US Economy News Today: Federal Reserve's Path Forward May Get Murkier

Welcome to Investopedia's economics live blog, where we explain what the day's news says about the state of the U.S. economy and how that's likely to ... on what to do next. Fed Chair Jerome ... Read More

Forbes Daily: Has The Economy Reached The Fed’s ‘Goldilocks’ Goal?

It’s 2024, and the economy remains in limbo. Still, some clarity is coming into view on a few big questions: Will the Fed ... for job seekers who’ve been looking for a long time,” says ... Read More

Fed: Inflation Path to Be ‘Somewhat Uneven’

When the Federal Reserve met last month to consider interest rates, officials noted the economy ... Fed officials are not yet confident that inflation is on a straight path back to the central ... Read More

To fight inflation, we should look for ways beyond the Fed’s policies

The obvious problem is that almost total reliance on the Fed to defeat inflation by slowing the economy will not work in sectors where price-fixing and structural issues are its principal causes. Read More

How far will mortgage rates fall when the Fed cuts rates? Here's what experts say

While more stable over the past nine months, the economy ... Fed Funds futures contracts have three rate cuts built in starting in the second half of this year," he says. If Fed rate cuts do ... Read More

When will Fed cut rates? As US economy flexes its muscles, maybe later or not at all

Friday's blockbuster jobs report for March reinforced the notion that the economy is managing ... that the Fed might not cut at all this year. “If we continue to see strong job growth," Kashkari ... Read More

Powell misreads what’s powering U.S. economy, former Fed official says

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is misreading a source of strength for the U.S. economy, a former top Fed official said Thursday. Powell argued in a talk on Wednesday that the reason why ... Read More

Oppenheimer raises S&P 500 target to 5,500: Here's why

Oppenheimer ... fed funds rate from zero — a band of 0.0 to 0.25% to a band of 5.25% to 5.5% within two years — and have not pushed the economy into a recession," Stoltzfus explains. "It's ... Read More

It's The Economy, Stupid

Souring US and European trade relations cast another dark cloud over the US and world economies in the run up to the US presidential election. Click to read. Read More

What’s Wrong With the Economy? It’s You, Not the Data

The U.S. economy—by many measures—is doing great. But many voters think otherwise. Here’s what the data say about why voters feel so bad about the economy and what it could mean for ... Read More

Maria Bartiromo: New jobs report 'good news' for economy, 'bad news' for Fed

Cicada Map Shows States Where Trillions of Bugs Will Emerge 'The Rock' explains why he's not endorsing Biden this time, how he feels about 'woke culture' Say Goodbye To Popcorn Ceilings Without ... Read More

Though U.S. economy shows signs of strength, poll shows third of Americans rate it as poor

Related U.S. economy ... say Fed Chair Jerome Powell said in March that economic activity has been expanding at a strong pace and was sustainable and solid. Unemployment has stayed below 4% and ... Read More