Steve Matthews
Powell sees few risks likely to derail record U.S. expansion
WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell called the United States economy a “star” performer and voiced solid confidence that its record expansion will...
Tariffs prompt U.S. manufacturers to review plans: Fed survey
NEW YORK - America’s escalating trade dispute with China and other trading partners has prompted almost a fifth of United States businesses including about...
Republican tax plan emboldens stock bulls while economists fret
Economists or stock market analysts – whom are you going to believe?
Whether you take the view that tax cuts will be a boon for...
Bloomberg report: R.I. recovers from recession everywhere but real estate
NEW YORK - As the U.S. economy enters its ninth year of expansion this month, many Americans feel the recovery has been incomplete -...
Don’t underestimate U.S. expansion: It’s headed to a record
NEW YORK - This United States expansion may be moving like a tortoise, but it’s on its way to win the race.
Widely disdained for...
Stigma of criminal record fades as U.S. employers get desperate
NEW YORK - Shea Rochester, who once spent a month in jail on an assault charge that was later dropped, is now wanted in a...
Fed turns to job hoppers as 1950s inflation guide shows its...
ATLANTA - Adrienne Heintz, an Atlanta marketing professional, has discovered a reliable way to earn higher wages, and Federal Reserve economists are taking note.
The...
Fed minutes seen setting up December even before election
WASHINGTON - Minutes of the Federal Reserve’s November policy meeting are likely to confirm that officials were creeping closer to their first interest-rate increase...
Fading college dream saps U.S. economy of productivity miracle
ATLANTA - For decades, a growing pool of college graduates poured into the U.S. labor market, boosting productivity and shaping America’s status as the...
Fed officials push hiking case before Yellen Jackson Hole speech
WASHINGTON - Two Federal Reserve officials argued the case for another interest rate increase in interviews on the eve of an eagerly awaited speech...
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