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U.S. Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan meetings, a G7 gathering, plus key U.S. inflation and UK jobs data are all coming up in the week ahead - and that's not all.
June 25, 2024
Traders scaled back bets that the
June 25, 2024
U.S. job growth accelerated far more than expected in May, keeping the Federal Reserve on track to hold off starting to cut interest rates.
June 25, 2024
U.S. bond funds secured the largest weekly inflow in four weeks in the seven days to June 5, driven by a rally in treasury bond prices after softer economic data bolstered expectations of
June 25, 2024
A U.S. job market scorecard that exceeded all forecasts has undercut confidence over when, or even if, the Federal Reserve will begin easing policy this year, putting the
June 25, 2024
The U.S. economy created far more jobs than expected in May and annual wage growth reaccelerated, underscoring the resilience of the labor market and reducing the
June 25, 2024
The U.S. dollar rose on Tuesday, bolstered by hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials as well as data showing a stable housing market in the
June 24, 2024
Crude oil prices fell 1% on Tuesday as weak U.S. consumer confidence data fed worries about the economic outlook and fuel demand after a slow start to the U.S.
June 24, 2024
The Biden administration announced new steps to increase access to affordable housing
June 24, 2024
U.S. worker productivity grew slightly less than previously estimated in the first quarter but exceeded market expectations, and unit labor costs rose by less than first thought, data from
June 24, 2024
The dollar traded sideways on Thursday ahead of Friday's U.S. employment data that could help the Federal Reserve set a
June 24, 2024
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes hit record closing highs on Wednesday, powered mainly by technology stocks as markets digested economic data that could support a
June 23, 2024
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June 22, 2024
Oil prices climbed 1% on Wednesday, rebounding from four-month lows, as hopes of an interest rate cut by the U.S.
June 21, 2024
U.S. investors shed equity funds for a second successive week in the seven days to June 19, exercising caution as they evaluated the Federal Reserve's hawkish signals and ongoing political
June 21, 2024
Global equity funds faced outflows for the second straight week in the week ending June 19, with investors cashing in on a share rally amid concerns that the Fed might cut rates only once
June 21, 2024
U.S. stocks coasted to the close of their latest winning week, as Nvidia’s stock continued to cool from its startling, supernova run
June 21, 2024
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee: A softening labour market and a cooling economy have traders perking up with expectations of a September rate cut from the
June 21, 2024
The U.S.
June 21, 2024
U.S. banking regulators rejected Citigroup's so-called "living will", which is a detailed plan to wind itself down in the event of catastrophic failure, The Financial Times reported on
June 20, 2024
U.S. stocks ended a shade higher on Tuesday following softer-than-expected labor market data that reaffirmed expectations of an interest rate cut by the Federal
June 20, 2024
Home loan borrowing costs eased again this week as the average rate on a 30-year mortgage declined to its lowest level since early April
June 20, 2024
U.S. job openings fell more than expected in April, pushing the number of available jobs per job-seeker to its lowest in nearly three years as labor market conditions soften
June 20, 2024
First-time applications for U.S. unemployment benefits fell moderately last week, while new housing construction dropped to the lowest
June 20, 2024
The dollar fell to a three-week low on Monday after data showed the U.S. economy is gradually slowing down with weaker-than-expected readings on
June 20, 2024
The U.S. central bank should only start to cut interest rates after "months, and more likely quarters" of falling inflation, moderating demand and expanding supply, St.
June 18, 2024
U.S. inflation tracked sideways in April and consumer spending weakened, mixed signals for the Federal Reserve that provided little clarity on whether the U.S. central
June 18, 2024
The dollar was lower on Friday and on track for its first monthly decline in 2024 after data showed U.S. inflation rose in line with expectations in April, offering
June 18, 2024
Price cuts by major U.S. retailers and new data showing a slowdown in consumer spending may boost the Federal Reserve's confidence in falling inflation and
June 18, 2024
The Federal Reserve is more likely to deliver a long-awaited rate cut in September after a U.S.
June 18, 2024
European shares rose on Friday after softer U.S. inflation data spurred hopes of interest rates cuts by the Federal Reserve, while June rate cut bets
June 17, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Wall Street looks set to end the shortened week slightly punch drunk, with Friday's May inflation update set to be a decider after a
June 17, 2024
U.S. inflation tracked sideways in April, a worrying sign for the U.S. central bank that suggests the elevated pace of price increases could last longer than expected and casts doubt on
June 17, 2024
U.S. equity funds saw outflows for the first time four weeks in the seven days ended May 29, hit by rising bond yields and uncertainty over the timing and extent of Federal Reserve
June 17, 2024
By Ann Saphir and Michael S.
June 17, 2024
Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Lorie Logan said on Thursday she believes inflation is still heading to the Fed's 2% target, although she can imagine "other paths" that
June 17, 2024
Treasury yields are on the rise again, presenting a potential obstacle to a U.S. stock rally that has taken major indexes to record highs.
June 17, 2024
U.S.
June 15, 2024
The U.S. economy grew more slowly in the first quarter than previously estimated after downward revisions to consumer spending and a key measure of inflation ticked down
June 15, 2024
U.S. economic activity continued to expand from early April through mid-May but firms grew more downbeat about the future amid weakening consumer demand while inflation
June 14, 2024
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits ticked higher last week, but underlying strength in the labor market still shows signs of persisting and should continue
June 14, 2024
U.S. stocks hung around their record levels as Wall Street remained relatively quiet following another slide in Europe
June 14, 2024
Mortgage rates eased again this week, though the latest pullback leaves the average rate on a 30-year home loan at close to 7%, where it’s been much of this year
June 13, 2024
The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits jumped to the highest level in 10 months last week, a sign that the labor market is likely cooling under the weight of high interest rates
June 13, 2024
Wholesale price increases fell in May, the latest sign that inflation pressures in the United States may be easing as the Federal Reserve considers a timetable for cutting interest rates
June 13, 2024
Gold prices gained on Tuesday, helped by a weaker dollar as investors look forward to U.S. inflation data due later this week for more clarity on interest rate cut timings
June 13, 2024
The dollar gained on Tuesday, giving back earlier losses, as benchmark U.S. Treasury yields hit a four-week high following some weak auctions.
June 13, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan World markets wobbled on Tuesday, with benchmark bond yields and volatility gauges jumping to their highest in almost four weeks, as
June 12, 2024
Wall Street opened lower on Wednesday, with investors turning risk averse as concerns around the timing and scale of the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts pushed Treasury yields higher
June 12, 2024
The Federal Reserve is being characteristically cautious.
