Friday’s jobs report will likely determine the size of the Fed’s rate cut

The Federal Reserve is expected to shift gears this month on monetary policy and enact the first rate cut since the central bank started its inflation-fighting tightening cycle 30 months ago. Read More

Inflation remains cool, clearing way for Federal Reserve interest rate cut

"Inflation continues to slow and the latest data ... Fed will still hope the jobs report next week does nothing to pile on the pressure for a 50 basis point cut," Olu Sonola, head of U.S. economic ... Read More

The Week Ahead: Fed's Favorite Inflation Gauge on Tap

Below is a list of key market events scheduled for the upcoming week ... data and the S&P Case-Shiller home price index are slated for release on Tuesday, August 27. On Wednesday, August 28 ... Read More

Cooling jobs data might beat out inflation in forcing the Fed to deliver a big rate cut, Goldman Sachs CEO says

Most investors see a 25 basis point cut on the horizon, but Goldman's David Solomon says a bigger move could still be on the table if jobs data weakens. Read More

The latest jobs data provides a really confusing picture. Here are 4 things to know

There was both good news — and bad news — in the latest jobs report, providing an unclear picture as the Federal Reserve weighs how much to cut interest rates. Read More

PCE inflation in July report shows Fed's rate-cut path on track

The July PCE data isn't expected to affect the ... the September and December meetings this year. Fed chair Powell has signaled an increasing focus on labor market conditions as the impetus ... Read More

Fed Chair Powell says 'time has come' for shift toward interest rate cuts

"My confidence has grown that inflation is on a sustainable path ... jobs report that raised concern among some economists that the U.S. may be headed toward a recession. The Fed is guided by ... Read More

Stocks Open Higher, With Jobs Data, Fed Minutes on Tap

The S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite also rose 0.2%. The week has so far been light in terms of news related to the economy and the Fed ... least 500,000 fewer jobs than previously ... Read More

All Eyes on Fed Minutes, Jobs Data

In focus today are the minutes of the Federal Reserve's July policy meeting, which will be published at 2 p.m. ET. Investors will looking for confirmation that the central bank is minded to ... Read More

Fed leader, concerned about jobs downturn, tees up interest rate cuts

“But the inflation and labor market data show an evolving ... the highest since the Fed’s recordkeeping began in 2006. The overriding question with the economy is jobs, both for workers ... Read More

Inflation remains cool, clearing way for Fed interest rate cut

"Inflation continues to slow and the latest data ... Fed will still hope the jobs report next week does nothing to pile on the pressure for a 50 basis point cut," Olu Sonola, head of U.S. economic ... Read More

The Week Ahead: Fed's Favorite Inflation Gauge on Tap

Investors will have several earnings reports from the retail and tech sectors to unpack next week, in addition to the Federal Reserve's favorite inflation ... confidence data and the S&P Case ... Read More