Next week: Housing starts, Fed minutes and Walmart earnings
The Commerce Department on Wednesday reports on housing starts for January and the Federal Reserve releases minutes from its most recent policy meeting.
US posts $129 billion January deficit on calendar shifts, higher outlays
The federal government posted a $129 billion budget deficit for January, up sharply from an unusually low $22 billion deficit ...
January Inflation Report ‘Throws Cold Water’ on March Fed Cut
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday that the CPI rose 3.0% on an annual basis in January compared to the same ...
Inflation ticks up to 3 percent annual increase in January
The consumer price index (CPI) increased by 0.5 percent in January to hit an annual increase of 3.0 percent after advancing by 2.9 percent in December. Economists were expecting the CPI to ...