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Fed expected to keep rates unchanged as it sifts through mixed economic data

The U.S. central bank, to President Donald Trump's chagrin, will likely leave interest rates unchanged at a policy meeting ...

Treasury yields tick lower as investors look ahead to Fed's interest rate decision

U.S. Treasury yields were lower on Monday as investors anticipated the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision later this ...

Gold prices, the July Fed meeting and what investors should consider now

With gold prices high and a new Fed meeting slated for this week, here's what investors should be considering now.

Fed rates are going nowhere fast

Incoming U.S. inflation signals are offering the Federal Reserve little or no justification to resume interest rate cuts, and ...

Inflation accelerated in June as the Fed weighs the impact of tariffs in rate cut timing

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the consumer price index (CPI), a popular inflation gauge, increased in June to ...

Dow falls over 100 points ahead of Fed decision, inflation and jobs reports

The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded lower Monday afternoon, nearing the session low, as investors awaited Big Tech earnings, the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision, inflation and jobs ...

Ben Bernanke And Janet Yellen’s Inflation Mystification Ails The Fed

For background, contemplate a recent New York Times opinion piece by former Federal Reserve Chairs Ben Bernanke and Janet ...

Fed Staff Members Cite Tariffs and Inflation for Costly Renovations

A sprawling $2.5 billion project to renovate the central bank’s headquarters in Washington has become the focal point of ...

As Trump rails against Fed Chair Powell, here’s why Federal Reserve independence is essential

The Federal Reserve, established over a century ago, has managed its dual mandate admirably, economist Mark Zandi writes, by ...

After Scotland, Trump enters crucial trade week and eyes Fed's decision on rate cuts

President Donald Trump is expected to focus on global trade relationships as well as the Federal Reserve's upcoming decision ...