President Trump is facing growing pressure over his handling of the economy as inflation rises, the job market weakens and American exporters suffer backlash from his trade agenda. Federal data ...

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A tiny light in an economic data blackout is about to shine though the shutdown for a brief moment

Nearly two dozen days have passed since a federal agency has published an economic report. The US government’s shutdown has resulted in a blackout of critical data, further clouding an already opaque ...

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The shutdown is complicating the Fed’s ability to help the economy

The Federal Reserve was already facing one of its most difficult battles, steering a shifting economy through a weakening labor market and stubborn inflation. The government shutdown just made that ...

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Fed Lost Access to Private Jobs Data Ahead of Government Shutdown

Payroll processing firm ADP ended its data-sharing with the central bank after a speech highlighted the already-public collaboration.

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Inside 'data centre alley' - the biggest story in economics right now

Ed Conway gains access into the heart of "data centre alley" in Virginia - home to the servers that power nearly all the major AI and cloud services in the world.

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