19 April 2024
Economic Data and Comments from Federal Reserve Officials
Economic data and comments from Federal Reserve officials indicated that the US central bank is unlikely to cut interest rates in the near future. Economic data showed that the labor market remains resilient, as weekly jobless claims were unchanged from the previous week at 212,000 while the Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index (Apr.) rose to its highest level in two years, with a reading of 15.5 which was much higher than the estimate of 1.5 and 3.2 in the previous period.