Robert Haworth

Fed makes headway in labor market and inflation objectives

While the market has been focused on weaker trends of global economic...

Labor market is bright point in economy

Consumer and government spending continue to be the primary supports for the...

Labor market improvements temper negative economic sentiments

Negative sentiment continued to plague markets since most economic data proved disappointing....

Recent data not predictive of 2016

For much of January, global markets worried about softer global economic growth....

Economic growth to remain slow but positive

Fears of financial crisis and contagion continue to be juxtaposed in markets,...

The consumer is the major driver of the U.S. economy

The labor market and consumer confidence remain bright spots for the U.S....

2016 begins weak but expected to stabilize

Soft global economic data and miscues by policymakers in China signaled lower...

Economic data mixed entering 2016

While U.S. gross domestic product was up 2% in the third quarter...

Post-FOMC meeting, investors are likely to focus on economic data

Post-FOMC meeting, investor attention is likely to focus on economic data, which...

Data points to softening U.S. economy

Recent data for the U.S. economy points to softening, including weaker purchasing...