U.S. policymakers are increasingly anxious about the integrity of certain government benchmarks, crucial data points that help the Fed assess the economy’s health and guide interest rate decisions.

The biggest fallers on the FTSE 100 were ConvaTec, down 16.4p at 272.0p, Rolls-Royce, down 28.0p at 939.6p, Babcock ...

The Consumer Confidence Index shed 5.4 points month over month, to 93 in June, reflecting Americans’ growing pessimism about ...

Mexico, the United States’ biggest foreign source of auto parts, is largely exempt from tariffs — but prices are still likely ...

Inflation ticks up in May as consumer spending and income levels decline, a mixed bag that suggests a slowing U.S. economy ...

At the same time, Americans cut back on spending for the first time since January, as overall spending fell 0.1%. Incomes ...

The US Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure logged a mild uptick Friday while spending weakened, triggering another ...

President Donald Trump's decision Friday to halt trade talks with Canada threatened to derail Wall Street's run to a record, ...

New federal data showed that inflation edged up in May, but U.S. prices show only modest impact from U.S. tariffs.

U.S. consumer spending unexpectedly fell in May as the boost from the pre-emptive buying of goods like motor vehicles ahead ...

Both the S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq closed at record highs on Friday, as investors shrugged off trade tensions and recent ...