The decision comes after the central bank trimmed rates three times starting in September 2024, which has pushed down the ...
January's consumer price index exceeded expectations, leading to diminished hopes for multiple Federal Reserve rate cuts.
Donald Trump has beckoned the Federal Reserve to slash the federal funds rate, evidently out of fear that current monetary policy will obstruct his imminent imposition of widespread tariffs. Jerome ...
Because the economy is doing well, the Fed can take its time to decide when and whether to lower interest rates.
Markets seem to be finding an "equilibrium" in a strong U.S. economy, after Treasury bond rates climbed Wednesday as traders adjusted to a hotter-than-forecast U.S. inflation report, according to ...
Data isn’t stacking up for a Fed rate cut, multiple regional presidents have hinted, as January’s CPI report makes for “uncomfortable” reading for Powell.
The consumer price index rose by 0.5% in January, meaning Americans are now paying 3% more on items than they were 12 months ...
Equities sold off after a hot reading on consumer price inflation pushed back rate cuts to autumn or year-end.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell signals no rush to cut interest rates as inflation stays above 2%. Markets expect rates to remain ...
The unemployment rate, which is derived from a separate survey, declined to 4% from 4.1% the prior month. Economists expected ...
In the most recent FOMC meeting, the Federal Reserve changed its statement to support a pause in the current interest rate-cutting ... labor over the last few years. As noted above, employment is ...
Tariffs help spur U.S. manufacturing by discouraging U.S. companies from importing goods made in countries with low ...