Is the Labor Market Too Strong for Rate Cuts?
The jobs report comes in light but still healthy … how Mexican/Canadian tariffs could affect your portfolio … a leg down in ...
US jobs report: Employers add 143,000 jobs in January as unemployment rate sits at 4%
Employers added 143,000 jobs in January amid LA wildfires, cold weather and uncertainty over President Trump's trade and ...
States absorb big increases in Medicaid for sicker-than-expected enrollees after COVID-19 pandemic
States are absorbing substantial increases in health care costs for the poor, as they realize that the people remaining on ...
Trump, and home buyers, could get their wish for lower mortgage rates - if markets cooperate
Lower mortgage rates could help thaw out a frozen housing market. A decrease in rates on home loans could jumpstart home-buying and refinance activity. Trump campaigned on promises to lower mortgage ...
January jobs report: Economy at full employment. Wage pressure picks up.
Economists had been expecting an overall healthy reading, with 169,000 net new jobs created in the month and the unemployment ...
Why the Job Market Is Giving the Fed Cover to Extend a Pause on Rate Cuts
The central bank is grappling with how quickly to lower interest rates after pausing cuts last month.
Fed’s Goolsbee Sees Uncertainty Driving Shallower Rate-Cut Path
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said that while fiscal policy uncertainty may lead to fewer rate cuts, he still sees some reductions over the next 18 months.
Morgan Stanley revises Fed rate cut forecast amid tariff uncertainty
Morgan Stanley joined Barclays and Macquarie in forecasting a single 25 basis point interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal ...
Fed Vice Chair Jefferson advocates remaining cautious on rates as policy drama unfolds
Jefferson echoed recent statements from other officials that it’s in the Fed’s best interest to move slowly as it evaluates ...
Fed's Jefferson: Rates likely to fall over medium term
The Federal Reserve can continue cutting interest rates at least "over the medium term," Fed Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said ...
Fed Official Pushes Back on Pre-emptive Policy Moves
Mary C. Daly, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, said the central bank needed to assess the “scope, ...
Will Tariffs Keep the Federal Reserve From Cutting Interest Rates This Year?
Like everyone else, Federal Reserve officials are watching and waiting to see what tariffs Donald Trump will impose and how they will affect the economy.