Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell dodged question after question at his Thursday news conference from a press corps eager to elicit the central bank leader's thoughts about President-elect Donald Trump. At some point, though, Fed policymakers, economists and analysts will need to account for what likely will be an ambitious...
Former Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says Trump’s top priorities will be tax cuts, Iran sanctions and tariffs
President-elect Donald Trump likely will return to cornerstones of his previous economic platform such as tariffs, lower taxes and sanctions when he assumes office in January, his former Treasury secretary said Thursday. Steven Mnuchin, who held the post throughout Trump's first term from 2017-21, told CNBC that he sees...
U.S. economy added just 12,000 jobs in October, impacted by hurricanes, Boeing strike
Job creation in October slowed to its weakest pace since late 2020 as the impacts of storms in the Southeast and a significant labor impasse dented the employment picture. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 12,000 for the month, down sharply from September and below the Dow Jones estimate for 100,000,...
Gender? Economy? Experts weigh in on which factor is most likely to flip the presidential race
When the votes are counted in U.S. presidential election, will it be the gender gap, the income gap, the Latino vote or the media and marketing campaigns that turned out to be decisive? CNBC Senior Economics Reporter Steve Liesman sat down with four polling experts for an in-depth look...