Economic indicators

A consumer inflation expectations survey released Tuesday showed households expect inflation to be 3% or higher through at least the next five years.

Markets are still pricing in an increase in the federal funds rate later this month, but Federal Reserve Gov. Michael Barr said his vote will depend on incoming unemployment and inflation data.

Retail sales fell 0.6% in July despite a World Cup bump and the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index declined to cap off a pivotal week of economic indicators.

The consumer price index ticked up last month, bolstering arguments about broad-based inflation and raising the odds of a rate hike next month.

After nearly two decades of positive correlation, the relationship between equities prices and bond yields has turned negative, the analysis finds, revealing a tricky dynamic for monetary policy.

One of three Federal Open Market Committee members to vote for a higher federal funds rate last month, the Cleveland Fed president is undeterred by the labor force decline in July.

In a recent survey of community bank executives, 84% said they agreed with the Federal Reserve that changes are necessary, but the results show a wide range of views about what exactly those changes should be.

The U.S. has created just 36,000 jobs on average every month over the last year; that's long enough to be a trend, and a weak one at that.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics report showed the labor force continued to expand but at a weaker rate than in recent months. The development weakens the case for a near-term rate hike.

Globally, the war had varying impacts on banks' first-quarter provisions, according to a new report. U.S. banks reported limited reserve-building in response to the conflict.

BOK Financial and Atlantic Union Bankshares are among the lenders with very low rates of bad loans. They're telling investors it won't last forever.

Employers hired an additional 115,000 workers in April, while unemployment remained unchanged at 4.3%. Despite the positive headline figure, a spike in newly unemployed workers and a rising number of underemployed workers suggests instability under the surface.

Economists surveyed by Wolters Kluwer are scaling back rate cut expectations as Iran conflict-driven energy costs push inflation higher, complicating the Fed's path forward.

Former Comptroller of the Currency Eugene Ludwig has written a book called The Mismeasurement of America that lays out the shortcomings of the standard economic data that U.S. government and businesses use to make decisions, and how this data obscures the truth about how low-income Americans are actually faring.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the economy added 22,000 jobs in August, raising the unemployment rate to 4.3% and providing additional cover for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates in September.

The department is aiming to boost transparency and win Trump's trust after poor economic numbers last month led to a bureaucrat's firing.

The removal of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics is unlikely to change government data practices in the near term, experts say, but the perception of interference will have a big effect on the credibility of government economic metrics going forward.

A pair of surveys released in June indicates that small-business owners have growing confidence, while startup activity and SBA lending are demonstrating continued strength.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its unemployment report for June, showing that the economy added 147,000 jobs. The report supports the Federal Reserve's patience to cut interest rates.

The Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation moved further from its 2% target, underscoring the central bank's reluctance to cut rates.