USA economy

USA economy

FILE PHOTO: Hundreds of people line up outside a Kentucky Career Center hoping to find assistance with their unemployment claim in Frankfort, Kentucky, US June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo

US job growth beats expectations; unemployment rate holds at 3.6%

People are seen on Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, US, March 19, 2021. Photo :Reuters

Is the US in a recession? GDP is not the only measure

Biden’s empty inflation rhetoric

Biden’s empty inflation rhetoric

Shoppers exit a Target store during Black Friday sales in Brooklyn, New York, US, November 26, 2021. REUTERS

US retailers' ballooning inventories set stage for deep discounts

Shoppers browse in a supermarket while wearing masks to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in north St. Louis, Missouri, US April 4, 2020. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant/File Photo

US consumer spending beats expectations in April; inflation likely peaked

Shoppers browse in a supermarket while wearing masks to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in north St. Louis, Missouri, US April 4, 2020. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant/File Photo

US consumer prices slow in April; inflation still high

Cargo shipping containers are seen at a storage yard in Carson, California, U.S., March 11, 2022. Picture taken March 11, 2022 with a drone. REUTERS/Bing Guan

US wholesale inventories rise strongly; first-quarter GDP seen revised slightly up

People line up outside a temporary unemployment office established by the Kentucky Labor Cabinet at the State Capitol Annex in Frankfort, Kentucky, US June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston

Omicron, trade weigh on US economy in first quarter

Real consumer spending in the US has dropped in three of the last four months. Photo: Reuters

US economy is doomed without stronger consumer spending

Commuters navigate early morning traffic as they drive towards downtown in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake

US to unveil revised stricter fuel economy regulations on Friday

FILE PHOTO: Containers are loaded onto a ship, as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continues, in the Port of Los Angeles, California, US, April 16, 2020. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo

US current account deficit widens to biggest in 15 years in Q3

Environmental activists march towards the White House to demand US President Joe Biden stop fossil fuel projects and put climate justice at the heart of his infrastructure plans, in Washington, US, June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

Biden's lofty climate goals collide with political, economic reality

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US inflation coming off the boil as prices increase slowly in August