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The U.S. economy added far fewer jobs than expected in April, but whether the non-farm payrolls report helped bolster a positive or negative outlook on the economy depends on who you ask.

Global headwinds that have partly prevented the U.S. central bank from raising rates again may have dissipated, St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard said on Thursday.

Dallas Federal Reserve President, Robert Kaplan, on Friday pledged to push for gradual increases in the U.S. benchmark interest rate, as long as inflation continues to rise and the U.S. economy remains near full employment.

Data from the Commerce Department on Thursday showed a slowdown in first-quarter U.S. economic growth. But economists say that weakness is unlikely to persist through the rest of the year.

The Federal Reserve’s policy-setting committee, at the conclusion of its two-day meeting on Wednesday opted to keep interest rates on hold another month.

The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday but signaled confidence in the U.S. economic outlook, leaving the door open to a hike in June.

The Federal Reserve concludes its two-day policy-setting meeting on Wednesday afternoon, but Wall Street doesn’t have high hopes for any blockbuster announcements.

The Federal Reserve started a two-day policy meeting on Tuesday, a Fed official said, in which the central bank is expected to leave interest rates steady.

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U.S. economic conditions are 'mostly favorable' yet the Federal Reserve remains cautious in raising interest rates because threats loom, New York Fed President William Dudley said on Monday.

The economy is in bad shape, and people are generally bummed about the direction of the country.

The U.S. Federal Reserve will raise interest rates twice this year, most likely in June, but the probability has faded on signs of a weak start to the year, inflation that is still tame and a brittle global backdrop, a Reuters poll showed.

The U.S. economy continued to expand from late February to early April and low unemployment appears to be spurring an uptick in wage growth, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.

Five out of eight of the country's biggest banks do not have credible plans for winding down operations during a crisis without the help of public money, federal regulators said on Wednesday.

A Big Mac, fries and a Coke seems to be what investors are craving these days along with a bag of Doritos and a smoke.

With the world economy entering a more uncertain phase and the top central banks sounding ever more cautious, attention may turn in the coming week to signs of whether years of aggressive stimulus have yielded any significant rise in inflation.

The U.S. economy is on a solid course and still on track to warrant further interest rate hikes, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Thursday.

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The Federal Reserve has backed off its December forecast of raising rates as many as four times in 2016, but San Francisco Fed President John Williams said the U.S. economy could soon be ready for higher rates.