Jeffery Lacker

The euro worked its way towards $1.38 on Tuesday morning after Monday's data confirmed that the global economy was on the mend. The common currency traded at $1.3752 at 5:15 GMT on Tuesday as investors looked to strong data from China and the US as a sign of improvement. Related: #PreMarket...

Futures Lower Ahead of Non-Farm Payrolls, Lower EU Outlook U.S. equity futures traded lower in early pre-market trade ahead of the Non-Farm Payrolls report for April and following the EU Commission cutting its growth forecasts. Looking at Non-Farm Payrolls, economists surveyed by Bloomberg are...

U.S. equity futures rose slightly in early Friday trading as IMF Chief Christine Lagarde warned that the global financial system is just as weak as it was before Lehman Brothers failed in 2008. Speaking at the IMF conference in Tokyo, Lagarde also warned that central banks of industrialized nations...