The Stock Market Is Driving the Economy. How Long Will That Last?
Surging stock prices have fueled consumer spending, which has boosted economic growth. A market selloff could put a lid on ...
Trump may be his own worst enemy in his fight against the Fed
Trump said Powell and the Fed "failed to stop the problem they created with inflation" in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday ...
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Fed's favored inflation gauge accelerates further in December
The US Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure accelerated for a third month in a row in December, according to ...
PCE Report Shows Fed's Favorite Inflation Measure Accelerated In December
The Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation picked up in December, pushing the central bank's goal of a 2% annual rate farther into the distance.
The Fed Is Sitting on the Sidelines, but for How Long?
The relative calm in the markets may not survive upheaval in the A.I. sector and a deluge of disruptive Trump policies, our ...
The economy grew 2.3% in the fourth quarter. What it could mean for Fed rate cuts
The U.S. economy grew 2.3% in the fourth quarter as consumers again powered gains. Here's what the showing could mean for Fed ...
Bitcoin And Crypto Are Braced For A Huge Fed Price Shock
Bitcoin and crypto traders are braced for the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate decision after U.S. president Donald ...
The Federal Reserve ignored Trump’s interest rate demands — and he’s not taking it well
The Federal Reserve kicked off its second Trump era right where it left off: Doing exactly what it wanted to do, ignoring President Donald Trump’s demands that it lower rates.
Why are mortgage rates still so high? There’s something more important than Fed policy at work
The federal funds rate and mortgage interest rates are often expected to move together, but they haven’t lately. Here’s why.
Trump rails against the Fed after it left interest rates untouched
The meeting went as expected, with no changes to interest rates. But the S&P 500 broad index of large cap stocks declined on ...
Trump slams Fed after decision to hold interest rates steady
Policymakers left their benchmark rate unchanged amid signs that the economy is humming along, defying the president’s ...
Powell says bank reserves abundant, room to keep shrinking balance sheet
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told reporters that bank reserves appear to remain abundant, leaving room for the central bank to continue shrinking its balance sheet, a process widely known as ...