Today: December 12, 2024
Today: December 12, 2024

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US consumer price increases accelerated last month with inflation pressures resilient

Consumer price increases accelerated last month, the latest sign that inflation’s steady decline over the past two years has stalled

US consumer price increases accelerated last month with inflation pressures resilient
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Soft landing? Not so fast: Inflation heated back up in October

Soft landing? Not so fast: Inflation heated back up in October

Soft landing? Not so fast: Inflation heated back up in October
Business|Economy|US

Number of Americans filing for jobless benefits falls again and hovers near 7-month lows

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining near seven-month lows

Number of Americans filing for jobless benefits falls again and hovers near 7-month lows
Business|Economy|US

US third-quarter economic growth unrevised at 2.8%

The U.S. economy grew at a solid clip in the third quarter, the government confirmed on Wednesday, amid robust consumer spending.

US third-quarter economic growth unrevised at 2.8%
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US weekly jobless claims decline further

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell again last week, but many laid-off workers are experiencing long bouts of joblessness, keeping the

US weekly jobless claims decline further
Economy|Finance|US

U.S. housing affordability to worsen even as price rises slow: Reuters poll

Purchasing affordability for first-time U.S. homebuyers will worsen over the coming year on tight supply and just a few more Federal Reserve interest rate cuts

U.S. housing affordability to worsen even as price rises slow: Reuters poll
Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Wall Street stocks end lower after inflation data, tech stocks push Nasdaq down

Wall Street's main indexes closed lower on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq leading declines, as technology stocks slumped on Thanksgiving eve

Wall Street stocks end lower after inflation data, tech stocks push Nasdaq down
Finance|Stock Markets|US

Holiday-bound US turns focus to inflation, France tense

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan With Wall Street about to log off for what's effectively a four-day Thanksgiving holiday, trade tariff jitters are replaced by

Holiday-bound US turns focus to inflation, France tense
Economy|Finance|US

Some Fed policymakers open to lowering the overnight repo rate

Some Federal Reserve policymakers believe it may soon be time to lower the rate on funds that banks and money market funds park at the Fed, minutes from the Fed's most recent

Some Fed policymakers open to lowering the overnight repo rate
Economy|Finance

Federal Reserve officials signal cautious path for rate cuts amid still-high inflation

With inflation still elevated, Federal Reserve officials expressed caution at their last meeting about cutting interest rates too quickly, adding to uncertainty about their next moves

Federal Reserve officials signal cautious path for rate cuts amid still-high inflation
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Fed cites volatility, uncertainty as reasons to go slow on rate cuts

Federal Reserve officials appeared divided at their meeting earlier this month over how much farther they may need to cut interest rates, but as a group

Fed cites volatility, uncertainty as reasons to go slow on rate cuts
Economy|Finance|US

Fed minutes may show start of debate over how far to go on rate cuts

Federal Reserve officials say they are likely to keep reducing interest rates for now, and investors still expect them to do so at the U.S. central bank's

Fed minutes may show start of debate over how far to go on rate cuts
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Fed's Kashkari: Interest-rate cut in December is 'reasonable'

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari, typically on the hawkish end of the U.S. central bank's policy spectrum, said on Monday he is open to cutting interest rates

Fed's Kashkari: Interest-rate cut in December is 'reasonable'
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Fed's top expert on productivity sees case for optimism

An economic adviser at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco known for his research into productivity trends published an analysis Monday that left open the possibility

Fed's top expert on productivity sees case for optimism
US

Five key charts for the new Treasury secretary to watch

Donald Trump on Friday said he would nominate Scott Bessent to be the 79th U.S.

Five key charts for the new Treasury secretary to watch
Business|Election|Finance|Political|US

Trump taps Scott Bessent for Treasury, capping long drama over choice

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday said he will nominate prominent investor Scott Bessent as U.S.

Trump taps Scott Bessent for Treasury, capping long drama over choice
Business|Economy|Election|Finance|US

Investors see Treasury pick Bessent as calming US bond market worries

President-elect Donald Trump's choice of Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary

Investors see Treasury pick Bessent as calming US bond market worries
Election|Finance|US

Fed survey finds inflation fading as a risk next to debt, trade wars

President-elect Donald Trump may have campaigned hard against high inflation, but by the time of his Nov. 5 election victory financial

Fed survey finds inflation fading as a risk next to debt, trade wars
US

Fed announces policy framework review, plans for May 15-16 conference

The U.S.

Fed announces policy framework review, plans for May 15-16 conference
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New York Fed paper challenges notion of discount window stigma

By Michael S.

New York Fed paper challenges notion of discount window stigma
US

Trump considers Warsh for Treasury Secretary and later Fed chairman, WSJ reports

U.S.

Trump considers Warsh for Treasury Secretary and later Fed chairman, WSJ reports
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Dollar climbs, euro weakens to two-year low after PMI data

The euro slumped to a two-year low while the dollar gained on Friday after gauges of business activity were released in each region, while bitcoin again hit a

Dollar climbs, euro weakens to two-year low after PMI data
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America's $7 trillion cash stash isn't going anywhere: McGeever

A record-high $7 trillion of cash is currently sitting "on the sidelines" in money market funds (MMFs).

America's $7 trillion cash stash isn't going anywhere: McGeever

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