June 12, 2024
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman on Tuesday said she would have supported either waiting to start slowing the run-off in the U.S. central bank's balance sheet or a more moderate
June 12, 2024
Federal Reserve policy statements would benefit from somewhat lengthier passages than currently employed to describe assessments of economic developments, how that influences the central
June 12, 2024
Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari said in an interview with CNBC broadcast on Tuesday that the U.S. central bank should wait for significant progress on inflation
June 12, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Wall Street looks set for a sleepy but positive start to a shortened week after Monday's Memorial Day break, with the consumer back
June 12, 2024
Inflation in the United States eased in May for a second straight month, a hopeful sign that an acceleration of prices that occurred early this year may have passed
June 11, 2024
Federal Reserve officials said inflation has fallen further toward their target level in recent months but signaled that they expect to cut their benchmark interest rate just once this year
June 11, 2024
U.S. stocks rebounded on Friday from sharp losses the day before on news of an improving consumer outlook on inflation, sending the Nasdaq to a fifth straight
June 11, 2024
Shares are mostly lower in Asia ahead of a decision by the Federal Reserve on interest rates
June 11, 2024
The typical summer slowdown in U.S. stock markets may be more pronounced this year with inflation jitters and an early presidential debate that have the potential
June 10, 2024
In nearly 40 years working for and helping lead the Federal Reserve, Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester was part of a revolution that saw the
June 10, 2024
By Michael S.
June 10, 2024
Asian stocks are mixed ahead of a busy week with several top-tier reports on U.S. inflation due along with a policy meeting of the Federal Reserve
June 10, 2024
The Federal Reserve may need to wait longer to cut interest rates because even with April's slightly cooler inflation reading there is continued upward pressure on prices, Atlanta Fed
June 09, 2024
U.S. stocks ended lower on Thursday, even as a strong revenue forecast for Nvidia fueled a surge in its shares, but that was overshadowed by economic data
June 09, 2024
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, pointing to underlying strength in the labor market that should continue to
June 07, 2024
Stocks slipped and Treasury yields rose sharply after the government released a jobs report whose headline numbers came in hotter than expected
June 07, 2024
Oil prices fell more than 1% on Wednesday, retreating for a third straight day, as Fed officials rekindled worries about oil demand when they indicated interest rate
June 07, 2024
Federal Reserve officials at their last policy meeting said they still had faith that price pressures would ease at least slowly in coming months, but doubts emerged
June 07, 2024
U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday as investors digested minutes of the Federal Reserve's most recent meeting but Nvidia's shares rose about 6% after the close on
June 07, 2024
The Biden administration asserted its support for an independent Federal Reserve on Wednesday, after a report surfaced last month that Republican presidential candidate
June 07, 2024
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said on Wednesday he does not expect the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates this year.
June 06, 2024
By Michael S.
June 06, 2024
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in a May 1 press conference he didn't want to talk about economic "hypotheticals," but that's what he and other U.S.
June 06, 2024
The Standard & Poor's 500 will end the year near current levels, but strong stock market gains so far in 2024 have some strategists saying the index is at
June 06, 2024
The European Central Bank cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point, moving ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve as central banks around the world lean toward lowering borrowing costs — a shift with far-reaching consequences for home buyers, savers and investors
June 06, 2024
U.S. stocks closed with slight gains on Tuesday, sending the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to record levels, as investors assessed the latest comments from Federal
June 05, 2024
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland Two of the biggest events of this week are almost upon us, as Wednesday brings an end to the drawn-out two-day news vacuum
June 05, 2024
U.S. households continued to feel pinched by inflation in late 2023 even as price pressures ebbed, the Federal Reserve reported on Tuesday, with most Americans saying their financial
June 05, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Partly due to the absence of top-tier economic news this week, world markets have found a relatively calm plateau with stocks near
June 05, 2024
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland Stock market momentum is waning as a dearth of fresh economic clues sees the feverish punting over the pace of Federal
June 05, 2024
The Nasdaq closed at a record high on Monday while the S&P 500 gained slightly as technology stocks advanced ahead of Nvidia's highly anticipated earnings and
June 04, 2024
U.S. bank regulators are reconsidering how much liquidity banks should be required to have on hand following a series of abrupt bank failures in 2023, the
June 04, 2024
A new set of supply availability indexes show that improvement in firms' access to inputs hit a wall over the past couple of months, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said on Monday.
June 04, 2024
The Federal Reserve and two other U.S. regulators are moving toward a new plan that would significantly reduce a nearly 20% mandated increase in capital for the country's biggest banks
June 04, 2024
The dollar retreated against major currencies on Friday as market speculation continues to swirl about the timing of Federal Reserve
June 03, 2024
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is bolstering its data offerings tracking the state of supply chains.
June 03, 2024
The Bank of Canada would be willing to cut interest rates three times ahead of the Federal Reserve's first move before a declining currency threatens to endanger
June 03, 2024
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and is currently working from home, a Fed spokesperson said in an emailed statement.
June 03, 2024
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee The cold harsh reality of the Federal Reserve likely keeping interest rates higher for longer to combat inflation has put a
June 02, 2024
Foreign investors were net sellers of Asian bonds for a second straight month in April as a strong U.S. dollar and uncertainties around the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts dampened
June 02, 2024
Data this week offered the U.S.
June 01, 2024
Crude prices edged up on Thursday after data showed a stabilizing U.S. job market, fueling expectations that the Federal Reserve could begin to cut interest rates
June 01, 2024
The dollar rose on Thursday after data showed U.S. import prices increased 0.9% last month, a jump that raised concerns the Federal
June 01, 2024
The International Monetary Fund on Thursday views recent U.S. inflation data as "overall higher than we would like to see" and is urging the Federal Reserve to stay cautious and
May 31, 2024
Top global brokerages have retained their expectations for when the U.S.
May 31, 2024
A price gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve cooled slightly last month, a sign that inflation may be easing after running high in the first three months of this year
May 31, 2024
By Michael S.
May 31, 2024
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams was interviewed by Reuters on Wednesday.
May 31, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan World stocks notched new records and the dollar nursed its worst day of the year as fears of an overheating U.S. economy dissipate -
May 31, 2024
An already verdant May for Wall Street finished with another push higher as stocks rallied after a report showed inflation is at least not worsening
May 31, 2024
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City on Wednesday said its annual central banking conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, will take place from Aug. 22-24.
May 30, 2024
Federal Reserve policymakers waiting to see renewed progress on inflation before reducing borrowing costs got some encouraging data on Wednesday with a government report
May 30, 2024
The dollar slumped against major currencies on Wednesday after U.S. consumer prices in April showed inflation had resumed trending lower in the second quarter,
May 30, 2024
U.S. consumer prices increased less than expected in April, suggesting that inflation resumed its downward trend at the start of the second quarter in a boost
May 30, 2024
The U.S. economy grew at a sluggish 1.3% annual pace from January through March, the weakest quarterly rate since the spring of 2022, the government said in a downgrade from its previous estimate
May 30, 2024
Inflation is still too high, and the U.S. central bank has more work to do to bring it down, Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Jeffrey Schmid said on Tuesday, a signal that he
May 30, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Markets seem to have got bored waiting for today's big U.S. inflation print and stocks zoomed to new records in advance, taking
May 30, 2024
The Nasdaq scored a record closing high on Tuesday and the S&P 500 and the Dow also advanced as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reassured
May 29, 2024
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday support for U.S. central bank independence remains "very strong" in Congress, pushing back on concerns surfaced in recent news
May 29, 2024
The Federal Reserve needs to rethink how it provides swift liquidity to banks, a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said on Monday.
