Date: September 3, 2018 United States: If Fed Policy Is Still Easy, Consumers Aren't Getting the Memo Federal Reserve officials say interest rates are still low enough that they continue to stimulate the U.S. economy. New data from a University of Michigan survey suggests that may no longer be the case. The share of U.S. consumers
Date: August 31, 2018 United States: U.S. Second-Quarter Growth Revised Up to 4.2% on Software, Trade The U.S. economy expanded in the second quarter at a slightly faster pace than previously estimated on revisions to imports and software spending, bolstering the strongest period of growth since 2014, according to Commerce Department data released Wednesday. The
Date: August 30, 2018 United States: U.S. Farm Trade Surplus to Shrink as Chinese Tariffs Bite Agriculture, one of the few areas of the U.S. economy that sells more abroad than it buys, will see its trade surplus shrink next year as shipments to China collapse amid a trade war between the two nations, according to
Date: August 29, 2018 United States: Trump Says U.S. to Pursue Mexico Trade Deal to Replace Nafta President Donald Trump said the U.S. is pursuing a new trade accord with Mexico to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement and called on Canada to join the deal soon or risk being left out. Trump announced
Date: August 28, 2018 United States: Trump Focus on Mexico Trade Dashes Hope for Quick China Progress The Trump administration is putting trade negotiations with China on the back burner while focusing first on resolving issues in the North American hemisphere, reaching a breakthrough agreement between the U.S. and Mexico. The White House believes it’s important
Date: August 27, 2018 United States: Jobless Claims Fall for Third Week in Tight U.S. Labor Market U.S. filings for unemployment benefits fell for a third week and remain near the lowest in almost five decades, indicating a tight job market, Labor Department figures showed Thursday. While applications can be volatile from week to week,
Date: August 24, 2018 United States: U.S.-China Talks Draw a Blank, Bringing Fresh Tariffs Into View The trade war between the U.S. and China is primed to escalate after their governments failed to make progress in two days of talks. The two sides had met with low expectations for this week’s meetings and no further
Date: August 23, 2018 Please click below to view July 2018's USA Monthly Economic Review. Monthly Economic Review - July 2018 Analyst Certification -The views expressed in this research report accurately reflect the personal views of Mayberry Investments Limited Research Department about those issuer (s) or securities as at the date of this report. Each
Date: August 23, 2018 United States: U.S., China Impose New Tariffs on Each Other as Talks Resume The U.S. and China imposed fresh tariffs on each other’s goods in the middle of trade talks aimed at averting the worsening conflict between the world’s two biggest economies. Both nations started levying the previously announced taxes on
