Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in August indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a strong rate. Job gains have been strong, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has stayed low. Household spending and business fixed investment have grown strongly.
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What China Can Gain from Trump’s Trade War – Gold Silver Reports
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) — The world’s two largest economies – China and the United States – are engaged in a full-blown trade war, and what US President Donald Trump hoped would be a blitzkrieg has turned out more like trench combat. Many fear that this is only the beginning of a long conflict that could include weapons – and casualties – far outside the realm of trade.
Fed likely to Raise Rates, Possibly end ‘Accommodative’ Policy Era
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) — Two-day policy meeting could mark the formal end of the “accommodative” level of rates the Fed has used to support the American economy since the onset of the 2007-2009 recession.
India Set to Overtake Japan as No. 3 Economy by 2030
Gold Silver Reports (GSR ) — Fresh off its climb to No. 6 in the world as of 2017, India’s economy is forecast to take the No. 3 spot by 2030, according to a report by HSBC Holdings Plc.
Trump says OPEC nations ‘Ripping off the world’ on Oil Prices – Neal Bhai
Trump says wants OPEC nations to contribute substantially to military protection from now on
Fed Expected to Hike Rates Twice More This Year and then Risk a ‘Policy Mistake’ – Gold Silver Reports
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) — A full 98 percent of the 46 respondents, who include economists, fund managers and strategists, see the Fed hiking rates a quarter point this week to a new range of 2 to 2¼ percent. And 96 percent believe another quarter-point hike is coming in December.
Fed Set to Raise Rates Again, other Central Banks Sound Ready to End the Easy Money, too
Fed Set to Raise Rates Again
✅ Draghi’s comments come ahead of the Fed’s two-day meeting and anticipated rate hike Wednesday, but they also come as the Bank of Japan sounds slightly less dovish and other central banks raise their interest rates.