US Fed To Raise Rates Despite Sluggish Economic Data
For the second time this year, the US central bank appears poised to raise interest rates despite fresh signs the ...
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US Unemployment Rate Hits 16-Year Low In May
The US unemployment rate fell to a 16-year low in May but monthly job creation saw a sharp slowdown, the ...
US Jobs Growth Accelerates In April
Figures from the US Department of Labour also showed the unemployment rate dropped slightly to 4.4%, compared with 4.5% in ...
US Fed Not Likely To Move Rates Amid Tepid Inflation
The Federal Reserve was set to open its two-day policy meeting on Tuesday amid signs of softening inflation which eases ...
Global Unemployment Expected To Rise By 3.4m In 2017
ILO: Global unemployment expected to rise by 3.4m in 2017 The global unemployment rate is expected to rise modestly from ...
US Jobless Benefits Claims Rise In Late April
New claims for US jobless benefits rose for the second straight week in late April but continued a record stretch ...
Key US Jobless Benefits Level Hits 17-Year Low
New claims for US jobless benefits rose slightly in mid-April but the total number of people seeking unemployment insurance hit ...
US Unemployment Rate Falls To 10-Year Low
The US unemployment rate fell to its lowest in almost a decade in March, despite the economy adding a smaller ...
US Unemployment Rate Near 10-Year Low, But Job Creation Falters
The US unemployment rate fell in March to 4.5 percent, its lowest level in nearly 10 years, but job creation ...
US Unemployment Falls To 10-Year Low
The number of people in work or looking for a job held steady at 63% in March. The US unemployment ...
U.S. Jobless Claims Near 44-Year Low; Rate Hike Expected This Month
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell to near a 44-year low last week, pointing to further tightening ...
TUC Makes Proposals On Trade, ECG, Others For March Budget
The Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) has made key proposals on various aspects of the economy for the March 1, ...
UK Wage Growth Outpaces Inflation
Wages grew faster than the rate of inflation at the end of 2016, official figures show. In the three months ...
Fed’s Yellen Says Fiscal Policy Adds ‘uncertainty’ To Outlook
Possible changes in fiscal policy by US President Donald Trump are among the factors adding "uncertainty" to the economic outlook, ...
U.S. Economy Adds A Strong 227,000 Jobs In January
America added 227,000 jobs in January, well ahead of December's gain of 157,000 jobs. The unemployment rate ticked up a ...
U.S. November Payrolls Seen Strong, To Cement Rate Hike Views
U. S. employers likely boosted hiring in November amid growing confidence in the economy, making it almost certain that the ...