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Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:34:27 GMT WSJ.com: Economy http://www.wsj.com/img/wsj_sm_logo.gif https://www.wsj.com/economy WP-WSJ-0003634350 U.S. Jobless Claims Rose Last Week U.S. jobless claims rose to 225,000 last week, but the level was still within a range consistent with a healthy labor market. https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/u-s-jobless-claims-rose-last-week-18d06023 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:48:00 GMT Jessica Coacci Joe Raedle/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003634167 Technology Sector Leads U.S. Layoff Plans U.S.-based employers announced 97,006 job cuts in May with technology remaining the leading sector for staff reductions. https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/technology-sector-leads-u-s-layoff-plans-ae1d722d Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:44:00 GMT Jessica Coacci Andrew Kelly/Reuters WP-WSJ-0003634149 Irish Economy Likely to Pull Eurozone Into Contraction GDP was 12.1% smaller in the three months through March than it was in the previous quarter, according to Ireland’s Central Statistics Office. https://www.wsj.com/economy/irish-economy-likely-to-pull-eurozone-into-contraction-7b933da8 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:36:00 GMT Paul Hannon CLODAGH KILCOYNE/REUTERS WP-WSJ-0003634074 Eurozone Retail Sales Fell in April Eurozone retail sales fell more than expected in April as rising energy prices continued to erode consumer spending power. https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/eurozone-retail-sales-fell-in-april-2fcd78e1 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:32:00 GMT Don Nico Forbes JON NAZCA/REUTERS WP-WSJ-0003633831 Swiss Inflation Holds Steady Ahead of SNB Meeting Swiss inflation was unchanged in May, reinforcing the view that the Swiss National Bank is unlikely to raise interest rates later this month. https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/swiss-inflation-holds-steady-ahead-of-snb-meeting-a80f206b Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:55:00 GMT Ed Frankl denis balibouse/Reuters WP-WSJ-0003632458 Months after the Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s most sweeping global tariffs, the administration said it would levy new tariffs using a different legal mechanism Will the administration’s new attempt to impose broad tariffs stick? https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/what-to-know-about-trumps-latest-tariffs-362fa148 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:31:00 GMT Chao Deng Jeanne Whalen Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/EPA/Shutterstock WP-WSJ-0003630285 OECD Warns of Severe Global Slowdown if Middle East Conflict Is Prolonged Should the disruption to energy production and shipping stretch well into next year, global growth could slide to 2.1% in 2026—the weakest this century outside 2009 and 2020. https://www.wsj.com/economy/global/oecd-warns-of-severe-global-slowdown-if-middle-east-conflict-is-prolonged-53b41781 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:32:00 GMT Paul Hannon Abbas Fakih/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003623692 Eurozone Household Inflation Expectations Steady, But at High Level Inflation expectations steadied in April, but at a level that was much higher than before the war in the Middle East, likely underpinning expectations that the ECB will raise its key interest rate next week. https://www.wsj.com/economy/global/eurozone-household-inflation-expectations-steady-but-at-high-level-fc179de1 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:39:00 GMT Paul Hannon Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0003623752 OECD Says 60% of Chinese Gains in Market Share Driven by Subsidies Over the past two decades, Chinese businesses have received three to eight times more support than their competitors, according to the Paris-based research body. https://www.wsj.com/economy/global/oecd-finds-60-of-chinese-gains-in-market-share-driven-by-subsidies-5160b8da Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:20:00 GMT Paul Hannon Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0003618691 French Inflation Rises to More-Than Two-Year High as Energy Costs Intensify The result puts the European Central Bank on course to raise interest rates for the first time since 2023 when it next meets in June. https://www.wsj.com/economy/global/french-inflation-rises-to-more-than-two-year-high-as-energy-costs-intensify-f5bf318a Fri, 29 May 2026 12:13:00 GMT Ed Frankl Benoit Tessier/Reuters WP-WSJ-0003598358 Global Economy Slowing as Middle East Conflict Bites, Surveys Show Business activity in the U.S. grew at a steady pace in May while slowing in Europe and Asia as energy costs have risen. https://www.wsj.com/economy/global/global-economy-slowing-as-middle-east-conflict-bites-surveys-show-90f93da6 Thu, 21 May 2026 14:36:00 GMT Fabiana Negrin Ochoa Paul Hannon Clement Mahoudeau/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003625429 Berkshire Hathaway’s $6.8 billion deal to acquire a major home builder reflects its conviction that the housing market will shake off its long slump and recover as it always has Under its new chief executive, Greg Abel, Berkshire raises its bet on a market recovery by adding another housing company to its portfolio. https://www.wsj.com/economy/housing/berkshire-is-convinced-the-american-dream-of-homeownership-will-stay-alive-aede1610 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:30:00 GMT Krystal Hur Rebecca Picciotto David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0003608930 U.S. Home Price Growth Slowed in March U.S. home-price growth slowed slightly in March as higher