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Trump Says Stock Market Would Be '10,000 Points Higher' If Fed Didn't Raise Rates

Trump said the economy and stock market both could be doing much better "if we had somebody different" in charge of the ... Read more

US Retail Sales Rose In May, While April Was Revised Higher

U.S. retail sales were expected to rise 0.6% in May, after slipping 0.2% a month earlier. Read more

CEO Optimism Takes A Hit In The Second Quarter As Trade Headwinds Persist

The Business Roundtable's CEO Economic Outlook Index fell by 5.7 points in the second quarter to 89.5. Read more

US Import Prices Post The Largest Drop In 5 Months

U.S. import prices fell by the most in five months in May amid a broad decline in the cost of goods, the latest indicati... Read more

US Weekly Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Rise, Sparking Fears The Labor Market Is Losing Steam

First-time claims for state unemployment benefits were expected to total 216,000, down slightly from the 218,000 claims ... Read more

US Consumer Prices Barely Rise; Underlying Inflation Muted

The U.S. Consumer Price Index was expected to edge up 0.1% in May, after rising 0.3% a month earlier. Read more

Don't Expect A China Deal At G-20, Former Trump Trade Advisor Says

"There won't be a deal at the G-20," Clete Willems tells Kayla Tausche at CNBC's Capital Exchange event in Washington. Read more

'Tariff Man' Trump Heads To Iowa, A State Scarred By His Trade War Ahead Of 2020

Trump's trip to Iowa shows an effort to contain the damage from tariffs ahead of the 2020 election — especially as Dem... Read more

Trump Touts Low Inflation Moments After His Onetime Fed Pick Argued For A Rate Cut To Boost It

"The Fed has to cut rates because prices have been falling and once those prices stabilize you just stop cutting rates,"... Read more

US Underlying Producer Prices Increase Solidly In May

The U.S. producer price index was expected to edge up 0.1% in May, after rising 0.2% a month earlier. Read more

Trump Says 'devalued' Currencies Put US At A Disadvantage And The Fed Doesn't Have A 'clue'

President Donald Trump says the U.S. dollar is at a disadvantage compared with other currencies as central banks keep ra... Read more

Commerce Secretary Predicts A Trump-China Trade Deal — 'even Shooting Wars End In Negotiations'

Wilbur Ross warns that trade deals are not made at summits, saying any G-20 talks between Trump and Xi would only lay th... Read more

That Big 'Trump Bump' In Manufacturing Is Pretty Much Gone Now

Manufacturing had been a big winner during the Trump administration, but the surge appears to have stalled and tariffs c... Read more

US Wind Energy Industry Is Booming, But Tariffs Pose A Threat

Tariffs on Chinese imports, as well as the threat of new duties on Mexican imports, will stifle job growth, according to... Read more

Trump: If President Xi Does Not Attend G-20, More China Tariffs Will Go Into Effect Immediately

The president previously threatened to put levies on another $300 billion in Chinese goods if a trade agreement is not r... Read more