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

Cooling Labor Market and Elevated Inflation Stoke Fed Divisions

Fed officials explained their opposition to the central bank’s decision this week to cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point. Read More

New Fed projections to reset economic outlook after volatile year

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials will issue new economic projections on Wednesday, an endpoint to a volatile year that saw a hoped-for "soft landing" from ... Read More

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

Fed meeting December​ 2025: The Federal Reserve is poised for another interest rate cut. Policymakers are divided on the move. Markets anticipate a 0.25% reduction. This follows two previous cuts this ... Read More

US Economic Outlook Weighs on Fed’s Decision to Adjust Interest Rates

White House Economic Adviser Kevin Hassett recently highlighted the possibility that the Federal Reserve (Fed) might reduce interest rates by 50 basis points th ... Read More

The Fed's favorite inflation indicator hit 2.8% in September

The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation, called the PCE index, showed that inflation had risen 2.8% in September from a year ago. Read More

The U.S. Economy Is Growing, but Faces Much Uncertainty

A quarterly review finds that the U.S. economy’s increasingly K-shaped nature is making American consumption patterns uneven and unpredictable. Despite continued growth, this and several other data ... Read More

How Wage Inflation Became the Fed’s Red Line

The 2021-2023 inflation surge saw sudden and persistent increases in prices for consumer goods, housing, and assets. Wage inflation also rose, but it ... Read More

Stocks push higher on economic confidence and expected Fed rate cuts

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up by +0.20%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is up by +0.37%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up by +0.47%. December E-mini S&P futures ... 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

US stock market surges as S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow jump ahead of critical Fed inflation report — Wall Street braces for rate-cut signals

US stock market jumped Friday as investors awaited the Fed-favored PCE inflation report. The S&P 500 rose 0.3%, Nasdaq added 0.4%, and the Dow gained 0.2%. Traders now see an 87% chance of a Fed rate ... Read More

US stock market today: Dow, S&P 500 up while Nasdaq falls as Fed rate cut hopes rise — Nvidia, Tesla, Broadcom gaining big

US stock market today: US stocks opened mixed today. The Dow hit 47,939.87. The S&P 500 inched to 6,853.95. The Nasdaq slipped to 23,498.96. Markets wait for a likely Fed rate cut with 89% odds. Read More

Asian markets mixed as traders eye US data ahead of Fed decision

Asian equities were mixed Monday with investors awaiting the release of key US data that could play a role in Federal Reserve deliberations ahead of an expected interest rate cut ... Read More