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The Firm-level Business Activity Index of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey improved slightly to 5.6 in December from 5.3 in November. On a negative note, the Regional Business Activity Index slumped to -26.8 from -15.9.

The upcoming Federal Reserve meeting is expected to link the future of the bond-buying program to the measures of employment and inflation, but without any immediate action, a recent survey by Bloomberg showed. The majority of the surveyed analysts expect the new guidance to be approved next Wednesday, while most …

The headline Diffusion Index of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey fell sharply to 5.3 in November, the lowest reading since June, from 25.3 in October, the monthly data showed on Tuesday.

The headline Diffusion Index of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey rose to 32.3 in October from 15. This reading beat analysts’ estimate of 14 by a wide margin.

Fed Vice Chairman Richard Clarida said on Wednesday that the US economy needs another year or maybe more to return to the levels of activity it was at before the outbreak of the pandemic. Clarida noted that policy moves by the Federal Reserve and Congress have helped spur activity such …

The United States Congress and the Federal Reserve need to work in order to help the American economy recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, said the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday. Powell noted in his testimony in front of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus …

The headline Diffusion Index of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey improved to 8 in September from 1.6 in August, the monthly data showed on Tuesday. Wage and Benefit-Cost Index dropped to 13.1 in September from 14.6 in August. Firm-level Business Activity Index edged higher to …

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Monday that the US central bank remains committed to using all the tools at its disposal to help the world’s largest economy recover from the blow it took from the coronavirus pandemic. “We remain committed to using our tools to do what we can, …

US Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin said the economy desperately needs additional financial incentives to fully recover from the Covid-19 crisis, and Mnuchin added that parts of the economy still need additional support. Minuchin held Democrats in the House and Senate in Congress responsible for the failure of negotiations on a …

Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve System, will be delivering his remarks at the virtual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium at 1310 GMT on Thursday. Powell is expected to discuss the Fed’s monetary policy framework review at the conference titled “Navigating the Decade Ahead: Implications for Monetary Policy.”