The Fed's Economic 'Soft Landing' Just Got Bumpier

Several pieces of economic data Thursday complicated the Federal Reserve's plans to gradually lower interest rates in the coming months and bring the economy in for a "soft landing" rather than a ... Read More

JPMorgan Calls It: The U.S. Economy Has Made a Soft Landing

The bank reported better-than-expected third-quarter results, a sign that the economy is chugging along as the Fed lowers interest rates. Read More

The Fed is done cutting rates this year as the 'phantom recession' is finally dead, market vet says

The US recession many forecasters have been calling for isn't going to materialize anytime soon, according to market vet Ed Yardeni. Read More

What The Latest Fed Decision Means For Businesses And The Economy

The latest decision by the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates marks a significant turning point for the U.S. economy. Read More

Tale of the tape: How the Biden-Harris economy compares to Trump’s

A top obstacle to Democrats in the 2024 election is that voters are unhappy with the economic stewardship of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Read More

The bull market is 2 years old. Here's where Wall Street thinks stocks go next.

Wall Street strategists believe there could be further gains ahead for the S&P 500 as the bull market enters its third year. Read More

CPI for September: Inflation higher than expected. Fed rate cuts still seen as likely.

Somewhat higher core inflation and a strong September jobs report have raised questions among investors about whether the Fed will cut rates again next month. Social Security’s cost-of-living ... Read More

Wall St. Profits Surge Despite Questions About the Economy

JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and BlackRock reported strong quarterly results to kick off earnings season, but concerns linger about the strength of the consumer. Read More

Gold’s hitting new records again. Here’s what it means for the economy

Gold, traditionally perceived as a haven, has climbed roughly 30% this year, outperforming the benchmark S&P 500 index’s 20% gain. Read More

How to make the Fed rate cut work for you

The Federal Reserve announced ... on the health of the economy. “We’re not going back to the sub-3% mortgage rates of 2020 and 2021,” he said. Buy a home: Figuring out when to buy a home and what you ... Read More

US economy added a whopping 254,000 jobs last month

Economists project that the US added 140,000 jobs last month and that the unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%. Read More

What a mostly flat PPI can tell us about where the economy is

September's producer price index shows inflation up slightly and producer prices down slightly. But a "flat" index can still be interesting. Read More