263,000 Jobs added in April, Lowest Unemployment Rate Since 1969
Total nonfarm payroll employment grew by 263,000 in April, an increase from last month, according to the Bureau of Labor...
Economy
Consumer Confidence Increases in April
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index increased 5.0 points to 129.2 in April. The Present Situation Index increased by 5.3...
How America’s Businesses Get Moving
A special report on business banking from the May/June 2019 issue of the ABA Banking Journal.
Podcast: Tyler Cowen on the Value of American Banks
"The American economy in general is the best in the world at allocating new capital to rapidly growing sectors, and...
First Quarter GDP Grows at 3.2 Percent, Blowing Past Projections
Real GDP grew at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.2 percent during the first quarter of 2019, according to...
ABA Data Bank: Moderate Growth Continues in Western Districts
Economic growth was highest among the Dallas, Richmond, and San Francisco districts according to the Fed's latest Beige Book release.
New Home Sales Rose 4.5 percent in March
New single-family home sales rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 692,000 in March, according to the U.S. Census...
Fed Proposal to Bring Clarity, Transparency to Bank Control Determinations
The Federal Reserve today issued a proposal to revise its existing rules for determining control of a banking firm by...
ABA Report: Ag Lending Growth Tops 5 Percent in 2018
The nation’s farm banks increased agricultural lending by 5.3%, or $5.5 billion, to $108 billion in 2018, according to the...
Existing Home Sales Retreat in March
Existing-home sales dropped following February's rebound by 4.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.21 million in March,...
