Greg Robb

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Senior Washington Correspondent at MarketWatch

I cover the Fed as best I can for Marketwatch. Grateful for story ideas and fresh perspectives. [email protected]

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Services sector, the main engine of U.S. economy, strengthened in April

1 week ago | marketwatch.com | Greg Robb

The Institute for Supply Management said on Monday that its service-sector PMI rose to 51.6% in April from 50.8% in the prior month. Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal had expected the ISM index to slip to 50.4%.
Fed’s Powell expected to push back this week against calls for rate cuts

1 week ago | marketwatch.com | Greg Robb

The FedFed won’t ‘begin thinking about thinking about a cut’ until inflation from tariffs has peaked, economist saysPublished: May 5, 2025 at 7:00 a.m. ETFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks in Chicago on April 16. Economists think he will repeat key themes from those remarks at his Wednesday press conference.
April Jobs Report: Healthy report keeps Fed on sidelines

1 week ago | marketwatch.com | Jeffry Bartash |Greg Robb |Victor Reklaitis

Pinned PostThe U.S. added a stronger-than-expected 177,000 new jobs in April, suggesting the labor market was largely unscathed last month by the Trump trade wars. For now. The increase in jobs exceeded the 133,000 forecast of economists polled by the Wall Street Journal. Many economists had expected to see signs of damage from the trade wars in the report. The unemployment rate, meanwhile, was unchanged at 4.2%, a remarkably low level that hasn’t changed much in recent months.
Jobless claims rise to highest level since October, led by New York

1 week ago | marketwatch.com | Greg Robb

Initial jobless claims jumped by to 18,000 to 241,000 in the week ended April 26, the Labor Department said Thursday. That’s the highest level since early October. The boost in claims came mainly from a gain in New York, which often sees in increase during the spring around school holidays.
U.S. businesses pull back from hiring due to unease about outlook, ADP says

2 weeks ago | marketwatch.com | Greg Robb

U.S, companies only 62,000 jobs in April, the ADP National Employment Report showed on Wednesday. This is the lowest since last July. Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal had forecast a gain of 120,000 jobs.
Consumer confidence sinks for fifth month in a row to lowest since depth of pandemic

2 weeks ago | marketwatch.com | Greg Robb

The consumer-confidence index sank to 86 in April, the lowest level since the depth of the pandemic, the Conference Board said Tuesday. This is the fifth straight monthly decline. Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal had forecast the index to register 87.3 in April from the initial March reading of 92.9.
Kevin Warsh says the Fed is broken. He’s taking dead aim at Powell’s job.

2 weeks ago | marketwatch.com | Greg Robb

The FedWall Street’s odds-on favorite to lead the Federal Reserve lays out his vision of a central bank that retreats back behind its high wallsPublished: April 25, 2025 at 6:33 p.m. ETKevin Warsh (second from left) takes part in a panel discussion in Washington in April 2024.
Elizabeth Warren presses Bessent for answers after his remarks at private Wall Street event

2 weeks ago | marketwatch.com | Greg Robb

Washington WatchMassachusetts Democrat says Bessent’s participation at the event highlights a broader concern that President Trump’s ‘opaque decision-making’ could foster insider tradingPublished: April 25, 2025 at 12:21 p.m. ETSen. Elizabeth Warren is the ranking Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee Photo: Getty ImagesSen.
Consumer sentiment improves slightly in late April after tariff U-turn, middle income families worry most

2 weeks ago | marketwatch.com | Greg Robb

Published: April 25, 2025 at 10:07 a.m. ETThe second of two readings of the consumer sentiment survey in April improved to 52.2 in late April from 50.8 earlier in the month, after the partial pause in tariffs, the University of Michigan said Friday. Despite the improvement, it is still the weakest sentiment reading in 32 months. Sentiment has fallen for four straight months. It was 57 in March. The deterioration in middle-income families was particularly strong this month.
Stock Market Today: Dow down 200 points, Nasdaq pushes higher as S&P 500 wobbles; Alphabet shares jump after blowout earnings

2 weeks ago | marketwatch.com | William Watts |Vivien Lou Chen |Greg Robb |Barbara Kollmeyer

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Articles

Services sector, the main engine of U.S. economy, strengthened in April

Fed’s Powell expected to push back this week against calls for rate cuts

April Jobs Report: Healthy report keeps Fed on sidelines

Jobless claims rise to highest level since October, led by New York

U.S. businesses pull back from hiring due to unease about outlook, ADP says

Consumer confidence sinks for fifth month in a row to lowest since depth of pandemic

Kevin Warsh says the Fed is broken. He’s taking dead aim at Powell’s job.

Elizabeth Warren presses Bessent for answers after his remarks at private Wall Street event

Consumer sentiment improves slightly in late April after tariff U-turn, middle income families worry most

Stock Market Today: Dow down 200 points, Nasdaq pushes higher as S&P 500 wobbles; Alphabet shares jump after blowout earnings

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