Next week is shaping up to be a busy one, when congressional testimony by the Fed’s Chair, the delayed publication of fourth-quarter GDP and the second Trump-Kim summit could all be eclipsed by the...

The Fed’s “patient” stance was originally a response to the deteriorating global economic and financial market backdrop, but the dreadful activity data and subdued inflation figures out this week...

Even if there are no further delays to the IRS processing tax refunds, we think households are on track to receive perhaps $30bn less in the first quarter than last year, equivalent to 0.7% of...

The latest NFIB survey suggests that a combination of rising interest rates and weaker business optimism is beginning to weigh more heavily on investment growth.