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Jay Powell argued this week that the Fed is not 'behind' as it starts rate cuts. His main task in the coming months is to ...

Despite these challenges, the latest report offers some optimism. The four-week average of claims, which smooths out weekly ...

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The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Friday and revised up its assessment on consumption, signaling its confidence ...

The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Friday and revised up its assessment on consumption, signalling its ...

Japanese inflation rose slightly in August, with prices up 2.8 percent year-on-year, official data showed Friday, hours ...

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve announced they would be reducing the federal interest rate by 0.5 points, which has not ...

Financial advisors say the rate cut proves the Fed thinks we’re at a point where we can safely lower interest rates to ...

The S&P 500 jumped 1.7% topped its last all-time high set in July. The Dow Jones Industrial Average leaped 522 points for an all-time high.

Mike Wood, the founder of mortgage lender Bailey & Wood Financial Group, talks Sept. 18, 2024, about the Fed's action.

Census numbers show Trumponomics wallops Biden-Kamalanomics. No matter how political the Fed chairman, Jay Powell, may be, ...