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

U.S. says inflation slowed last month but data may be distorted and Americans aren’t feeling it

Year-over-year inflation remains well above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, and Americans are complaining loudly about the high cost of living. Read More

Live Updates: Inflation Unexpectedly Slowed to 2.7% in November

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

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

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

Wall Street hangs near its records following mixed data on the economy

The U.S. stock market is drifting following mixed data on the economy’s strength. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged Tuesday and remains a bit below its all-time high set last week. Read More

New Jobs Data Fails to Resolve Federal Reserve's Ongoing Rate Cut Debate

Fed officials have been divided about whether to boost the job market by further lowering interest rates, and a surprise uptick in the unemployment rate Tuesday wasn't enough to resolve the debate. Read More

Fed's Miran: Current inflation not reflective of supply and demand in the economy

Current above-target inflation does not reflect underlying supply and demand dynamics that are generating price increases much closer to the central bank's 2% target, Federal Reserve Governor Stephen ... Read More

Trump Faces Deluge of Economic Updates This Week

A host of economic data is due for release over the next few days, giving policymakers, analysts and investors an overdue picture of Donald Trump’s economy after the government shutdown delayed a ... 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

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

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