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.
Solid January Jobs Data Will Likely Keep Fed Interest Rate Cuts On Hold
The January jobs report revealed a drop in the unemployment rate to 4%, accompanied by payroll gains of 143,000. A Fed ...
Fed's rate cuts are off the table if tariffs come through, says KPMG's Diane Swonk
Diane Swonk, KPMG chief economist, and CNBC's Steve Liesman join 'The Exchange' to discuss Swonk's thoughts on the Federal ...
Traders now see just one Fed rate cut this year
Traders of short-term interest-rate futures on Friday now expect the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates just one time this ...
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 ...
Wall St ends higher as investors digest earnings, rate cut prospects
By Abigail Summerville and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -All three major stock indexes closed higher on Wednesday, rebounding ...
Fed interest-rate cuts might not come anytime soon, two top officials say
Two senior Federal Reserve officials said Monday that they are in no rush to cut interest rates further given the uncertainty ...
Trump Says Fed Made the Right Call Last Week to Pause Rate Cuts
US President Donald Trump said the Federal Reserve was right to pause its rate-cutting path in its decision last week, a ...
Why the labor market could be the only hope for another Fed rate cut
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appears confident in the US labor market. But that means any signs of a slowdown could ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants to bypass the Fed to lower interest rates
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a new plan in the fight to bring down historically high interest rates, and it’s got ...
Will Tariffs Keep the Federal Reserve From Cutting Interest Rates This Year?
Like everyone else, Federal Reserve officials are watching and waiting to see what tariffs Donald Trump will impose and how they will affect the economy.
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Chicago Fed president on what the new jobs report says about the economy
The new jobs report shows the pace of hiring slowed slightly in January with the economy adding 143,000 jobs. The report also ...