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The business activity in the US service sector continued to expand in September albeit at a softer pace than it did in August with IHS Markit’s Services PMI retreating to 54.9 (final) from 55.1 in August. Nevertheless, this reading came in higher than the advanced estimate and the market expectation …

The goods and services deficit of the US expanded by $2.9 billion to $73.3 billion in August from $70.3 billion in July, the US Census Bureau reported on Tuesday. This reading came in worse than analysts’ estimate for a deficit of $70.5 billion.

Early Tuesday morning in Asia, CNN came out with the news suggesting a different approach by U. S. President Joe Biden to get his infrastructures spending plan through the Senate during a group of House progressives.The Democrats said to have backed the need to trim the top line of the …

The USD 28.4 trillion debt limit was renewed on 1 August. By extraordinary measures, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has been able to take steps that allow the government to borrow additional funds without breaching the debt ceiling. Yellen warned lawmakers that if Congress fails to raise or suspend the debt …

The US Bureau of Economic Analysis released the final US GDP report this Thursday and confirmed that the world’s largest economy expanded at an annualized pace of 6.6% during the April-June period. The reading matched the Preliminary estimate and market expectations.

Senator Elizabeth Warren said that she would not support Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for a second term as head of the U.S. central bank.Warren said, Tuesday, that Powell’s record gives her grave concern. Warren’s statement was during a Senate Banking Committee hearing.The Senator argues that Powell acted to make …

The world economy is encountering a significant increase in forces resulting in simultaneous increase in inflation and stagnation of economic output, as surging energy prices boost inflation and, accordingly, slow the recovery from the recession that has been among the major impacts of the pandemic.Crude pushed past $80 for the …

The US two-year bond yield rose to an 18-month high, as expectations of the Federal Reserve continually curtailing its asset purchases. According to Bloomberg, the yield rose 3 basis points on Tuesday to 0.31%, after Monday’s auction saw weak demand. US bond yields have been rising since last week when …

The Paris-based Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development said, Tuesday, that the U.S. economy is losing drive on its path to recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.OECD forecast that gross domestic product would grow 6% in 2021, down nearly 1 percentage point from last May. The OECD previously predicted GDP would …

Retail Sales in the US rose by 0.7% on a monthly basis in August, the data published by the US Census Bureau revealed on Thursday. This print surpassed the market expectation for a decrease of 0.8% by a wide margin.