June 2, 2025

Fed Chair Jerome Powell to Officially Resign

President Donald Trump on Thursday met with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for the first time in his second term, scolding him for not lowering borrowing costs. Powell maintained that […]

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April 21, 2025

Confidence in the U.S. will be shaken if Trump seeks to remove Powell as Fed chair

Inflation, recession and stagflation won’t be the only driving forces behind investment decisions if President Donald Trump attempts to remove Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell from his perch atop the central bank before he […]

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December 20, 2023

Fed may have to start cutting rates earlier ‘not to upend market expectations’ – Citi

Citi economists took note of several Federal Reserve speakers commenting that the market has overreacted to recent Fed communications, which delivered a massive rally in stocks and bonds. Despite the […]

December 16, 2023

Gold rises as Fed hints of monetary easing

Economy News – Follow-up Gold prices fell when trading was settled on Friday, but posted weekly gains, amid expectations from the U.S. Federal Reserve that interest rate will cut next […]

December 14, 2023

Analysts react to dovish Fed as S&P 500 breaks 4700, 10-year yield falls below 4%

The S&P 500 Index gained 1.4% on Wednesday following the Federal Reserve’s more dovish than expected commentary on monetary policy. The median dot is now implying three rate cuts in 2024, compared […]

December 14, 2023

Fed holds rates and eyes 2024 cuts, stocks and bonds jump – what’s moving markets

The Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged following its final two-day policy meeting of 2023. However, officials hinted that they may start to roll out cuts next year, fueling a […]

December 14, 2023

Fed keeps rates steady, but sees more rate cuts for 2024

The Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady on Wednesday for the third straight meeting, and signaled deeper cuts for next year as inflation is expected to cool faster than initially […]

December 14, 2023

US Fed Agrees to Meet Central Iraqi Demands of 2024 Cash Shipments

Mubasher: The Central Bank of Iraq delegation has completed its meetings with the US Federal Reserve delegation and the US Treasury Department in Dubai. UAE 44th National Day – Union […]

Economist’s Thoughts on the Fed

December 13, 2023

The FED is Dead: Their Only Tool is Narrative with George Robertson WTFinance: 12-13-2023 On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming on George Robertson […]

Economist Views

December 12, 2023

Stock Market Today: Dow ends higher as inflation cools again; Fed decision eyed

The Dow closed higher Tuesday, led by tech as an ongoing slowdown in inflation kept hopes for an early rate cut next year alive just as the Federal Reserve readies […]

December 11, 2023

Stocks mixed on Wall Street as attention turns to upcoming Fed meeting

U.S. stock were mixed in early trading on Monday, as investors prepared for the Federal Reserve’s final two-day policy meeting this year. By 09:47 ET (14:47 GMT), the benchmark S&P […]

November 10, 2023

Powell revives hike fears, says Fed not confident rates sufficiently restrictive

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Thursday the Fed wasn’t confident yet they had reached a sufficiently restrictive level on monetary policy to bring inflation down to target, suggesting further […]

November 8, 2023

Fed speak ahead, Disney to report – what’s moving markets

U.S. futures hovered around the flatline on Wednesday, with comments from Federal Reserve officials tempering some investor optimism that has supported a prolonged rally on Wall Street. Markets will be […]

November 6, 2023

Dow Jones, Nasdaq, S&P 500 weekly preview: Fed sparks a massive rally

Stocks surged aggressively last week as investor bets rose that rates have peaked in the aftermath of the FOMC’s decision to leave rates unchanged. Moreover, the labor market data cooled, […]

November 2, 2023

Futures higher after Fed decision, Apple earnings ahead – what’s moving markets

U.S. futures point into the green, as markets examined statements from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell following the central bank’s decision to keep interest rates steady for a second straight […]

November 2, 2023

U.S. stocks jump after the Fed held rates steady; Treasury yields fall

U.S. stocks were rising and Treasury yields were falling as investors bet that the Federal Reserve is done raising interest rates after holding the benchmark rate steady for the second […]

November 1, 2023

Fed set to hold rates steady despite US economy’s bullish tone

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Throughout its two-year battle with inflation, the Federal Reserve has tried to squeeze consumers hard enough through higher interest rates that they stop spending, […]

November 1, 2023

Wall St gains as yields slip in run-up to Fed decision

By Amruta Khandekar and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -Wall Street climbed on Wednesday with investors optimistic about the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates unchanged later in the day, while a pullback […]

October 31, 2023

Wall St wavers ahead of Fed decision; investors assess earnings

By Amruta Khandekar and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -Wall Street’s main indexes struggled for direction on Tuesday as investors awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting while assessing […]

October 31, 2023

Wall St wavers ahead of Fed decision; investors assess earnings

By Amruta Khandekar and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -Wall Street’s main indexes struggled for direction on Tuesday as investors awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting while assessing […]

October 30, 2023

Dow Jones, Nasdaq, S&P 500 weekly preview: Fed, Apple and NFP in spotlight

The bears had a relatively easy time last week as high yields, ongoing geopolitical risks, strong economic data, and, most importantly, disappointing earnings all worked in their favor. “Healthy earnings […]

October 30, 2023

Dow Jones, Nasdaq, S&P 500 weekly preview: Fed, Apple and NFP in spotlight

The bears had a relatively easy time last week as high yields, ongoing geopolitical risks, strong economic data, and, most importantly, disappointing earnings all worked in their favor. “Healthy earnings […]

October 30, 2023

U.S. stocks rise ahead of Fed meeting, jobs report, Apple earnings

U.S. stocks are rising as investors await a week that includes the Federal Reserve’s latest decision on interest rates, the jobs report for October, and earnings from Apple. At 11:07 […]

October 2, 2023

Nasdaq rises on boost from growth stocks; Fed comments in focus

By Shubham Batra and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) – The Nasdaq rose on Monday, boosted by gains in growth stocks as investors awaited commentary from more Federal Reserve officials and economic […]

September 24, 2023

Even the Fed is cutting jobs — for the first time in more than a decade

New YorkCNN — Even as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reassures the public about the state of the US economy, the organization is quietly laying off workers at its own doorstep. The Federal […]

September 21, 2023

US stocks slide, Treasury yields spike on hawkish Fed outlook

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street tumbled on Thursday, with investor risk appetite dampened by worries that the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy will remain restrictive for longer. […]

September 21, 2023

U.S. futures fall, dollar soars after Fed, BOE decision – what’s moving markets

U.S. stocks seen lower, while the dollar soars and U.S. bond yields head higher after the Federal Reserve suggested interest rates will stay higher for longer in the wake of […]

September 21, 2023

What’s next for stocks as Fed fully embraces ‘higher for longer’ mantra

As widely expected, the Fed’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to maintain its benchmark rate within a range of 5.25% to 5.5% on Wednesday. The central bank also did not rule […]

September 20, 2023

Fed chief Jerome Powell gives rate outlook, details ‘soft landing’ chances

The Federal Reserve held off on a rate hike at its September meeting. Since March 2022, the central bank has raised its benchmark borrowing rate 11 times. Consumers have been […]

US News

September 20, 2023

S&P 500 inches higher after Fed leaves rates unchanged as expected: Live updates

The S&P 500 was little changed on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it would leave interest rates unchanged but indicated another hike on the horizon. The broad index slid just 0.1%, […]