial markets.

Inflation. It has been one of the dominant themes influencing financial markets over the past few years. It rose to multi-decade highs in most advanced economies and...

The US budget is still deep in the red this far into the economic recovery.

Inflation has been kind of an enigma for the world over the past few years. Policymakers dismissed rapidly rising inflation early on and viewed it as transitory. It...

While the US employment market continues to weaken, the latest BLS data shows that as it currently stands, it remains relatively robust.

High inflation and unsustainably low unemployment echo the inverted yield curve in signalling a high risk of a US recession.

Analysis of the recent US bank turmoil indicates the issue is contained to smaller banks, which comprise less than 3% of the system.