Stock Bubble Dread Grips Central Bankers in Washington
Central bankers, already uneasy about trade tensions and swelling public debt, will collectively confront a new worry in…
US Tariff Revenue Surge Is Clear, Officials Differ on Who Pays
I’m Laura Curtis, an economics editor in Los Angeles. Today we’re looking at the provenance of the swelling…
Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P Live Updates for September 22
Asian shares rose after a Wall Street rally, with Japanese shares advancing after concerns about the Bank of…
US Fed Inflation Metric to Ease as Focus Shifts to Jobs Market
The Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of underlying inflation likely grew at a slower pace last month, offering policymakers…
US Initial Jobless Claims Drop by Most in Almost Four Years
Initial applications for jobless benefits in the US dropped by the most in nearly four years, reversing an…
Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P Live Updates for September 18
US and European stock-index futures advanced, signaling renewed confidence after the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cut, even as questions…
Dollar (USD) Rises Most in Two Weeks as Fed Seen as Being Less Dovish
The dollar strengthened against all of its major peers as investors interpreted the Federal Reserve’s policy outlook as…
Fed Cuts Rates Quarter Point, Signals Labor Market Concerns
Federal Reserve officials lowered their benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point and penciled in two more…
Bond Traders Boost Bets on Half-Point Fed Rate Cuts by Year-End
Bond traders are stepping up options wagers that the Federal Reserve will deliver at least one half-point interest-rate…
Pressure Mounts on Powell in Tee-Up to GDP, Jobs Data: Eco Week
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and his colleagues will step into the central bank’s board room on Tuesday…
Can Trump Fire Powell? Markets Rattled by ‘Credit Threat’ on Fed Chair Job
Once again, President Donald Trump demonstrated his power to shake up global financial markets. This time, by returning…
Bessent Signals Powell Should Exit the Fed Board in May
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell should step down from the central…