May 29, 2024
A strong earnings season and blockbuster reports
May 29, 2024
The Cleveland branch of the Federal Reserve says that Beth Hammack, an executive at investment bank Goldman Sachs, would be its next president effective Aug. 21
May 29, 2024
Investors’ newfound optimism on the U.S. economy faces an important test on Wednesday, with consumer price data set to show whether the soft landing hopes that
May 29, 2024
Hopes for interest rate cuts this year by the Federal Reserve are steadily fading, with a stream of recent remarks by Fed officials underscoring their intention to keep borrowing costs high as long as needed to curb persistently elevated inflation
May 29, 2024
Bond strategists upgraded their U.S.
May 29, 2024
Traders on Tuesday pared bets the Federal Reserve will deliver a first interest-rate cut in September after a government report showed wholesale prices rose more than expected in April.
May 29, 2024
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday said the latest report on U.S. producer prices was more "mixed" than "hot" given that prior data was revised lower even as the
May 29, 2024
Corporate price gouging has not been a primary driver of U.S. inflation, according to research published on Monday by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
May 28, 2024
Gold prices fell 1% on Monday on profit-taking, as investors looked forward to key inflation figures this week for clues on the U.S. interest rate cuts this year.
May 28, 2024
The S&P 500 closed very slightly lower on Monday as investors took a breather after three weekly gains while they awaited key inflation readings and
May 28, 2024
The U.S.
May 28, 2024
By Michael S.
May 28, 2024
U.S. stocks eked out modest gains on Friday and all three indexes posted another weekly advance as investors parsed comments from Federal Reserve officials and
May 27, 2024
Oil prices fell by nearly $1 a barrel on Friday as comments from U.S. central bank officials indicated higher-for-longer interest rates, which could hinder demand
May 27, 2024
Debate over whether U.S. interest rates are high enough deepened among Federal Reserve officials this week, and may be stoked further after a
May 26, 2024
Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee on Friday said he believes U.S. monetary policy is "relatively restrictive," meaning that borrowing costs are putting downward pressure on
May 26, 2024
The dollar inched higher on Friday following a reading on U.S. consumer sentiment as investors sorted through a batch of comments from Federal Reserve
May 26, 2024
Dallas Federal Reserve President Lorie Logan on Friday said it's not clear if monetary policy is tight enough to bring inflation down to the U.S.
May 26, 2024
The U.S. central bank likely remains on track to cut interest rates this year even if the timing and extent of the policy easing is uncertain and further
May 25, 2024
There is "considerable" uncertainty about where U.S. inflation will head in coming months, San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly said on
May 24, 2024
The Bank of England has sent a new signal that borrowing costs will fall earlier and further across Europe than in the United States, setting
May 24, 2024
U.S. stocks rose in a bounce back from Wall Street’s worst day since April
May 24, 2024
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level in more than eight months, offering more evidence that
May 24, 2024
Through a tumultuous period of high inflation, aggressive interest rate hikes, and global instability, the U.S.
May 23, 2024
By Michael S.
May 23, 2024
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage dipped this week to just below 7% for the first time since mid April, a modest boost for home shoppers navigating a housing market dampened by rising prices and relatively few available properties
May 23, 2024
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week as layoffs remained historically low levels
May 23, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Wall Street looks to have brushed off the latest hawkish Federal Reserve noises and Disney's outsize swoon, with European bourses
May 22, 2024
By Michael S.
May 22, 2024
U.S. households, banks and firms are largely in solid financial shape, with the means at hand to cover debt payments and with strong enough buffers to absorb
May 22, 2024
U.S. bond giant PIMCO said on Wednesday it is increasing its bond exposure in developed markets outside the United States as inflation could complicate the
May 22, 2024
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland The Federal Reserve and the enigmatic path of U.S. interest rates continue to dominate the market's attention.
May 22, 2024
After several unexpectedly high inflation readings, Federal Reserve officials concluded at a meeting earlier this month that it would take longer than they previously thought for inflation to cool enough to justify reducing their key interest rate, now at a 23-year high
May 22, 2024
The U.S. dollar rose against most currencies on Tuesday, steadily gaining ground throughout the day as investors digested the latest comments from Federal
May 22, 2024
The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average both clung onto gains to ended slightly higher on Tuesday, extending recent winning streaks fueled by renewed expectations that
May 22, 2024
U.S. banks reported renewed weakening in demand for industrial loans and a decline in household demand for credit in the first quarter of the year, according to a Federal Reserve survey of
May 22, 2024
Stalled inflation buoyed in part by housing market strength means the Federal Reserve will need to hold borrowing costs steady for an "extended period," and possibly all year, Minneapolis
May 22, 2024
Inflation lodged above the U.S.
May 22, 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia on Tuesday left its cash rate unchanged at 4.35% following a policy meeting.
May 21, 2024
By Michael S.
May 21, 2024
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said Monday that at some undefined point the U.S. central bank will lower its interest rate target.
May 21, 2024
The dollar fell against most currencies on Monday for a fourth straight session as recent labor market data and comments from Federal Reserve officials buoyed
May 21, 2024
Finishing the battle against inflation will likely require a hit to demand, after a year in which U.S. price pressures cooled largely through
May 21, 2024
Ken Griffin, Citadel's founder and chief executive, said on Monday that he is unsure when the Federal Reserve may be able to cut interest rates this year,
May 21, 2024
U.S. stock indexes closed higher on Monday, their third straight session of advances, as investors continued to gain hope that there was a greater chance of the Federal
May 21, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Dhara Ranasinghe.
May 21, 2024
Central banks in Australia, Britain and Sweden will meet this week, as markets assess how much leeway the U.S. Federal Reserve has to cut rates this year.
May 20, 2024
The prospect of interest rates remaining elevated as the Federal Reserve battles inflation is further clouding the outlook for shares of smaller U.S. companies,
May 20, 2024
Oil prices settled lower on Friday, and posted their steepest weekly loss in three months as investors weighed weak U.S. jobs data and possible timing of a Federal
May 20, 2024
Wall Street surged to a higher close on Friday as a softer-than-expected employment report bolstered the case for rate cuts from the Federal Reserve while also
May 20, 2024
Federal Reserve officials, buffeted by concerns the economy might again overheat, got relief on Friday when jobs data for April showed a marked
May 20, 2024
Inflation should continue to decline even as the U.S. central bank holds its benchmark interest rate steady at current levels, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said on Friday while
May 19, 2024
U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in April and annual wage gains cooled, signs of a looser labor market which are good news for markets and the Federal Reserve that will likely
May 19, 2024
U.S. investors were net sellers of equity funds for a fifth successive week in the seven days to May 1, exercising caution ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy decision and scaling back
May 19, 2024
Interest rates at major central banks remained static in April as the prospect of higher-for-longer U.S.
