US Economy News Today: Federal Reserve Officials Downplay Rate Cut Expectations

Federal Reserve speakers will continue to parse incoming data in public speaking engagements and the Fed's turn toward "higher-for-longer" interest rates put more pressure on the housing market. Read More

US Economy News Today: Will the Federal Reserve Still Cut Rates Three Times This Year?

She is the Economics Editor for news at Investopedia ... data will complete the picture of an economy that may still be running hot, while Federal Reserve speakers including Chair Jerome Powell ... Read More

Global economy is growing but may be headed for trouble, IMF says

The IMF’s new forecast calls for global growth of 3.2 percent this year and next, virtually unchanged from its January assessment while warning of trouble ahead. Read More

Federal Reserve Chair Powell on the Economy

2024-04-03T16:32:44-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org ... Read More

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

Ever since the Federal Reserve ... economy needs now is more stimulus from lower rates. “If the data is too strong, then why are we cutting?” asked Torsten Slok, chief economist at Apollo ... Read More

This week: economic growth, unemployment, inflation update

Economists expect growth slowed to just 2% in the first quarter of 2024, down from 3.4% in the final quarter of 2023 and 4.9% in the third quarter. Consumers are still spending, which is a key driver ... Read More

Charting the Global Economy: US Inflation Cools; Japanese Yen Stays Weak

(Bloomberg) -- A key measure of underlying US inflation favored by the Federal Reserve cooled ... on Bloomberg this week on the latest developments in the global economy, geopolitics and markets: ... Read More

Federal Reserve: Heat isn't just a killer, it's a drag on Phoenix economy and it will get worse

The economy of metro Phoenix is solid at the ... “We’re paying particular attention to this issue,” wrote officials at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco in a new blog report. Read More

Economic Letter

With inflation still above the Federal Reserve’s 2% objective, there is renewed interest in understanding how quickly federal funds rate hikes typically affect inflation. Beyond monetary policy’s well ... Read More

Key Inflation Gauge Rises in Line With Forecast

An inflation measure closely followed by the Federal Reserve rose 0.3% in February ... federal funds policy rate this year.” The U.S. economy performed better than expected with the latest ... Read More

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

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ever since the Federal Reserve signaled last fall that it ... But now, with the U.S. economy showing surprising vigor, a different question has arisen: Will the central bank ... Read More