US December jobless rate likely at 4.6%, Chicago Fed says

The U.S. unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.6% in December, the Chicago Federal Reserve estimated on Thursday, a figure ...

Fed meeting minutes reveal deep splits on December rate cut decision

At their December 9-10 meeting, Fed officials agreed to cut their key interest rate by a quarter point for the third time ...

I Expect A New Trillion-Dollar QE From The Fed In 2026

As a result, the U.S. economy and financial system cannot grow as before. 2026 will be an important year when liquidity and ...

Majority of Fed banks voted against December change to discount rate

Directors at two-thirds of the Federal Reserve's regional banks voted to leave the interest rate charged to commercial banks ...

Wall Street's Ticking Time Bomb in 2026 Isn't Tariffs -- It's the Fed

The nation's central bank made dubious history over the last three months -- and it's a potentially ominous warning for the ...

Tests of Fed’s Independence Intensify as Trump Seeks to Reshape Institution

The central bank faces two major hurdles early on in 2026 that will determine the extent to which it operates free of ...

Murky US jobs data risk deepening historic Fed divisions

The clearest snapshot of the U.S. labor market will be released on Friday, but December's employment report likely won't ...

The Fed is facing these 5 powerful forces now boosting the economy and markets

By the fourth quarter of 2025, businesses generated productivity gains and the economy was seeing solid growth. So 2026 opens ...