What to Watch for at Today’s Fed Meeting on Interest Rates
The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged for the sixth straight meeting, and policymakers signaled concern that progress on inflation had stalled.
The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged for the sixth straight meeting, and policymakers signaled concern that progress on inflation had stalled.
March data showed a cooling labor market, but layoffs remain low. The overall trend is likely to be welcomed by Federal Reserve policymakers.
High rates usually pull down asset prices and hurt the housing market. Those channels are muted now, possibly making policy slower to work.
The Better Goods store brand will carry plant-based, gluten-free and higher-end food and could help the retailer attract more affluent shoppers.
Economists are divided over whether the growing amount of federal borrowing is fueling demand and driving up prices.
Economists are divided over whether the growing amount of federal borrowing is fueling demand and driving up prices.
Stubborn inflation has led traders to forecast far fewer rate cuts by the Federal Reserve than just a few months ago.
Gross domestic product, adjusted for inflation, increased at a 1.6 percent annual rate in the first three months of the year.
Tensions over economic ties are running high, threatening to disrupt a fragile cooperation between the U.S. and China.
Tensions over economic ties are running high, threatening to disrupt a fragile cooperation between the U.S. and China.