Will the Fed cut rates today? See 5 economic charts that may determine its decision.

With the U.S. economy facing headwinds, the Federal Reserve faces pressure to trim interest rates this week for the first time since December 2024. Read More

Takeaways: If you’re confused about what’s next for the US economy, so is the Fed

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday lowered interest rates for the first time since December to support America’s faltering labor market. However, the economy’s path forward looks murky, according to the ... Read More

The Fed’s Own Economists Disagree Where the Economy Is Heading

The median forecast among the central bankers puts the fed funds rate at 3.6 percent by year-end, though projections span from 2.9 percent to 4.4 percent. Powell, asked whether the historic downward ... Read More

Trump’s new Fed pick says growth slowed ‘in part’ by trade uncertainty

Stephen Miran, President Trump’s newly confirmed pick to the Federal Reserve board, said on Friday that uncertainty around U.S. trade policies was partly responsible for slow economic growth ... Read More

The Fed As A Source Of Economic Growth Is A Monstrous Delusion

Government intervention or central planning that never works during the good times hardly takes on growth-oriented virtue during the supposedly bad. Read More

The Fed faces economic uncertainty and political pressure as it decides whether to cut rates

In a sign of how unusual this week’s Federal Reserve meeting is, the decision it will make on interest rates — usually the main event — is just one of the key unknowns to ... Read More

JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon Says Economy Is 'Weakening' as Execs Sound Off Ahead of Fed Meeting

CEOs of the Big Banks had a lot to say this week after a pair of Bureau of Labor Statistics reports showed inflation is up and the economy added fewer jobs than expected. Read More

Moody’s Chief Economist Says the U.S. Is ‘on the Precipice’ of a Recession

The biggest litmus test for the state of the economy is coming this Friday, says Mark Zandi. The markets are at or near all-time highs these days, but the bears are still roaming Wall Street. And few ... Read More