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 ...
Trump Has De-Risked TLT: Everything Is Not What It Seems
Yield curve control and stablecoin adoption could lower long-term rates, mitigating inflation risks and making TLT a more attractive hold. Learn more on TLT here.
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.
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'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 ...
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Does Monetary Policy Tightening Reduce Inflation?
Recent research has identified periods when the Federal Reserve intentionally acted to slow inflation when it exceeded ...
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Moore announces tax increases for the wealthy to close budget gap
Wes Moore (D) on Tuesday announced a plan to raise income tax rates for the state’s wealthiest ... the state’s child-care tax subsidy, with federal pandemic aid that arrived in previous ...
What's next for US interest rates?
The Fed uses interest rates "like a gas pedal and a brake pedal," Forbes said. Lowering rates stimulates the economy; raising ...
The Fed Holds Rates Steady. Here’s How to Use That to Your Advantage
Hint: You might want to pay down your debts more aggressively.