US jobs
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ECB Indecision Fuels Euro Slide, Dollar Rebound After Jobs Miss
EghtesadOnline: The euro fell and the dollar pared losses on reports European Central Bank officials may still be a ways away from detailing plans to scale back asset purchases, reversing earlier…
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USTR Lighthizer: Trump challenging China's industrial policies - radio interview
EghtesadOnline: The top U.S. trade negotiator said late on Tuesday that President Donald Trump is determined to challenge China's use of unfair subsidies and "non-economic" industrial policy…
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U.S. Jobs Weakness May Be Temporary, But Loss of Momentum Isn't
EghtesadOnline: There are plenty of explanations for the weaker-than-expected May jobs report, but the big picture is clear: The U.S. labor market has lost some of its mojo.
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Fed Officials Sharpen Concerns Over Trump's Immigration Policy
EghtesadOnline: Federal Reserve officials are beginning to worry out loud that President Donald Trump’s immigration policies are depriving U.S. companies of a scarce resource: workers.
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Solid U.S. Job Market May Be Undercutting Trump's Tax-Cut Case
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump’s economic team says it won’t be satisfied until Americans workers earn more -- and aggressive tax cuts are essential for those fatter paychecks.
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American Jobs Are Headed to Mexico Once Again
EghtesadOnline: After Donald Trump’s election, the flow of manufacturers setting up shop south of the border dwindled to a trickle. Ford Motor Co. and Carrier Corp., caught in Trump’s Twitter…
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Trump’s Threat Damps Companies’ Plans to Move U.S. Jobs Abroad
EghtesadOnline: President-elect Donald Trump’s threat of retribution against companies that move jobs out of the U.S. is already having the effect he probably intended: some business leaders…
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U.S. private jobs, consumer spending data support Fed rate hike
EghtesadOnline: U.S. private employers stepped up hiring in November and consumer spending increased last month, the latest signs of economic strength that could further cement the case for an…
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Republicans aim to coax Trump toward House trade tax plan
EghtesadOnline: Republicans in the U.S. Congress hope to convince President-elect Donald Trump to support an untested strategy of using the tax code to promote exports while slashing corporate…
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Under pressure on U.S. jobs, Ford tries new gambit with Trump
EghtesadOnline: Ford Motor Co, one of Donald Trump's prime corporate targets on the campaign trail, offered the President-elect a chance to claim a victory late on Thursday by informing him it…