What the August jobs report means for the Fed
The long-robust US job market is continuing to cool, according to several economic indicators released this week. That marks some progress for the Federal Reserve, which is looking for weaker job creation and an overall slowdown in demand in order to defeat inflation.
2023-09-02 21:15
Fitch's historic downgrade may be a black eye for the US but not much more
There may not be any lasting major negative ramifications from the surprise US credit rating downgrade by Fitch this week — not for the economy, not for consumers and not for the government's ability to borrow.
2023-08-03 05:45