Traders keep bets on Fed rate cut in June after inflation data
Traders of futures contracts that settle to the Federal Reserve's policy rate maintained bets on Friday that the U.S. central ...
Trump Dials Back Fed-Bashing, Seeks a Different Kind of Rate Cut
As President Donald Trump lashes out at government agencies across Washington, one of his favorite first-term targets – the ...
The Fed’s Next Inflation Test Is Here. How It Will Guide Interest Rates.
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge cooled in January, if economists’ forecasts are right.The Bureau of Economic ...
Fed’s Harker Says Rates Restrictive Enough to Lower Inflation
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker said officials should allow their policy stance to continue to ...
Best Investments for the Pause in Fed Rate Cuts
Similarly, many investment professionals currently have their gaze fixed on the Federal Reserve to gauge the direction of the ...
Fed's Harker Expresses Support for Keeping Policy Rate on Hold
(Reuters) - Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Patrick Harker on Thursday expressed support for continuing to hold ...
Inflation Eased Slightly in January, Fed’s Preferred Gauge Showed
Thomas Ryan, an economist at Capital Economics, attributed the decline in part to “unseasonably severe winter weather,” but ...
‘CD rates will likely keep dipping.’ You can still snag CDs paying 4-5%, but for how much longer?
While the Federal Reserve slashed rates three times in 2024, they’ve kept rates steady so far this year — and some CDs are ...
Inflation Stayed Sticky in January, Fed’s Preferred Gauge Showed
The central bank wants to see further progress that price pressures are easing before it lowers interest rates again.
PCE inflation gauge matches expectations, offering relief to Fed
The latest reading of the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge showed prices rose on a monthly basis but dropped year ...
A Fed Takeover By Trump — Or Any Other President — Is A Scary Thought
Actions of the central bank can be mistaken. But long history shows that no matter the party, presidents often push for ...
Regional Fed bank sees negative growth rate in first quarter, first contraction in three years
The Atlanta Fed's GDPNow forecast for the first quarter was just revised to show a contraction at a 1.5% annual rate. This would be the first quarterly contraction in the economy since the first ...