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The U.S. economy will start to soften as the year draws to a close and then the weak growth will persist in 2024, said Boston Fed…

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Prime Group Holdings LLC, a private equity firm based in Saratoga Springs, New York, has agreed to pay $20.5 million to settle U.S.…

The numbers: The U.S. international trade deficit widened 2% in July to $65 billion, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.  Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal…

By Marcela Ayres and Bernardo Caram BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s government on Tuesday outlined plans for its first sustainable sovereign bond issuance in the next few…

The numbers: An ISM barometer of U.S. business conditions at service companies such as restaurants and hotels strengthened to 54.5% in August from 52.7% in the…

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday said it has charged five investment adviser firms for failing to meet requirements related…

President Joe Biden on Wednesday praised a deal between unionized dockworkers and their employers that prevented a strike at West Coast ports, even as the spotlight…

By Michael S. Derby (Reuters) – The New York Federal Reserve said on Tuesday an interest rate reckoned to be neutral in its impact on the…

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to confirm Philip Jefferson as the Federal Reserve’s Vice Chair. Jefferson, an economist from Davidson College, has been a…

By Matt Tracy and Davide Barbuscia (Reuters) – A post Labor-day rush of bond issuance by U.S. investment-grade-rated companies added renewed pressure on long-end U.S. Treasuries,…