US Economy

WASHINGTON (July 13): Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the US economy should continue to expand over the next few years, allowing the central bank to keep raising interest rates, while also stressing a gradual approach to tightening as the Fed moni

SINGAPORE (April 26): With Singapore’s export orders and local business investment figures appearing to gain positive momentum this year, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) is edging up its gross domestic product (GDP) growt

BOSTON (April 7): Two of Wall Street’s most influential CEOs -- Larry Fink and Jamie Dimon -- are raising warning flags over the nation’s economy.

SINGAPORE (March 20): Love it or hate it, Asia is inextricably tied to the US. And however much China has grown in importance, it is still the US that will be the principal driver of Asia’s fortunes in the next few years. The good news is the American e

WASHINGTON (Feb 2): The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday in its first meeting since President Donald Trump took office, but painted a relatively upbeat picture of the US economy that suggested it was on track to tighten monetary pol

SINGAPORE (Jan 18): On Friday, incoming US president Donald Trump will inherit an economy that is in its eighth year of expansion.

Two elements have been missing in the recovery of the US economy from the 2008 crisis — strong wage growth and renewed capital spending by businesses. Of these two, there are encouraging signs that wage growth is finally gaining some traction: The job m

WASHINGTON (Dec 22): The US economy grew faster than initially thought in the third quarter, notching its best performance in two years, amid solid consumer spending and a jump in soybean exports.

After an initial bout of panic, investors are getting comfortable with the idea of Donald Trump as US President. But it will not be status quo. Fund managers and wealth advisers explain how the investment landscape is about to change.

SINGAPORE (Nov 23): RHB Singapore is initiating coverage on Manulife US REIT with a "buy” recommendation with a target price of 96 US cents ($1.37).