July U.S. payrolls edge down as unemployment holds at 4.1%
Revised hiring figures and a 23,000-job monthly decline point to a slower labor market, while health care continued to add workers.
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U.S. trade deficit narrows in June as imports fall faster than exports
The goods-and-services gap declined to $73.3 billion, although both sides of the nation's monthly trade ledger moved lower.
U.S. economy grows at 1.5% annual rate in second quarter
Headline growth slowed from the first quarter, but a measure of private domestic demand accelerated.
U.S. consumer spending rises in June as savings rate slips to 2.7%
Inflation-adjusted spending increased 0.4 percent, while income growth slowed from May.
Federal Reserve holds rates steady as three voters favor an increase
The central bank kept its target range at 3.5% to 3.75% while acknowledging elevated inflation and economic uncertainty.
ECB keeps key rates unchanged while watching energy-driven inflation
Euro-area inflation slowed in June, but policymakers said the full effect of the energy shock had yet to appear.
U.S. consumer prices fall in June as gasoline reverses part of prior surge
The monthly CPI declined 0.4 percent, while prices remained 3.5 percent higher than a year earlier.
IMF sees uneven global growth as technology investment offsets part of war shock
The fund projects 3.0 percent growth in 2026 and warns that global disinflation has stalled.