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

New Fed projections to reset economic outlook after volatile year

Federal Reserve officials will issue new economic projections, after a year that saw a hoped-for "soft landing" from inflation morph into renewed price pressures due to rising tariffs and the supply ... Read More

Inflation Worries Keep the Fed on Alert. Could This Mean No More Interest Rate Cuts Anytime Soon?

While the Fed predicts inflation will moderate in 2026, Chair Jerome Powell still sees price pressures rising early next year as tariffs continue to work their way through the economy. Read More

The Fed's favorite inflation indicator hit 2.8% in September, delayed data shows

Personal spending appears to have stalled in September, another economic warning sign for the Fed to consider as it weighs whether to cut interest rates. 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

Stock market news today, 12/5/25 – US stock futures inch higher ahead of key PCE inflation data

U.S. stock futures climbed early Friday as investors awaited the Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) price index data, the Fed’s preferred ... Read More

Here’s what the latest inflation and spending data reveals about the US economy

The figures show that consumer spending, the lifeblood of the US economy, was somewhat weak heading into the current quarter, which stretches from October through December. In September, employers ... 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

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

U.S. Stocks Rise as Cooler Inflation Boosts Hopes for Fed Rate Cut

U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday as a softer inflation reading strengthened expectations that the Federal Reserve could move forward with an interest-rate cut next week. The SP 500 climbed 0.2%, the ... 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

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

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. Nvidia, Tesla, Broadcom and ... Read More