Jobs Report Live Updates: Labor Market Expected to Be Strong
Less than six months ago, Federal Reserve officials were wringing their hands about the state of the labor market. No ...
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Trump’s Executive Orders Leave Imprint on the Fed
President Trump has so far restrained himself from trying to meddle with the Federal Reserve on matters related to monetary ...
Fed Official Pushes Back on Pre-emptive Policy Moves
Federal Reserve officials wrapped up their final meeting of 2024 with splits surfacing over how many more interest rate cuts ...
The Fed Is Sitting on the Sidelines, but for How Long?
The relative calm in the markets may not survive upheaval in the A.I. sector and a deluge of disruptive Trump ...
Inflation Ticked Up in December, Fed’s Preferred Measure Shows
The Federal Reserve wants to see more evidence that inflation is easing before resuming interest rate cuts. The latest data ...
Fed Meeting Live Updates: Interest Rates Remain Steady
The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, as the central bank turned cautious on further cuts amid a ...
The Fed Is About to Hit Pause on Rate Cuts. Here’s Why.
At the Federal Reserve’s final gathering of 2024, Chair Jerome H. Powell announced that the U.S. central bank was embarking ...
Big Banks Quit Climate Change Groups Ahead of Trump’s Term
As the second presidency of Donald J. Trump begins, America’s largest banks and asset managers have abandoned one of the ...
Ahead of Trump Presidency, the Fed Quits Global Climate Network
The Federal Reserve said on Friday that it had withdrawn from a network of global financial regulators focused on climate ...
What Scott Bessent, Trump’s Treasury Pick, Might Get Asked Today
A test for Trump’s cabinet pickFor businesses and markets, perhaps the most important of the hearings for the incoming Trump ...
CPI Rose in December, a Sign the Fed’s Inflation Fight Has Stalled
Consumer prices rose more quickly in December, the latest sign that the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation may have stalled.The ...
Banks Are Racking Up Wins Even Before Trump Is Back in White House
Banks are on a winning streak, one that’s poised to intensify as President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office.Biden-appointed regulators at ...
The Fed Is in No Rush to Cut Rates
When the Federal Reserve began lowering interest rates in September, inflation was cooling and the job market was showing some ...
U.S. Employers Add 256,000 Jobs in December
Employers stuck the landing in 2024, finishing the year with a bounce of hiring after a summer slowdown and an ...
Stocks and Bonds Fall After Strong Jobs Report Fuels Interest Rate Concerns
Stocks and bonds tumbled on Friday, as investors’ worries over the scale of government borrowing were amplified by signs of ...
Jobs Report Live Updates: U.S. Employers Add 256,000 Jobs in December
When the Federal Reserve began lowering interest rates in September, inflation was cooling and the job market was showing some ...
Rate-Cut Decision Was Narrow, Fed Minutes Show
Federal Reserve officials cut interest rates as expected last month. But minutes from their December meeting suggest that the decision ...
Fed’s Vice Chair to Step Down From Role as Top Bank Supervisor
Michael Barr will step down from his role as the Federal Reserve’s vice chair for supervision by Feb. 28, or ...
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