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U.S.: Trump’s Short List for Fed Chair Features These Hawks and Doves Here’s a look at the candidates President Donald Trump is considering over the

U.S.: Companies Add Fewest U.S. Workers in Nearly a Year, ADP Says Companies last month added the fewest number of workers in nearly a year,

Europe: EU to reform sales tax, end appeal of low-rate states in blow to Amazon The European Commission will propose on Wednesday changes to the

Europe: Euro Factories Add Jobs in Struggle to Keep Up With Orders Euro-area factories are scrambling to add staff as burgeoning orders stretch capacity. A

U.S.:  U.S. consumer spending barely rises; core inflation retreats U.S. consumer spending barely rose in August likely as Hurricane Harvey weighed on auto sales and

U.S.: Bond Rout Persists on Tax Plan, Rates; Euro Gains: Markets Wrap Europe’s core government bonds extended a selloff, tracking a drop in Treasuries amid

U.S.: Trump’s tax plan to propose deep U.S. rate cuts, lacks revenue details U.S. President Donald Trump will call on Wednesday for slashing tax rates

Europe: ECB’s Draghi growing confident about inflation rebound The European Central Bank is growing increasingly confident that inflation will rise back to its target but

U.S.: Fed’s Williams Says 2.5% Funds Rate About the `New Normal’ Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams said he expects “gradual rate