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Optimism among chief executives of some of the largest U.S. companies jumped in the first quarter by the most since the economy was emerging from the last recession, as the outlook for sales, the labor market and investment brightened considerably. The...

The Federal Reserve could raise its benchmark rate in June if the economy warrants it, according to minutes of its April meeting released Wednesday. The FOMC agreed then that the labor market continued to improve, and inflation would gradually rise...

Fall in consumer sentiment index in July smaller than declines seen in March or May Modest drop in headline figure conceals sharp divergence within survey components Economic outlook at weakest level in 32 months, jobs outlook weakest in 25 months...

Aud, Kiwi continue to bounce, with further upside very possible. Mario Draghi’s rather more upbeat outlook on the EU economy today took the market by surprise and lit a fuse under the Euro which dragged the other risk related currencies along...

REUTERS/David Stubbs Loretta Mester, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, walks with James McAndrews (L), vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as they arrive for the opening reception of the Jackson Hole Economic...