Powell says slowing labor market prompted rate cut, sees ‘challenging situation’ ahead
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference, following the issuance of the Federal Open…
Key US Inflation Metric to Ease as Focus Shifts to Jobs Market
A shopper at a clothing store in downtown Detroit, Michigan. (Bloomberg) — The Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of…
Is the job market as balanced as it seems?
231,000 people nationwide filed first-time claims for unemployment last week. That’s about average these days. According to the most…
Stock market records, Fed rate cut, trades, and new iPhones
The stock market reached records again this week, propelled by the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates…
Nikkei 225, Kospi, Bank of Japan
People crossing the street in Shibuya, Tokyo. Maydays | Moment | Getty Images Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index…
Stock market today: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Sept. 17, 2025…
‘The supply of workers has obviously come way down’
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tied the nation’s cooling job market directly to President Donald Trump’s restrictive immigration…
Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for first time this year, sees 2 more cuts in 2025
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point on Wednesday — its first reduction of…
As U.S. jobs disappear, the Federal Reserve returns to rate cuts
It’s getting harder to find work in the United States. U.S. businesses added just 22,000 jobs from July…
Jim Cramer’s top 10 things to watch in the stock market Wednesday
My top 10 things to watch Wednesday, Sept. 17 1. It’s Fed day. The central bank is widely…
Markets Gear Up for Series of Fed Cuts With Bullish Bets at Risk
Traders work on the floor of the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)…
The Fed ‘desperately’ wants to avoid a recession because it doesn’t want to get blamed: Zandi
The Federal Reserve may have more at stake than economic growth as policymakers prepare to meet on rates…