Economy News Us Economy Shows Signs Of Slowing As Fed Hikes Filter Through Bloomberg

US economy at risk of wobble as lower-income consumers get squeezed

The U.S. consumer's durability as a prop for the economy may be tested in coming weeks as family budgets, particularly among the less affluent, are stressed by rising healthcare costs, the potential ... Read More

Fed's Kashkari: Economy may not be slowing as much as we think

Kashkari sees more risk of labor market downturn than inflation surge Sees rate cuts as insurance against unlikely dire outcomes The longer government shutdown, the less confident in read on economy: ... Read More

Fed to Lower Rates as Economic Data Is Delayed

The Federal Reserve meets on Tuesday to consider lowering interest rates amid a dearth of government economic data due to the government shutdown. There was an inflation report last Friday, the ... Read More

Fed Cuts Rates Again As Inflation Stays High, Trump's Tariffs Strain Economy

The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates for the second time in six weeks as inflation remains high and the US labor market shows more signs of strain. The Fed announced the approval of a ... Read More

US Fed floats plan with smaller capital hikes for big banks, Bloomberg News reports

(Reuters) -The Federal Reserve has shown other U.S. regulators the outlines of a revised plan that would dramatically relax a Biden-era bank capital proposal for Wall Street's largest lenders, ... Read More

The U.S. economy is slowing — and the nation’s top economists don’t expect it to improve much over the next year

First came the post-pandemic surge in prices. Then came the fastest jump in interest rates in four decades. Now, Americans are contending with a global trade war and a slowing job market. After five ... Read More

Trump’s economy hasn’t blown up under tariffs like many experts predicted — even US inflation is steady. Is he really proving the naysayers wrong?

Both President Trump and his critics have described America’s ongoing trade war as a major overhaul of the global economy. However, we’re now several months into this volatile conflict and the impact ... Read More