4:29pm

US inflation flat on lower petrol prices

Retail and food services sales rise 0.1% to $408bn

From US SOCIETY 3:46pm

Young Americans delay purchase of homes

Deferment caused by high levels of student debt

May 11, 2012

US consumers feel better as oil prices ease

Confidence index highest since January 2008

From GLOBAL ECONOMY May 10, 2012

Chinese trade data cast global shadow

Call for more monetary easing while US demand offers hope

May 10, 2012

US trade gap widens on record imports

Jobless claims edge down to 367,000

From US SOCIETY May 10, 2012

Call for fairness finds resonance in Florida

Crucial swing state has some of the US’s highest rates of inequality

From EUROPE May 10, 2012

Putin to skip G8 Camp David summit

Moscow rushes to deny move is snub aimed at US

May 9, 2012

US wholesalers keep stockpiles steady

Inventories rise 0.3% as sales increase 0.5%

May 8, 2012

Data signal healing in US labour market

Rise in job openings reduces fears of ‘spring slowdown’

From COMPANIES May 8, 2012

US banks continue to suffer mortgage pain

Move to escape liabilities may not give clean break on bad loans

May 7, 2012

US consumers flock to borrow

Monthly credit issuance rises by most in decade

From MARKETS May 7, 2012

Euro touches three-month dollar low

Break below $1.30 could pave way for further declines

May 4, 2012

Anaemic jobs data hit Obama launch

Official campaign starts under shadow

May 4, 2012

Employment woes deepen for US states

Officials face choice over whether to cut services or raise taxes

Gillian Tett from MARKETS May 3, 2012

Beware pitfalls of rule-makers pursuing their agendas

US money markets debate will test extent of regulators’ powers

From COMPANIES May 3, 2012

US retail spending slows in April

Economic and seasonal challenges weigh on sales

May 3, 2012

US data fail to offer clarity on economy

Jobless claims fall but purchasing managers index disappoints

From ASIA-PACIFIC May 3, 2012

US-China talks begin amid tension

Human rights, Iran and trade feature on agenda

May 2, 2012

US data raise fears over jobs

ADP reports smallest private sector gain in seven months

From MARKETS May 2, 2012

Fitch warns US growth poses credit threat

Agency says lacklustre economy could hurt creditworthiness

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