mortgage rates intensified the affordability squeeze among home buyers. https://www.wsj.com/economy/housing/u-s-home-price-growth-slowed-in-march-4e6b871b Tue, 26 May 2026 21:32:00 GMT Jessica Coacci Joe Raedle/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003602349 War with Iran has halted a hard-won improvement in housing affordability. The problem is rising mortgage rates on the back of worries that the energy crisis will stoke inflation. Read more in today's Markets A.M. newsletter: Plus, a geothermal power play and Iran confusion. https://www.wsj.com/economy/housing/how-the-iran-war-put-housings-spring-thaw-back-on-ice-1adcccca Tue, 26 May 2026 10:35:00 GMT Carol Ryan Jenny Kane/Associated Press WP-WSJ-0003602939 Some red-hot housing markets are finally getting more attainable A stark inventory mismatch is bedeviling housing markets across the country, but areas like Denver and Honolulu are showing improvement. https://www.wsj.com/economy/housing/these-red-hot-housing-markets-are-finally-getting-more-attainable-580adfdb Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Veronica Dagher Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003599459 Mortgage rates this week rose to the highest level since August, more bad news for home shoppers during what is usually the busiest time of the year for home sales The 30-year mortgage rate increased to 6.51% this week and looks poised to keep rising. https://www.wsj.com/economy/housing/mortgage-rates-hit-a-nine-month-high-in-blow-to-prime-buying-season-5a0d7cd0 Fri, 22 May 2026 00:04:00 GMT Nicole Friedman Erin Hooley/Associated Press WP-WSJ-0003632341 Logan: Fed May Need to Hike Interest Rates This Year to Confront Inflation Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan gave one of the most direct warnings yet from a U.S. central banker that the Federal Reserve may need to tighten monetary policy. https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/logan-fed-may-need-to-hike-interest-rates-this-year-to-confront-inflation-53a73e28 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:21:00 GMT Matt Grossman Desiree Rios/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0003632209 Energy Costs Continue to Feed Inflation, Fed’s Beige Book Shows U.S. businesses endured another month of energy-driven price increases and economic uncertainty in the third month of the Iran conflict, according to a recent survey from the Federal Reserve. https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/energy-costs-continue-to-feed-inflation-feds-beige-book-shows-38d21929 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:02:00 GMT Jessica Coacci -/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003630540 Bank of Japan Could Raise Rates Even If Mideast Uncertainty Persists Japan’s central bank could look past Middle East uncertainty and raise interest rates if inflation becomes a bigger threat to the economy than the risk of slowing growth, Gov. Kazuo Ueda said. https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/bank-of-japan-could-raise-rates-even-if-mideast-uncertainty-persists-8a24ba87 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:06:00 GMT Megumi Fujikawa Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters WP-WSJ-0003628595 Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh has tapped two outside associates to advise him, one of whom previously helped write a conservative blueprint that recommended a radical restructuring of the central bank One of the new advisers to the new Fed chairman previously helped write a chapter for Project 2025, the conservative policy blueprint, that recommended a radical restructuring of the central bank. https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/kevin-warsh-fed-advisers-b734311a Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:24:00 GMT Nick Timiraos Al Drago/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0003627891 The case for raising the Bank of England’s key interest rate grows stronger the longer the conflict in the Middle East continues, and action may be needed within the next few weeks, a member of the Monetary Policy Committee said Tuesday The case for raising rates, which were left unchanged in April, grows stronger the longer the conflict in the Middle East continues, said Megan Greene. https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/boes-greene-says-case-for-rise-in-key-interest-rate-is-growing-e0e27606 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:18:00 GMT Paul Hannon Betty Laura Zapata/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0003625680 Some 51% of U.S. adults feel financially “conflicted,” experiencing both stability and uncertainty, according to a new survey In a poll, more than half of respondents consider themselves financially “conflicted.” https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/americans-financially-conflicted-poll-2e699250 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Dalvin Brown Oyin Adedoyin Richard B. Levine/Levine Roberts/ZUMA Press WP-WSJ-0003604346 Stocks are partying like it’s 1999, but Americans haven’t felt this bad in 70 years Stocks are partying like it’s 1999, but Americans haven’t been this gloomy in 70 years. https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/stock-market-consumer-sentiment-af088e87 Sun, 24 May 2026 01:00:00 GMT Justin Lahart Lev Radin/ZUMA Press WP-WSJ-0003602696 Consumer Sentiment Drops to New Low, University of Michigan Survey Finds Higher gasoline prices and the tense standoff in the Middle East helped push consumer sentiment to a new all-time low in May, with rising anxiety about future inflation, according to the University of Michigan’s monthly survey. https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/consumer-sentiment-drops-to-new-low-university-of-michigan-survey-finds-39066dfd