May 19, 2024
U.S. stocks rallied on Thursday as investors weighed the Federal Reserve's more dovish-than-expected interest rate guidance on Wednesday against a plethora of mixed
May 17, 2024
A gauge of global stocks climbed on Thursday after the Federal Reserve indicated it was leaning toward a dovish stance, while the dollar retreated against the
May 17, 2024
Weaker U.S. productivity gains in the first quarter may challenge the Federal Reserve's efforts to finish its inflation fight without a painful rise in
May 17, 2024
The Federal Reserve and other top U.S. regulators are forging ahead with their plan to make big banks hold more capital, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.
May 16, 2024
By David Lawder and Michael S.
May 16, 2024
U.S. stocks closed mixed on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged, as expected, and indicated that while its next move will
May 16, 2024
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's reassuring message following the central bank’s monetary policy meeting may not calm frazzled U.S.
May 16, 2024
The U.S.
May 16, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Anxious bond traders seem to have taken solace from the Federal Reserve's surprisingly sharp brake on its "quantitative tightening"
May 16, 2024
A rallying U.S. dollar will stand resolute and may even trade more strongly than predicted in coming months if the policies of the Federal Reserve and other
May 16, 2024
U.S. worker productivity growth slowed sharply in the first quarter, resulting in a surge in labor costs, but the trend in productivity remained solid.
May 16, 2024
Citigroup could suffer billions of dollars of losses in its loan book if the world sped up efforts to tackle climate
May 16, 2024
U.S. job openings fell to a three-year low in March, while the number of people quitting their jobs declined, signs of easing labor market conditions that over
May 16, 2024
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it would leave interest rates unchanged and announced plans to slow the speed of its balance sheet drawdown, after having spent much of the earlier
May 16, 2024
A gauge of global stocks fell on Wednesday while the dollar weakened against a basket of peers after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged and
May 16, 2024
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland The marquee markets event for the week is almost upon us, and needs little introduction: The outlook for U.S. interest rates
May 16, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan May Day for Wall Street comes with the daunting prospect that the multiple interest rate cuts once expected from the Federal Reserve
May 16, 2024
Bond investors are selectively adding longer-dated maturities to their portfolios on bets the Federal Reserve will delay cutting interest rates and
May 16, 2024
U.S. manufacturing contracted in April amid a decline in orders after briefly expanding in the prior month, while a measure of prices paid by factories for inputs approached a
May 16, 2024
U.S. job openings fell to a three-year low in March, while the number of people quitting their jobs declined, signs of easing labor market conditions that over time could aid
May 16, 2024
U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday as markets weighed economic data showing rising labor costs and deteriorating consumer confidence on the day of a key Federal
May 15, 2024
U.S. central bankers began spreading rate-cut fever late last year, with the economy seemingly on a clear path back to low inflation and officials projecting
May 15, 2024
Investors, homebuyers and central bankers all have reason to be irritated by the latest data, and inflation isn’t licked just yet. But the numbers also show reason for optimism.
May 15, 2024
U.S. home prices leapt in February by the most in nearly two years, federal housing authorities reported on Tuesday, reflecting the effects that lean home supply continue to have on the
May 15, 2024
Asian shares are higher after U.S. stocks rallied to records on hopes that inflation is heading back in the right direction
May 15, 2024
Options on Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) futures are showing a higher probability that the Federal Reserve could hike interest rates a
May 15, 2024
U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday, with sharp gains for Tesla and Apple leading the way, as investors looked toward what the Federal Reserve would say about the
May 14, 2024
Led by lower food and auto prices, inflation in the United States cooled slightly last month after three elevated readings, likely offering a tentative sigh of relief for officials at the Federal Reserve as well as President Joe Biden’s re-election team
May 14, 2024
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the central bank is unlikely to raise its key interest rate in response to signs of stubborn inflation and underscored his view that price increases would soon start to cool again
May 14, 2024
U.S. wholesale prices rose sharply last month, a sign that stubbornly high inflation may persist after three elevated readings in consumer prices to start the year
May 14, 2024
Inflation showing no recent sign of slowing or narrowing in scope leaves U.S.
May 14, 2024
Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Monday as Tesla and Apple led gains in megacap companies, while investors exercised caution ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest rate
May 14, 2024
Asian stocks have advanced after equities rose on Wall Street, with the Nasdaq composite hitting a record high
May 14, 2024
U.S. monthly inflation rose moderately in March, but stubbornly higher costs for housing and utilities suggested the Federal Reserve could keep interest rates
May 13, 2024
Oil prices settled higher on Friday, garnering support from tensions in the Middle East, but a strong dollar and U.S. inflation data quashed hopes that the
May 13, 2024
The sharp interest rate hikes of the past two years will likely take longer than previously expected to bring down inflation, several Federal Reserve officials have said in recent comments, suggesting there may be few, if any, rate cuts this year
May 13, 2024
As U.S. inflation worries grow, some investors are preparing for the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield to breach a 16-year high of 5% hit last October.
May 13, 2024
U.S. stock index futures extended gains on Friday, as fresh evidence of progress on the inflation front reignited hopes that the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates sometime this year
May 13, 2024
Global equity funds recorded outflows for the fourth consecutive week as of April 24, affected by diminishing hopes of rapid Federal Reserve rate cuts this year amid a series of higher-
May 13, 2024
The U.S. economy grew at its slowest pace in nearly two years in the first quarter amid a surge in imports and small build-up of unsold goods at businesses,
May 10, 2024
U.S. economic growth slowed more than expected in the first quarter, but a surprisingly hot quarterly Personal Consumption Expenditure inflation component suggested that the
May 10, 2024
The Federal Reserve's latest financial stability report was good news for anyone worried that a record run of interest rate hikes might overstress the banking system or
May 10, 2024
U.S. economic growth in the first quarter fell below the Federal Reserve's estimates of the economy's long-run potential for the first time in nearly two
May 10, 2024
U.S. stocks coasted to the close of another winning week with a quiet, mixed finish
May 10, 2024
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped to its highest level in more than eight months last week in another sign that the labor market may be softening
May 09, 2024
Cut in June or not at all? The Bank of England is left parsing policy between a European Central Bank nailed on for cutting rates by mid-year and a U.S.
May 08, 2024
U.S. business activity cooled in April to a four-month low due to weaker demand, while rates of inflation eased slightly even as input prices rose sharply, suggesting some possible relief
May 08, 2024
The European Central Bank will cut interest rates in June but needs to be very cautious about subsequent moves and take into account signals from the U.S.
