With Economy Uncertain, No Fed Rate Hike Is Seen Before Fall

For 6½ years, the Federal Reserve has held its key interest rate near zero, and for nearly that long the financial world has speculated about when the Fed will start raising it.

NABE survey points to rising U.S. wage pressures

(Reuters) - The share of U.S. companies raising wages more than doubled in the three months to July from a year ago, a survey showed on Monday, suggesting a faster pace of wage growth.

Growth slows, markets feeling good ahead of Davos

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The world's financial and political elite will head this week to the Alps for 2013's gathering of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, with the global economy far less plagued by fear than it was last year.

Signs suggest better economy if 'cliff' is averted

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fresh signs of a strengthening U.S. economy on Friday suggested that if Congress and the White House can avert the "fiscal cliff," the economic recovery might finally accelerate in 2013.

Asian factories, US jobs show improvement

NEW YORK/BEIJING: Private U.S. firms stepped up hiring last month and factories showed modest improvement, surveys showed Thursday, while Asia's large economies started to pick up after a year of slower growth.

U.S. manufacturers pick up pace in March

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — American manufacturers expanded at a somewhat faster pace in March and most industries experienced growth, according to a closely followed survey.

Broad trade deficit measure hits 3-year high

WASHINGTON – The U.S. current account deficit, which includes the trade balance of goods, services and investment flows, widened at the end of 2011 to the largest quarterly gap in three years.