Mnuchin says U.S. growth prospects not fully reflected in markets

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday that he believes financial markets could improve "significantly" once they fully reflect the potential for U.S. economic growth from President Donald Trump's economic policies.

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Publish Date:25/March/2017 | 08:59

Trump’s Trade-Policy Wild Card Puts U.S. Growth Momentum at Risk

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. economy entered 2017 with a solid head of steam, driven by consumer spending and a pickup in business investment. President Donald Trump’s stoking of trade tensions puts that momentum at risk.

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Publish Date:29/January/2017 | 05:08

U.S. wholesale inventories fall in October

EghtesadOnline: U.S. wholesale inventories fell as previously reported in October amid a surge in sales, supporting views that inventory investment would provide a modest boost to economic growth in the fourth quarter.

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Publish Date:10/December/2016 | 13:44

'Trump Thump' whacks bond market for $1 trillion loss

EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump's stunning victory for the White House may mark the long-awaited end to the more than 30-year-old bull run in bonds, as bets on faster U.S. growth and inflation lead investors to favor stocks over bonds.

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Publish Date:14/November/2016 | 05:26

Atlanta Fed trims U.S. third-quarter growth forecast to 2.4 percent

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. economy is on track to grow at a 2.4 percent annualized rate in the third quarter, the Atlanta Federal Reserve's GDP Now forecast model showed on Friday, following the latest data on inventories, trade and consumer spending this week.

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Publish Date:01/October/2016 | 05:32

U.S. Economy Doing Just Fine But 3% Growth Still a Challenge

EghtesadOnline: Despite fourth-quarter U.S. growth missing forecasts, the world’s largest economy is doing just fine. The latest results also underscore just how challenging it will be to reach President Donald Trump’s goal of a sustained 3 percent pace.

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Publish Date:28/January/2018 | 08:40

Yellen and Draghi Both Defend Post-Crisis Financial Regulation

EghtesadOnline: The world’s two most powerful central bankers on Friday delivered back-to-back warnings against dismantling tough post-crisis financial rules that the Trump administration blames for stifling U.S. growth.

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Publish Date:27/August/2017 | 05:12

U.S. Stocks Mixed, Dollar Lower on Growth Concern

EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks eked out a gain, while the dollar weakened with Treasury yields after poor housing data and a slump in consumer sentiment added to signs the American economy’s growth rate may be slower than forecast. Oil rose with metals.

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Publish Date:17/June/2017 | 04:09

Bloomberg's Economic Surprise Index has now retreated below zero for the first time this year

Temperature of U.S. Economy Running Cooler Than Forecast

EghtesadOnline: While President Donald Trump is looking for some "very good numbers" on U.S. growth shortly, the economic data of late have fallen short of economists' forecasts.

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Publish Date:15/June/2017 | 21:53

U.S. economy slowed less than expected in first quarter; outlook cloudier

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. economy slowed less than initially thought in the first quarter, but softening business investment and moderate consumer spending are clouding expectations of a sharp acceleration in the second quarter.

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Publish Date:27/May/2017 | 04:34

The U.S. Economy Is Back on Track

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. economy is back on track for steady growth, though not much more. Data released Friday showed consumer retail purchases rose last month, albeit less than forecast, after a March gain that was revised from a decline, indicating the early-2017 slowdown was transitory.

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Publish Date:13/May/2017 | 03:57

Wall Street slips on weak GDP data, but indexes rise in April

EghtesadOnline: Stocks edged lower on Wall Street on Friday after data showing the U.S. economy grew at its weakest pace in three years in the first quarter gave traders a reason to cash recent gains.

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Publish Date:29/April/2017 | 05:05

U.S. factory, consumer sentiment data boost economic outlook

EghtesadOnline: U.S. factory output increased for a sixth straight month in February while consumer sentiment rebounded in early March, underscoring the economy's resilience even as growth appears to have slowed significantly in the first quarter.

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Publish Date:18/March/2017 | 15:56

Trump Rally Hits Speed Bump on Immigration Concern

EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks fell the most since the November election, while Treasuries advanced with gold as Donald Trump’s order on immigration raised concern that he may follow through with isolationist policies touted on the campaign trail, overshadowing a pro-growth agenda.

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Publish Date:31/January/2017 | 05:08

Dollar Declines, Gold Gains With Industrial Metals

EghtesadOnline: The dollar slumped after Donald Trump in his first days in office offered little news on his plans to boost growth while stirring concerns over protectionism. Metals and Asian shares outside of Japan rose.

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Publish Date:23/January/2017 | 04:51