May 07, 2024
A sharp selloff in U.S. bonds so far in April is prompting some investors to consider allocating more funds to the asset class to lock in
May 07, 2024
While U.S. financial markets debate the timing of interest rate cuts, one tail-risk hedge fund is warning that investors should make the
May 07, 2024
Federal Reserve officials may not raise interest rates when they meet in two weeks but neither will they say their 19-month drive to hike borrowing costs is
May 07, 2024
If the notorious 'term premium' is evaporating again, then last month's bond rout may just have been a nightmare.
May 07, 2024
Central bankers choose their words carefully, so recent comments from the Federal Reserve's two most senior policymakers that U.S. monetary policy could
May 07, 2024
Persistent inflation and higher-for-longer interest rates were cited as key risks to financial stability in the Federal Reserve's latest
May 06, 2024
Progress on bringing down inflation has "stalled" this year, Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said on Friday, becoming the latest U.S. central banker to drop
May 05, 2024
Wall Street's "fear gauge" hit its highest in more than five months on Friday due to a sharp pullback in interest U.S. rate cut expectations and escalating geopolitical tensions.
May 04, 2024
Cash equivalent funds saw a $160 billion tax-related outflow in the week to Wednesday, according to a Bank of America's weekly report that cites fund flows and asset allocation from
May 04, 2024
Global equity funds saw a jump in outflows in the seven days through April 17 as speculation the U.S. Federal Reserve will delay cutting interest rates dampened investor sentiment.
May 04, 2024
U.S. stocks closed near the unchanged mark on Thursday, as investors sifted through the latest corporate earnings, while economic data and comments from
May 03, 2024
By Ann Saphir and Michael S.
May 03, 2024
Finance chiefs from economies large and small are scrambling to keep pace with the Federal Reserve's rapid resetting of rate-
May 03, 2024
Stocks closed sharply higher on Wall Street, erasing their losses for the week, after the government reported a cooldown in hiring last month
May 03, 2024
A gauge of global stocks rallied while Treasury yields fell on Friday after a U.S. payrolls report was softer than anticipated, easing concerns the Federal
May 03, 2024
The dollar fell to a three-week low against the yen on Friday after data showed U.S. jobs growth slowed more than expected in April and annual wage gains cooled,
May 02, 2024
The Federal Reserve’s decision Wednesday to keep its benchmark rate at a two-decade high should have ripple effects across the economy
May 02, 2024
The Federal Reserve doesn’t appear eager to cut rates.
May 01, 2024
Asian markets are wobbling in early trading after U.S. stocks swung to a mixed finish with the Federal Reserve delaying cuts to interest rates
May 01, 2024
The Federal Reserve emphasized that inflation has remained stubbornly high and said it doesn’t plan to cut interest rates until it has “greater confidence” that price increases are slowing sustainably to its 2% target
April 30, 2024
Pay and benefits for America’s workers grew more quickly in the first three months of this year, a trend that could contribute to higher inflation and raise concerns about the future path of price increases at the Federal Reserve
April 30, 2024
Asian shares are higher amid optimism over the rally that ended the week on Wall Street, although eyes are on the Federal Reserve policy meeting set for later this week
April 29, 2024
Older Americans are fueling a sustained boost to the U.S. economy
April 28, 2024
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday said he would not resign if asked to do so by President-elect Donald Trump, and said presidents do not have the legal authority to remove a
April 26, 2024
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says stagflation could be one of a number of possible outcomes for the U.S. economy as the Federal Reserve attempts to tame stubbornly high consumer prices
April 26, 2024
A measure of inflation closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained uncomfortably high in March, likely reinforcing the Fed’s reluctance to cut interest rates anytime soon and underscoring a burden for President Joe Biden’s re-election bid
April 26, 2024
Asian shares are mostly higher despite worries about the economic outlook and inflation in the U.S. and globally
April 26, 2024
Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic on Thursday said inflation is going to return to the U.S. central bank's 2% more slowly than many had expected, and "for me, that's okay ..
April 26, 2024
U.S. existing home sales fell in March as higher interest rates and house prices sidelined buyers from the market.
April 26, 2024
U.S. economic activity expanded slightly from late February through early April and there were fears among firms that progress in lowering inflation would stall, a Federal Reserve survey
April 26, 2024
Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta Mester said on Wednesday she expects price pressures to ease further this year, allowing the Fed to reduce borrowing costs,
April 26, 2024
Credit ratings firm Equifax forecast on Wednesday its second-quarter revenue below estimates after strong economic data boosted chances of rates staying higher-for-longer, potentially
April 26, 2024
San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly said on Monday there is no urgency to cut U.S. interest rates, with the economy and labor market strong, and
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Vice Chair Philip Jefferson will make what are likely to be their last public comments before the U.S. central bank's
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson, in remarks devoid of any mention of interest rate cuts, said on Tuesday "it will be appropriate to hold in place
April 26, 2024
The dollar was broadly steady on Wednesday, keeping the yen rooted near 34-year lows after comments from Federal Reserve officials, including Chair Jerome
April 26, 2024
U.S. homebuilder confidence held steady in April at the highest since last July, snapping four months of gains with uncertainty about interest rates keeping potential home buyers hesitant,
April 26, 2024
U.S. economic growth that keeps motoring above its potential is emerging as a key prop for an ongoing global expansion, but spillovers from persistently high
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee European shares look set to track Asia's negative lead on Monday after a weekend dominated by news of escalating tensions in the
April 26, 2024
U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday, after Wall Street witnessed a bruising sell-off on the back of disappointing earnings from some big U.S. banks last week and escalating tensions in
April 26, 2024
A key Federal Reserve facility that takes in cash from money market funds and others saw inflows drop sharply on Monday.
April 26, 2024
U.S. consumer sentiment receded in April and households expected inflation to increase over the next 12 months and beyond, likely providing more ammunition for
April 26, 2024
The uncertain trajectory of interest rates is making it hard for U.S. banks to forecast profits and leading some to adopt a cautious stance for the remainder of the year.
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday said higher U.S. interest rates were not great news for the rest of the world and could become a worry if they
April 26, 2024
Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said on Friday continued high consumer price index readings were concerning, but he remains focused on how the Fed's targeted
April 26, 2024
San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly said on Friday there is still "a lot of work to do" to make sure inflation is on track to the Fed's 2% goal, and there is "absolutely" no
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
Wall Street is bracing for a potential bout of stress in money markets by putting some cash on the side ahead of U.S. tax day, when high tax-related outflows
April 26, 2024
Popular funds that sell options for income may be moderating the recent bout of volatility in U.S. stocks, extending the calming effect they
April 26, 2024
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said on Monday that underlying inflation pressures weakened in February.
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets by Amanda Cooper. Today marks the start of a new week, a new month, a new quarter and a new set of data to get investors going.
