Wildfires, snow and holiday shopping. Here’s what likely influenced Friday’s jobs numbers
Trump, via the Elon Musk-spearheaded Department of Government Efficiency, is in the process of gutting some federal agencies. It remains to be seen how deep the job cuts will go, but those offered ...
Stock Futures Slip as Investors Wait on Jobs Data
U.S. stocks were edging lower on Friday, as investors waited on a monthly jobs number that could help determine if the Federal Reserve has any scope to cut interest rates this year. The Bureau of ...
Fed officials note abundance of uncertainty in Trump's policy moves
Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday pointed to the large policy uncertainty around tariffs and other issues arising from ...
Morgan Stanley revises Fed rate cut forecast amid tariff uncertainty
Morgan Stanley joined Barclays and Macquarie in forecasting a single 25 basis point interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal ...
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Does Monetary Policy Tightening Reduce Inflation?
Recent research has identified periods when the Federal Reserve intentionally acted to slow inflation when it exceeded ...
Donald Trump is just one of the Fed’s problems
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell faces four challenges at once, all of them daunting.
High Inflation Sows Debate About New Fed Playbook for Tariffs
Fresh tariffs amid high inflation are making the Fed’s job uniquely difficult and feeding uncertainty about what to expect ...
The Fed Holds Rates Steady. Here’s How to Use That to Your Advantage
Hint: You might want to pay down your debts more aggressively.
The Fed’s Preferred Inflation Measure Ticked Up Slightly in December
The central bank needs to see further progress on inflation or weakness in the labor market to resume interest rate cuts.
The Fed’s go-to inflation gauge heated up again
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge moved even higher in December, driven in part by rising food and energy prices. However, a closely watched measurement of underlying inflation trends ...
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.
Fed Stands Pat on Rates, Entering New Wait-and-See Phase
Fed Chair Jerome Powell says, “We do not need to be in a hurry to adjust our policy stance.” ...