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CEO outlook dims sharply, with more than half expecting a recession ahead, survey shows

The Conference Board measure of CEO sentiment showed that 57% expect the economy to sustain a "very short, mild recession."

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Weekly mortgage demand from homebuyers tumbles 12%, as higher interest rates take their toll

Higher mortgage interest rates are hitting homebuyer affordability hard, and that is showing up in a sharp drop in mortgage applications.

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Households are now spending the equivalent of $5,000 a year on gasoline: Yardeni

U.S. households are now spending the equivalent of $5,000 a year on gasoline, up from $2,800 a year ago, according to Yardeni Research.

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Powell says the Fed will not hesitate to keep raising rates until inflation comes down

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said he will back interest rate increases until prices start falling back toward a healthy level.

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Retail spending increased 0.9% in April, boosted by demand and inflation

Retail sales were expected to rise 1% in April, according to Dow Jones estimates.

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Homebuilder sentiment falls to 2-year low on declining demand and rising costs

"Housing leads the business cycle, and housing is slowing," said NAHB Chairman Jerry Konter, a builder and developer.

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California's gas average tops $6 per gallon as prices surge across the U.S.

California's state average for a gallon of gas hit a record above $6.

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Fed's Waller promises to tackle inflation, says mistakes of the '70s won't be repeated

Fed Governor Christopher Waller pledged that the rate-setting group wouldn't make the same mistakes on inflation that it did in the 1970s.

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April's consumer price index report expected to show inflation has already peaked

April's consumer price index may show inflation has reached its height.

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Inflation outlook for consumers falls from record high, Fed survey shows

Inflation expectations over the next year fell to a median 6.3% in April, a 0.3 percentage point decrease from record high levels the previous month.

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Fed's Neel Kashkari confident inflation can come down, but not without some pain

Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Monday he's confident inflation will come back to normal, though it's taking longer than he expected.

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'Unretirement' is becoming a hot new trend in the sizzling U.S. labor market

The level of workers who retired then came back a year later is running around 3.2%, just about where it was before the pandemic.

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Payroll growth accelerated by 428,000 in April, more than expected as jobs picture stays strong

Nonfarm payrolls grew by 428,000 for the month, a bit above the Dow Jones estimate of 400,000. The unemployment rate was 3.6%.

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Here's where the jobs are — in one chart

Hiring in the manufacturing, transportation and health-care sectors helped the U.S. economy add more than 400,000 jobs in April.

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Worker output fell 7.5% in the first quarter, the biggest decline since 1947

Worker productivity fell to start 2022 at its fastest pace in nearly 75 years while labor costs soared.

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Regulators propose first major revamp to fair housing rules since 1995

The changes would tailor the Community Reinvestment Act's approach to making sure banks are not engaging in "redlining."

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Fed raises rates by half a percentage point — the biggest hike in two decades — to fight inflation

Wednesday's rate hike will push the federal funds rate to a range of 0.75%-1%.