April 26, 2024
U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday after the latest inflation print showed moderating consumer prices, bolstering hopes of an early interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
April 26, 2024
The European Central Bank could lower its key interest rate before the U.S. Federal Reserve, ECB Governing Council member Robert Holzmann was quoted as saying on Saturday.
April 26, 2024
The dollar was broadly steady on Monday as data showing easing U.S. prices bolstered bets that the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates in June, while the
April 26, 2024
Asian stocks rose on Tuesday and the dollar firmed, keeping the yen pinned near the 152-per-dollar levels that has traders worried about possible intervention,
April 26, 2024
An investor scramble to lock in returns before the Federal Reserve cuts rates is expected to sustain a rally in the U.S. corporate bond market into the second
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday will update his views on U.S. inflation and the economy following the release of data showing price increases running faster than
April 26, 2024
After a stellar start to the year for stocks, investors are on guard for potential bumps in the second quarter as they gauge whether the Federal Reserve delivers
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says the central bank is not growing more tolerant of higher inflation even though the latest policymaker projections
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan With Wall St set for its final trading day of a bumper first quarter, the Federal Reserve seems in "no rush" to lower interest rates
April 26, 2024
The U.S. stock market is off to a soaring start in 2024, as optimism over the economy and interest rate cuts has combined with exuberance about the business
April 26, 2024
U.S. stock index futures rebounded on Wednesday after ending lower in the last session, as investors shifted focus to comments from Federal Reserve officials to gauge the central bank's
April 26, 2024
U.S. stock index futures were lackluster on Thursday as investors awaited more data to gauge the state of the economy and the Federal Reserve's policy path, though activity is expected to
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
U.S. stock index futures ticked up on Tuesday as most megacap and chip stocks advanced, while investors readied for more data to assess the Federal Reserve's rate path in a week curtailed
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
U.S. stock index futures edged lower at the start of a holiday-shortened week on Monday, as investors look ahead to speeches from Federal Reserve officials and a key inflation marker later
April 26, 2024
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee said on Monday that at the Federal Reserve's policy meeting last week he penciled in three rate cuts for this year.
April 26, 2024
The U.S. central bank needs to proceed carefully as it decides when to begin cutting interest rates, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said on Monday,
April 26, 2024
The dollar was on the back foot on Tuesday, owing to profit taking and pressured in part by a slightly stronger yen as Japanese government officials continued with
April 26, 2024
U.S. stock index futures inched higher on Friday, setting Wall Street on course for strong weekly gains as investors cheered the Federal Reserve sticking to its rate-easing stance and
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday opened a "Fed Listens" event on how Americans are experiencing the economy, saying the pandemic has had "lasting" effects and that to make
April 26, 2024
A reassuring economic outlook and dovish signals from the Federal Reserve are encouraging investors to look beyond the massive growth and technology stocks that
April 26, 2024
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, suggesting that job growth remained strong in March.
April 26, 2024
U.S. business activity held steady in March, but prices increased across the board, suggesting that inflation could remain elevated after picking up at the start of the year.
April 26, 2024
UBS Global Research now expects the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates from June, a month later that its previous prediction and in line with other brokerages' forecasts, it
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan With markets already cheering the Federal Reserve's restated consensus on three interest rate cuts later this year, the Swiss
April 26, 2024
U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday as chipmakers tracked sharp gains in Micron Technology and investors took comfort in the Federal Reserve sticking to its three-rate-cut view for
April 26, 2024
Longer-term U.S.
April 26, 2024
A U.S. stock market perched at record highs received an encouraging message from the Federal Reserve, after the central bank
April 26, 2024
Investors are flocking to U.S. medium-term government bond funds and helping push their assets to record highs, as uncertainty about the Federal Reserve's
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan However the Federal Reserve spins it later, there's some relief in other G7 economies at least that the disinflation process hasn't
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve officials left their policy meeting in late January in search of "greater confidence" that inflation was on a sustainable downward path, a
April 26, 2024
U.S. central bankers still anticipate cutting interest rates three times this year, according to the median of new economic projections published on Wednesday, but
April 26, 2024
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, but policymakers indicated they still expect to reduce them by three-quarters of a percentage point by the end of 2024 despite
April 26, 2024
The dollar fell broadly on Thursday after the U.S.
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan If just two years ago, you'd imagined the day the Bank of Japan ended its negative interest rate era, you'd probably not have put the
April 26, 2024
U.S. stocks have climbed this year despite rising Treasury yields, but equities could become more sensitive if yields push higher from current levels, Morgan
April 26, 2024
Futures tracking the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Monday ahead of the Federal Reserve's meeting this week, where it is expected to keep borrowing costs steady and provide cues on its
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
U.S. central bankers are not expected to cut borrowing costs this week, but their new economic projections may be a wild card, potentially signaling fewer interest rate cuts
April 26, 2024
U.S. import prices increased marginally in February as a surge in the cost of petroleum products was partially offset by modest gains elsewhere, which bodes well for the
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan With next week's Federal Reserve meeting up close and personal - once a hot favourite date for a first rate cut - this is not the
April 26, 2024
Global equity funds saw notable inflows in the week to March 13 as investors focused on strong global stock performances, overlooking inflation concerns ahead of the Federal Reserve
April 26, 2024
U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Friday as investors braced for a Federal Reserve meeting next week that could provide clues on the timing of the central bank's interest-
April 26, 2024
Next week's Federal Reserve meeting has lost the heat it once had as a likely moment for the central bank's first interest rate cut - but it could shine a big light on
April 26, 2024
Stronger than expected producer prices and weaker-than-expected consumer spending reported Thursday did little to budge financial market bets on a June start to Federal Reserve interest-
April 26, 2024
JPMorgan Chase & Co has been fined $348.2 million by a pair of U.S. bank regulators over its inadequate program to monitor firm and client trading activities for market
April 26, 2024
U.S. producer prices increased more than expected in February amid a surge in the cost of goods like gasoline and food, which could fan fears that inflation was picking up again
April 26, 2024
Futures tracking Wall Street's main stock indexes advanced on Thursday as investors awaited a raft of economic data, including the producer
April 26, 2024
U.S. small business sentiment fell in February to the lowest level since May due to continued concerns around inflation, according to a report published on Tuesday
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve policymakers are still seen starting interest-rate cuts in June, even as a government report showed consumer prices rose last month more than expected, based on prices of
April 26, 2024
U.S. consumer prices increased solidly in February amid higher costs for gasoline and shelter, suggesting some stickiness in inflation that could delay an anticipated June
April 26, 2024
S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures inched up on Tuesday ahead of U.S. consumer prices data that could provide insight on whether inflation has eased enough for the Federal Reserve to lower
April 26, 2024
Oil prices rose on Wednesday on expectations of strong global demand, including in the world's top consumer the United States, and as even somewhat sticky U.S.
