Economy News Fed S Confidence In Economy Mixed On Latest Inflation Data

Chicago Fed president on the economy’s mixed signals

Inflation is showing fresh signs of cooling, ticking up 2.7% year-over-year, lower than many economists had expected. It follows the release of a delayed jobs report that showed weak growth and the ... Read More

Fed's Goolsbee in Fox Business interview welcomes latest inflation data, says more rate cuts may loom

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said on Thursday “there’s a lot to like” in the latest consumer price index data, and if it can be sustained, it will help open the door for ... Read More

New Jobs, Inflation Data Could Provide Some Guide to Where the Economy Is Headed

Data on employment and consumer prices for November will offer some recent insight into the state of the economy. Read More

US economy flashes warning signs in new data, some analysts say

The jobs report on Tuesday "paints a sobering picture of a job market that may officially be turning frigid after a prolonged cooling period," Laura Ullrich, director of economic research in North ... Read More

U.S. Inflation Slowed to 2.7% in November as Shutdown Distorts Data

Data collection issues skewed the latest Consumer Price Index report, economists warned, clouding the picture for the Federal Reserve as it also grapples with a cooling labor market. Read More

Fed meeting December: Federal Reserve expected to cut rates today - here's how it will impact the US economy in 2026

As the Federal Reserve prepares for its December meeting, a significant interest rate cut is anticipated, impacting the US economy in 2026. Explore how these changes might unfold amidst mixed economic ... Read More

Rate cut odds jump after inflation comes in below expectations

Inflation cooled more than economists expected in November, instantly reshaping how traders, borrowers, and policymakers are thinking about the next move from the Federal Reserve. With price pressures ... Read More

'Stale' September jobs data is mixed news for a divided Fed

(Reuters) -The U.S. economy added more jobs than expected in September, but a rise in the unemployment rate and downward revisions to prior months still presented an ambiguous picture for Federal ... Read More

Holiday Trading, Inflation Data and Other Key Things to Watch this Week

Markets enter the final full week of 2025 with a significantly abbreviated trading schedule as the Christmas holiday brings early closures and reduced participation that will likely result in light ... Read More

Is the Federal Reserve likely to cut interest rates in December? Here's what economists say.

Just a few weeks ago, a December interest rate cut was viewed as practically a done deal by many economists. Now, with fresh government data showing solid U.S. job growth in September, many ... Read More

Inflation, government shutdown reduces confidence for another Fed rate cut

The last thing the American economy needed was another dose of uncertainty, but that’s exactly what it got last week as traders and economists pulled back expectations that Federal Reserve officials ... Read More