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US Fed meeting in focus: Will rate cut signals boost market sentiment?
Investor focus is on the upcoming FOMC meeting, with expectations of unchanged interest rates. Fed Chair Powell is likely to ...
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 ...
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 ...
Wall Street gains as investors eye US trade talks with China, Fed rate decision and earnings reports
Wall Street chugged mostly higher in premarket trading as Chinese and U.S. officials begin a second day of trade talks.
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.
Bessent, Warsh, Hassett are the leading contenders to get Fed chair job, CNBC survey finds
The CNBC Fed Survey found the leading contenders to succeed Jerome Powell as Fed Chair are Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, ...
In The Motley Fool's Latest Research, Core Inflation Is at 2.9% -- Here's Why Investors Should Pay Attention to This Important Number
Along with weakening employment data and uncertainty from new tariffs, the latest inflation number puts the Federal Reserve ...
Why labor market weaknesses loom large for Trump and the Fed
Warning signs percolating out of the private sector could undermine the case that the labor force’s resilience can continue ...
While the Fed kept its benchmark unchanged, here's what happened to consumer borrowing rates
Even while the Fed left its benchmark rate unchanged, many consumer rates have fluctuated over the first half of the year.