Economy

Private payrolls grew by 146,000 in November, less than expected, ADP says

Private payrolls growth was less than expected in November, reflecting a slowing labor market, according to a report Wednesday from…

Bank of England’s Bailey signals four interest rate cuts in 2025 if inflation cools

Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England, at the central bank’s headquarters in the City of London, U.K., on…

France’s political chaos casts long shadow over economic growth

A pedestrian crosses a flooded street following heavy rainfall in Paris on October 17, 2024. Joel Saget | Afp |…

Job openings jumped and hiring slumped in October, key labor report for the Fed shows

Available jobs rose in October while hiring fell during a month in which payrolls growth hit its lowest level in…

Fed’s Waller ‘leaning toward’ a rate cut, but worries about inflation

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller speaks during The Clearing House Annual Conference in New York City on Nov. 12, 2024.…

India’s quarterly growth slumps to a near two-year low, well below expectations

Construction workers in Mumbai, India, on June 5, 2024.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images India’s economy expanded by just…

Euro zone inflation, November 2024

The stalls at the 590th Dresden Striezelmarkt are brightly lit at the opening. Sebastian Kahnert | Picture Alliance | Getty…

These economists say AI can improve the fiscal health of the U.S.

Can artificial intelligence be so transformative as to solve one of the U.S. economy’s biggest problems: its skyrocketing fiscal deficit?…

PCE inflation October 2024:

Inflation edged higher in October as the Federal Reserve is looking for clues on how much it should lower interest…

Trump’s proposed tariff increases would boost inflation by nearly 1%, Goldman Sachs estimates

President-elect Donald Trump speaks at the U.S.-Mexico border on August 22, 2024 south of Sierra Vista, Arizona.  Rebecca Noble |…