April 26, 2024
A key indicator of an oncoming recession implied by the U.S. bond market is no longer reliable, according to nearly two-thirds of strategists polled by Reuters
April 26, 2024
U.S. consumer prices increased solidly in February amid higher costs for gasoline and shelter, suggesting some stickiness in inflation that could delay an anticipated June
April 26, 2024
Traders in the U.S. equity options market have grown skittish ahead of Tuesday's release of inflation data that could sway the Federal Reserve's monetary
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. So Japan isn't in recession after all.
April 26, 2024
No one expects the Federal Reserve to change interest rates at next week's policy meeting, but whether officials hold to their previous rate-cutting outlook
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
The dollar held broadly steady on Tuesday ahead of key U.S. inflation data due later in the day, while the yen firmed near a one-month high on mounting expectations
April 26, 2024
Asian share markets followed Wall Street lower on Monday while the dollar looked vulnerable ahead of a reading on U.S. inflation that could hasten, or delay, the start
April 26, 2024
U.S. bond funds racked up large inflows in the seven days to March 6 as weaker manufacturing data and dovish comments from Federal Reserve officials raised expectations for interest rate
April 26, 2024
U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Friday following a sharp overnight rally on Wall Street, as investors braced for a crucial labor market report that could determine the Federal
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve policymakers weighing when to start interest-rate cuts got another reason Friday to sit tight for now, after a government report showed
April 26, 2024
U.S. job growth accelerated in February, but a rise in the unemployment rate and moderation in wage gains kept on the table an anticipated interest rate cut in June from the Federal
April 26, 2024
The dollar headed for its sharpest weekly drop of the year on Friday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sounded more confident about cutting interest rates
April 26, 2024
Top U.S. asset manager Vanguard is bullish on the corporate bond market but has been hedging against a hard landing for the U.S.
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell significantly downplayed the possibility of the central bank issuing its own digital currency, and said if it ever came
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Wall Street's early-week wobble seems to have stabilised as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell plays it straight on Capitol Hill,
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told U.S. lawmakers on Thursday the central bank was "well aware" of the risks its tough monetary policy posed to workers
April 26, 2024
Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari on Wednesday signaled that stronger economic data since the start of the year will likely make it appropriate for the Fed to cut
April 26, 2024
The U.S. economy is not at the point where the Federal Reserve should reduce interest rates, Fed Governor Michelle Bowman said on Thursday, and while the
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
U.S. job openings fell marginally in January, while hiring declined as labor market conditions continue to gradually ease.
April 26, 2024
U.S. economic activity increased slightly from early January through late February while inflation and the jobs market gave a mixed picture on how quickly they will
April 26, 2024
A strong U.S. dollar will maintain the status quo in the near term, as markets brace for a risk the Federal Reserve's first interest rate cut
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said he expects bank regulators will adopt "broad, material" changes to a contentious plan to raise large bank capital
April 26, 2024
Supply chain pressures picked up modestly last month, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said in a report Wednesday.
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Wall St stocks' worst day in almost three weeks sets the backdrop for Wednesday's congressional testimony from Federal Reserve chair
April 26, 2024
U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday as investors await testimony by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell before Congress that could help determine the central bank's monetary policy
April 26, 2024
With asset values from stocks to crypto to homes piling higher, inflation still considered too high, and worries of "exuberance" creeping into the
April 26, 2024
The soft landing, it appears, will not be televised.
April 26, 2024
San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly on Wednesday said the U.S. central bank is committed to "finishing the job" on attaining price stability, particularly with rising
April 26, 2024
Murmurs are growing that the Federal Reserve might resist cutting interest rates at all this year as corporate and household balance sheets look to have
April 26, 2024
The Federal Reserve may finally have interest rate markets back in the palm of its hand - but it's surely casting a wary eye on effervescent stocks that seem oblivious
April 26, 2024
An uneasy calm that has pervaded the U.S. bond market could break in coming days, as looming data on employment and consumer prices shed more
April 26, 2024
U.S. stock index futures dipped on Tuesday as investors awaited a slew of economic data and several key events this week, including appearances from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Record tech-led U.S. and world stock indexes, a recoil in Treasury bond yields and the prospect of fresh Chinese stimulus make for a
April 26, 2024
U.S. stock index futures were muted on Monday after the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq's record-closing highs in the prior session, as investors paused at the start of a week packed with key jobs
April 26, 2024
The U.S.
April 26, 2024
The U.S. dollar drifted weaker on Monday, pressured by lower Treasury yields, as traders waited for more crucial economic data for fresh clues on the timing of
April 26, 2024
U.S. home prices will rise steadily over the next few years amid prospects for modest interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve and as many
April 26, 2024
The move by major central banks to reduce their asset holdings, begun in 2022 as part of their inflation fight, has had only a modest impact on interest rates
April 26, 2024
The Federal Reserve's upcoming decisions about the ultimate size of its balance sheet has no bearing on the central bank's inflation fight or changes to its
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler on Friday signaled she sees the elusive "soft landing" of falling inflation amidst a healthy labor market within reach for the U.S. economy, noting
April 26, 2024
Price increase pressures still exist in the U.S. economy and it is too soon to predict when the Federal Reserve will be able to begin to cut its benchmark interest rate, Richmond Federal
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
U.S. prices picked up in January, but the annual increase in inflation was the smallest in nearly three years, keeping a June interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve on the
April 26, 2024
U.S. jobs data, testimony by the Federal Reserve chief, a key date in the U.S. election calendar and President Joe Biden's State of the Union address all in one week.
April 26, 2024
U.S. stock index futures dipped on Thursday as investors refrained from making big bets ahead of key inflation data that could hold the key to the timing of interest rate cuts by the
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee on Thursday said he believes last year's improvements in the supply of goods and labor set the stage for further
April 26, 2024
An increase in U.S. inflation last month that was largely in line with expectations likely won't change the calculus for U.S. central bankers weighing when to deliver a first
April 26, 2024
By Davide Barbuscia and Michael S.
April 26, 2024
U.S. crude oil futures settled lower on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held firm on its decision to hold off cutting U.S. interest rates in the near
April 26, 2024
By Michael S. Derby GARDEN CITY, N.Y.
April 26, 2024
The Federal Reserve will likely need to start cutting its benchmark overnight lending rate later this year, Boston Fed Bank President Susan Collins said on Wednesday.
April 26, 2024
U.S.
April 26, 2024
Banks are finally signing up for a U.S.
April 26, 2024
U.S. stock index futures were rangebound on Tuesday as investors awaited a crucial inflation report and other economic data that would shape expectations for interest rate cuts from the
April 26, 2024
Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Jeffrey Schmid on Monday used a debut speech on policy to signal that he, like most of his central banking colleagues, is in no rush to cut
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman on Tuesday signaled she is in no rush to cut U.S. interest rates, particularly given upside risks to inflation that could stall progress or even
April 26, 2024
U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Monday after last week's scorching AI-driven rally as investors once again shifted their focus to the Federal Reserve's monetary policy path and
April 26, 2024
A sell-off in the U.S. government bond market is picking up speed, as a strong economy whittles away at hopes for imminent interest rate cuts from the Federal
April 26, 2024
U.S. investors were net sellers of equity funds in the week to Feb. 21 as stubborn inflation reduced expectations the Federal Reserve would deliver a rates cut soon.
