Powell cuts rates in the dark in historic move, with no jobs data and Trump heckling from abroad
The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, a…
Gold Pares Gains as Powell Dampens Bet on December Rate Cut
(Bloomberg) — Gold pared gains after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell downplayed the likelihood of a December interest-rate…
Stock market today: Live updates
Futures-options traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange’s NYSE American in New York City,…
Powell says exactly what Wall Street wants to hear as Trump provokes soybean battle with China
Jerome Powell calmed the fraying nerves of investors yesterday as he set a more dovish tone than expected…
5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday
Traders watch as U.S. President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate for…
Stock Bubble Dread Grips Central Bankers in Washington
Kristalina Georgieva (Bloomberg) — Central bankers, already uneasy about trade tensions and swelling public debt, will collectively confront…
Stock market today: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE S&P 500 futures are up slightly…
Fed minutes: Most officials supported further rate cuts as worries about jobs rose
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most members of the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate setting committee supported further reductions to its key…
DC’s shutdown hasn’t stopped the stock market. Here’s what may
NEW YORK (AP) — If the U.S. government’s latest shutdown can’t stop the stock market, what can? Stock…
Treasury Secretary Bessent says GDP could take a hit from the government shutdown
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that U.S. economic growth could be hurt by the government shutdown. “This…
PCE inflation August 2025:
Core inflation was little changed in August, according to the Federal Reserve’s primary forecasting tool, likely keeping the…
New US tariffs hit pharmaceuticals, cabinets, furniture and trucks
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will put import taxes of 100% on pharmaceutical…