Fed"s Powell says national data today show "strong economy"

Robust earnings from Google-owner Alphabet and Intel lifted U.S. stock index futures on Friday, as investors await data that is widely expected to show that the domestic economy grew at its slowest pace in over two years in the second quarter......»»

The strong economy has finally started to show some weakness around slower global growth and trade tensions. After a very weak Empire Manufacturing report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York,........»»

Good morning, Orlando! A new report on national philanthropy trends found that charitable giving dropped by 1.7% last year, despite a strong economy, and giving by individuals dropped by more than 3% — the largest drop since the end of the most re.....»»

There"s a smaller share of workers in the gig economy today than before Uber existed, official data show.....»»

Americans’ spending rose more than forecast in O.....»»

U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, as strong July retail sales data and Walmart’s upbeat results eased some fears about the economy slipping into recession......»»

U.S. stocks rose in choppy trading on Thursday, as strong July retail sales data and Walmart's upbeat results eased some fears about the economy slipping into recession, but a slump in shares of network gear maker Cisco limited gains......»»

U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday as a surge in July retail sales and Walmart's robust results eased fears of a recession in the world's largest economy, while differing reports on the U.S.-China trade dispute kept investors on edge......»»

The U.S. economy grew at a 2.2% annualized rate in the third quarter based on the latest data on national manufacturing activity and construction spending, the Atlanta Federal Reserve's GDPNow forecast model showed on Thursday......»»

The U.K. labor picture remained strong in May, according to data released Tuesdayby the Office for National Statistics. Weekly earnings in the 3 months ending May rose 3.6%, the strongest.....»»

Despite "good" data and Fed's Evans remarking on how "strong" the economy is, markets are s.....»»

Minutes of the Fed’s June meeting show that “many” officials backed a future interest rate cut if the economy continues to struggle exactly in the way Fed Chairman Jerome Powell described earlier in the day......»»

Minutes of the Fed’s June meeting show that “many” officials backed a future interest rate cut if the economy continues to struggle exactly in the way Fed Chairman Jerome Powell described earlier in the day......»»

Friday's strong jobs report helped allay fear.....»»

Data released on Friday showed a return to strong job growth in the United States, allaying some fears the U.S. economy is on a short path to recession. But the data also reinforced the view that economic growth is slowing......»»

South Florida’s economy is strong these days. The unemployment is lower than the state and national average, and the region is expected to continue the upswing it has seen for more than a year. Panelists in a recent discussion about the region o.....»»

In 1950 the U.S. economy saw GDP growth of 8.7%, a number that seems almost hard to fathom today. There's something missing in today's so-called historically strong economy: blowout.....»»

Today on FreightWaves NOW, we bring you the economic data that .....»»

Ahead of today's non-farm payroll report, traders are confused: do they want a strong data print, or a weak one. Recall that the reason why spoos have surged nearly 100.....»»

According to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data released today, national nonresidential construction spending rose 0.3% in April, totaling $792.6 billion on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, w.....»»