Fri, 22 May 2026 14:22:00 GMT Matt Grossman Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0003598618 Markets have gotten used to dismissing consumers’ fears about the economy like a tantrum. They should listen more carefully this time around. Read more in WSJ Markets A.M.: Plus, what was behind a viral Swatch collaboration and how Iran used Binance to fund its regime https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/people-hate-the-idea-of-losing-their-job-even-more-than-high-gas-prices-f25e3a49 Fri, 22 May 2026 10:19:00 GMT Telis Demos Matthew Hatcher/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0003584304 A wartime surge in energy prices is slamming consumers while boosting investors, widening a divide in the U.S. economy A wartime price surge is slamming consumers while boosting investors. https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/the-oil-shock-is-causing-a-45-billion-rupture-in-the-economy-938e13c0 Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT David Uberti Jenny Kane/Associated Press WP-WSJ-0003630162 The U.S. has proposed tariffs of at least 10% on many trading partners following an investigation into goods allegedly produced by forced labor The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said products of Canada, Mexico, Taiwan, the EU and the U.K., among other countries, would face a 10% duty. https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/u-s-proposes-at-least-10-tariffs-on-trading-partners-after-probe-into-forced-labor-511511f5 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:34:00 GMT Kim Mackrael Kimberley Kao Mario Tama/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003627080 Swiss Watch Exports Tumbled in April as U.S. Tariff Volatility Persists Total exports in April were around 17% down compared with a year prior due to a pronounced decline in U.S.-bound shipments. https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/swiss-watch-exports-tumbled-in-april-as-u-s-tariff-volatility-persists-80ed2669 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:09:00 GMT Andrea Figueras Fabrice Coffrini/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003623215 Chips, AI Keep South Korea’s Export Engine Firing on All Cylinders South Korea’s exports grew at the fastest pace in more than four decades in May, as artificial intelligence-driven demand for chips pushed the value of shipments to a record. https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/chips-ai-keep-south-koreas-export-engine-firing-on-all-cylinders-ada32a96 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 02:23:00 GMT Kwanwoo Jun anthony wallace/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003616061 Canada 1Q Current Account Deficit Widens Canada’s current-account shortfall widened in the first quarter as the country’s direct investment income surplus shrank. https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/canada-1q-current-account-deficit-widens-967526c4 Thu, 28 May 2026 13:29:00 GMT Robb M. Stewart geoff robins/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003607232 Mexico registered a $4.52 billion trade surplus in April with exports and imports rising sharply from the year-earlier month Exports of manufactured goods increased by 34% to $65.69 billion, mining exports rose 71% to $2.08 billion, and agricultural exports edged up 0.1% to $2.23 billion. https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/mexico-posts-4-52-billion-april-trade-surplus-f4531980 Mon, 25 May 2026 12:45:00 GMT Anthony Harrup guillermo arias/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003630920 ADP Says Private-Sector Hiring Stayed Strong Last Month Private companies added a net 122,000 jobs in May, ADP said, compared with 105,000 additions in April and economists expectations of 110,000 new jobs. https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/adp-says-private-sector-hiring-stayed-strong-last-month-d564e465 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:47:00 GMT Matt Grossman olivier douliery/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003627623 U.S. Job Openings Increased While Hiring Fell in April U.S. job openings increased to 7.6 million in April, from 6.9 million in March. Meanwhile, the hiring rate worsened to 3.2% in April from 3.5% in March, with about 5.1 million Americans landing new jobs in April. https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/u-s-job-openings-increased-while-hiring-fell-in-april-e786e3eb Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:43:00 GMT Jessica Coacci patrick t. fallon/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003616006 U.S. Jobless Claims Rose Last Week U.S. jobless claims rose last week, a sign the labor market remains tentative amid economic uncertainty from the war in Iran. https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/u-s-jobless-claims-rose-last-week-5e4b14e1 Thu, 28 May 2026 14:23:00 GMT Patrick Sheridan olivier douliery/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003600305 This spring’s college grads are heading into a tough job market. For anyone without a bachelor’s degree, it’s even tougher Employment prospects are even worse for those with just a high-school diploma or an associate degree. https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/young-college-graduate-job-market-dd0f8d6e Fri, 22 May 2026 15:45:00 GMT Justin Lahart Uncredited WP-WSJ-0003598964 U.S Jobless Claims Fell Last Week U.S. jobless claims fell last week, another sign the labor market remains stable despite economic uncertainty from the war in Iran. https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/u-s-jobless-claims-fell-last-week-bff5a798 Thu, 21 May 2026 12:51:00 GMT Jessica Coacci Allison Joyce/Bloomberg News