Hiring slows in US as employers navigate in growing uncertainty
WASHINGTON (AP) — The American job market, a pillar of U.S. economic strength since the pandemic, is crumbling…
Payrolls rose 22,000 in August in further sign of hiring slowdown
Job creation sputtered in August, adding to recent signs of labor market weakening and likely keeping the Federal…
Trump’s Fed pick says he’d keep White House job if confirmed by Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Miran, President Donald Trump’s pick to join the Federal Reserve Board, said Thursday that…
Average rate on a 30-year mortgage drops to 6.5%, the lowest since last October
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell again this week, extending a recent trend that should…
Trump sees ‘catastrophe’ unless justices say his tariffs are legal
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is seeking a swift and definitive decision on tariffs from the Supreme…
Waller, in the running for chair, says Fed should cut in September
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller speaks during The Clearing House Annual Conference in New York City on Nov.…
Stoxx 600, FTSE, DAX, data
LONDON — European stocks are expected to start the new trading week broadly higher on Monday. The U.K.’s…
‘Recession Specials’ Are Making a Comeback
Echoing promotional tactics employed during the Great Recession from 2007-2009, a number of companies have brought back recession-focused…
Fed independence ‘hangs by a thread.’ What that might mean
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s attempt to fire a member of the Federal Reserve’s governing board has raised alarms among economists…
What it could mean for the Fed to lose its independence
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire a member of the Federal Reserve’s governing board has…
Lisa Cook standing up for the Federal Reserve is a ploy to turn a blind eye from her mortgage scandal
Fed Governor Lisa Cook is standing up to Donald Trump, suing to keep her job because she says…
US stocks pull back from their records
Wall Street closed out another winning month Friday, even as stocks gave back some of their recent gains,…