BoE, Nafta talks, Google developer conference
Mamta Badkar in New York May 4, 2018 Print this page Argentina, Apple, US jobs and the Federal Reserve hogged market attention this week. But...
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Trade war looms as US and China take hardline stance
Shawn Donnan in Washington May 4, 2018 Print this page Just days ago the hope was that if Washington and Beijing would just start talking...
Black Unemployment Is at an All-Time Low, But …
The unemployment rate among black Americans fell to 6.6 percent in April, according to today’s jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics — the lowest...
US unemployment rate falls below 3.9% in March
The US kept creating jobs at a moderate pace last month, while wage growth was more subdued than Wall Street had forecast, highlighting how the...
Tax Cuts Still Don’t Seem to Be Helping Workers
Have corporate tax cuts made American workers better off, at least in terms of pay? It’s still pretty hard to see in government employment data....
US unemployment falls below 4% for first time since Clinton era
Sam Fleming in Washington May 4, 2018 Print this page The US unemployment rate has fallen below 4 per cent for the first time since...
The April Jobs Report in 12 Charts – Real Time Economics
May 4, 2018 9:44 am ET The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 3.9% in April, hitting the lowest level since December 2000, as employers picked...
Argentina’s peso woes raise big question for emerging markets
Attacked by both left and right and under pressure from the markets, Mauricio Macri issued a plea for Argentina’s voters and investors to stick with...
Real Time Economics: U.S.’ China Trade Demands | Europe’s Trump Problem | Jobs Day – Real Time Economics
This is the web version of the WSJ’s daily economic newsletter. You can sign up for daily delivery here. In today’s issue, U.S. issues China sweeping China...
Eurozone retail sales growth sags in March
Cat Rutter Pooley May 4, 2018 Print this page Retail sales growth in the euro area stuttered in March, limping just 0.1 per cent higher...
US asks China to cut trade deficit by $200bn
A high-level US delegation has asked China to cut the bilateral trade deficit by $200bn by 2020, reduce tariffs and cut subsidies for emerging industries,...
The U.K. Can’t Bet Its Future on Finance
The U.K. isn’t doing as badly as many predicted since it decided to exit the European Union in 2016. Employment rates remain high. Exports, which...
Norwegian central bank keeps forecast steady
Federica Cocco May 3, 2018 Print this page Norway’s central bank left its interest rate outlook steady on Thursday, lifting the krone and assuaging concern...
Economists Are Evolving, But Old-School Textbooks Aren’t
Many economists think that much of the criticism the profession has taken in recent years has been unfair. Academic research has moved on from the...
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