• Consumer Sentiment Rebounds After Steep Slump
  
  U.S. consumer sentiment rebounded in September after a steep drop, signaling that consumers may be poised to keep powering the economic expansion despite gathering uncertainties.
• Trump Trade-War Aid Sows Frustration in Farm Country
  
  At Trump's direction, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has rolled out $28 billion in trade aid for farmers over the past two years - $12 billion last year and another $16 billion announced this July and being disbursed now.
• Retail Sales Increase Solidly in Boost to Economy
  
  U.S. retail sales increased more than expected in August, pointing to solid consumer spending that should continue to support a moderate pace of economic growth.
• Poll: Business Leaders Say Trump Will Win in 2020
  
  More than two-thirds of North American chief financial officers surveyed by CNBC say President Donald Trump will be re-elected in 2020, while about a quarter believe former Vice President Joe Biden will win.
• Fed Seen Cutting Rates Twice More Before Holding
  
  U.S. central bankers will trim interest rates by a quarter percentage point next week, and again in December, before leaving the target range for their benchmark rate at 1.5%-1.75% for an extended period, according to economists surveyed by Bloomberg.
• Trump Vows to Unveil 'Middle-Income' Tax Plan in 2020
  
  President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration would unveil a tax overhaul plan aimed at middle-income households next year, amid the 2020 presidential election.
• Report: Retail Bankruptcies, Store Closures Rise
  
  Store closings in the first half of 2019 have surpassed total store closures last year , and the second half of the year doesn’t look much better, a new report found.
• Trump Would Consider Interim Trade Pact With China
  
  President Donald Trump said he would be open to an interim trade deal with China but would prefer a lasting deal."It's something we would consider, I guess," Trump told reporters at the White House on Thursday, referring to an interim agreement.Trump administration...
• Gundlach: 75% Chance of Recession Before 2020 Election
  
  The likelihood of U.S. recession before the 2020 election has grown, based on changes in the Treasury yield curve, according to Jeffrey Gundlach, the billionaire money manager and chief executive officer of DoubleLine Capital.
• Trump Advisers Eye Interim China Deal to Delay Tariffs
  
  Trump administration officials have discussed offering a limited trade agreement to China that would delay and even roll back some U.S. tariffs, according to five people familiar with the matter.
• Recession Indicators Flash Mixed Signals to Investors
  
  Investors are abuzz over the risk of a looming U.S. recession, yet economic indicators are giving mixed signals at worst that the record-long expansion will end soon.Yes, manufacturing is slumping, uncertainty is mounting globally and businesses are paring spending as...
• Core Inflation Firming, But Fed Still Seen Cutting Rates
  
  U.S. underlying consumer prices increased solidly in August, leading to the largest annual gain in a year, but rising inflation is unlikely to deter the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates again next week to support a slowing economy.
• Weekly Jobless Claims Drop 15,000 to 5-Month Low
  
  The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits fell to a five-month low last week, suggesting the labor market remains strong despite slowing job growth.
• Trump Delays Tariffs on China in 'Gesture of Good Will'
  
  President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States has agreed to delay increasing tariffs on $250 billion worth of Chinese imports from Oct. 1 to Oct. 15 "as a gesture of good will."
• Trump to Revisit Capital-Gains Tax Cut to Stoke Economy
  
  President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with economic aides Wednesday to discuss the possibility of cutting the tax on capital gains by indexing them to inflation, a person familiar with the matter said.The advisers plan to update Trump on the issue, and a final...
• Producer Prices Rise as Fed Still Seen Cutting Rates
  
  U.S. producer prices unexpectedly rose in August and underlying producer prices rebounded, but that data will not change financial market expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates again next week to support a slowing economy.
• US Companies in China Reject Trump's Trade War Tactics
  
  U.S. companies on the front line of the trade war are increasingly pessimistic about President Donald Trump’s strategy to boost their sales in the Chinese market, according to a new survey by a leading business organization.
• Trump Rips Fed as 'Boneheads' in Latest Attack
  
  President Donald Trump Wednesday slammed Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell and the agency's members as "boneheads" while calling for interest rates of "zero, or less."
• Calif. Senate Passes Bill to Tighten 'Gig' Worker Rule
  
  The California State Senate voted to pass a bill that would make it much more difficult for gig economy companies like Uber Technologies and Lyft to classify workers as independent contractors rather than employees.
• Census: Women Gained in Income and Jobs in 2018
  
  Women are landing more full-time jobs, bringing in bigger paychecks and rising out of poverty, according to U.S. Census data released on Tuesday.
• Census: 2 Million More Americans Uninsured in 2018
  
  The number of Americans without health insurance increased by almost 2 million people in 2018, according to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau Tuesday.
• Job Openings Drop 31K, Declining for 2nd Month in Row
  
  U.S. job openings fell for a second straight month in July amid decreases in wholesale trade and the federal government, bolstering economists’ views that job growth has peaked.
• Fitch: Trade Spats 'Darkening' Global Economic Outlook
  
  The escalation in the ongoing U.S.-China trade war and the prospect of a no-deal Brexit are among trade policy disruptions that are "darkening" the global economic outlook, Fitch Ratings said.
• Soros Praises Trump's China Stance, Warns on Huawei
  
  Billionaire Democratic donor George Soros offered praise for President Donald Trump's China policy, writing in a new column that Trump is right to challenge the communist nation.
• ABC Poll: Trump Approval Down 6 Points, Recession Fears Rise
  
  President Donald Trump's job approval rating has dropped from a career-high of 44% to 38%, with 56% disapproving, while six in 10 Americans believing there will be a recession within the next year.

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