April 26, 2024
Strong corporate results have helped fuel the S&P 500’s climb to new highs this year, taking the focus away from the Federal Reserve’s tortuous path towards
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Global stocks captured by MSCI's all-country index surpassed 2022's peaks on Friday and soared to new records - leaving bonds unloved
April 26, 2024
New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams sees the U.S. central bank on track for interest-rate cuts "later this year," despite stronger-than-expected readings on inflation
April 26, 2024
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, suggesting that job growth likely remained solid in February.
April 26, 2024
U.S. business activity cooled in February and there was encouraging news on inflation, with a measure of prices paid for inputs falling to the lowest level in nearly 3-1/2 years
April 26, 2024
The S&P 500 will finish this year above the 5,000 mark, but up just a little more than 2% from its current level, as it remains unclear when the Federal
April 26, 2024
Goldman Sachs' analysts no longer expect a U.S. interest rate cut in May and see four 25 basis point cuts this year, as policymakers' rhetoric suggests they are in no rush.
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said on Thursday he remained "cautiously optimistic" about the U.S. central bank's progress in bringing inflation
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
U.S.
April 26, 2024
Inflation data in January, with consumer and wholesale prices rising faster than anticipated, complicate upcoming U.S. central bank interest rate decisions,
April 26, 2024
Ratings agency S&P Global said on Wednesday it now expects U.S. real GDP growth of 2.4% in 2024.
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
The bulk of policymakers at the Federal Reserve's last meeting were concerned about the risks of cutting interest rates too soon, with
April 26, 2024
The dollar held broadly steady on Thursday as traders awaited a slew of business activity surveys to gauge the health of major economies and what that may mean for the
April 26, 2024
The U.S.
April 26, 2024
The U.S.
April 26, 2024
Art more than science?
April 26, 2024
Asian stocks eased on Wednesday as diminishing expectations of early interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve sapped risk appetite, with investors looking to
April 26, 2024
Oil prices edged down on Monday morning as markets digested comments from U.S.
April 26, 2024
Traders of futures contracts tied to the Federal Reserve policy rate pared bets on Friday that the U.S central bank will start cutting interest rates in June after a government report
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan A confusing mix of red hot stock markets, chilly U.S. economic updates and hawkish Federal Reserve noises make for a foggy end to the
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said on Thursday he sees no reason right now to stop the central bank's ongoing drawdown of liquidity from the market.
April 26, 2024
The Federal Reserve's top regulatory official said Friday that bank supervisors have been flagging problems at banks at a higher rate in the past year, and are "closely focused"
April 26, 2024
Despite "remarkable" progress on U.S. inflation, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly said on Friday "there is more work to do" to ensure stable prices - a phrase that
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Thursday laid out the case for the world's continued reliance on the U.S. dollar and the currency's dominance in international trade, a key
April 26, 2024
The dollar extended losses against a basket of currencies on Thursday after data showed U.S. retail sales dropped more than expected last month, reinforcing expectations of
April 26, 2024
U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Thursday with a slew of economic data reports on the radar, while investors looked ahead to commentary from central bank officials on the timing of
April 26, 2024
Foreign holdings of U.S.
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will give the Senate banking committee its biannual monetary policy update on March 7, a spokeswoman for the committee said.
April 26, 2024
Only a return of more aggressive Fed easing speculation or a switch out of relatively expensive U.S. stocks seems likely to wipe the dollar's smile off
April 26, 2024
Oil prices fell in early Asian trade on Wednesday after a U.S. industry group reported crude stocks rose more than expected last week and as investors reined in
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan If the U.S. economy is still so strong that robust demand won't allow inflation to return to the Federal Reserve's 2% target, there's
April 26, 2024
U.S. stock index futures recovered some ground on Wednesday from a sharp sell-off in the previous session, as data showed inflation did not cool as expected, fanning uncertainty on the
April 26, 2024
The Federal Reserve bound itself to promises during the coronavirus pandemic that proved too constraining once inflation started to surge, forcing the U.S.
April 26, 2024
Hotter-than-expected inflation in January shows that the U.S.'s path back to 2% inflation "may be a bumpy one," Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr
April 26, 2024
The dollar traded near three-month highs to major peers on Wednesday as traders pushed back bets for a first Federal Reserve interest rate cut following
April 26, 2024
As Treasury yields march higher, some investors are betting a resilient U.S. economy and moderating inflation can shield stocks from their
April 26, 2024
U.S. consumer prices increased more than expected in January amid rises in the costs of shelter and healthcare, but the pick-up in inflation likely does not change expectations
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve policymakers will probably wait until June before cutting interest rates, traders bet on Tuesday, after a government report showed consumer inflation ran higher than
April 26, 2024
The recent sharp decline in U.S.
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets by Amanda Cooper. The S&P 500 has finally broken the magic 5,000-level and just as the fourth-quarter results season winds down.
April 26, 2024
The No. 2 official at the International Monetary Fund on Monday said inflation had come down in many countries and the global economy appeared headed for a soft landing, but
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.
April 26, 2024
The dollar was steady on Monday as a holiday in most major Asian markets subdued the start of what could turn into a busy week, with all eyes on U.S. inflation data for clues on
April 26, 2024
The yen wallowed near a 10-week low on Friday, while the dollar ground towards a fourth weekly advance as traders dialled back bets on how quickly the Bank of Japan
April 26, 2024
U.S. monthly consumer prices rose less than initially estimated in December, revised government data showed on Friday.
April 26, 2024
As the S&P 500 has soared to fresh highs, fewer stocks have been participating in the rally, stirring worries that recent gains could reverse if the market’s
April 26, 2024
U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Friday, a day after the benchmark S&P 500 breached the 5,000-mark for the first time, while investors looked ahead to inflation data for hints on
April 26, 2024
Boston Federal Reserve Bank President Susan Collins on Thursday said she believes the U.S. central bank will likely cut interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point this year,
April 26, 2024
Recent stronger-than-expected data on the U.S. economy may be partly due to the difficulty of making accurate seasonal adjustments around the beginning of a new year, Richmond Federal
April 26, 2024
As they navigated the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic Federal Reserve officials had a steady progression of descriptions for inflation, first saying it
April 26, 2024
An early end or a slowdown in the pace of the Federal Reserve's ongoing balance sheet reduction would cut the supply of U.S. government debt, a move
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.
April 26, 2024
U.S. stock index futures were muted on Wednesday though shares of Ford and Snap saw significant moves following their quarterly results, while investors were on the look out for clues from
April 26, 2024
U.S.
April 26, 2024
The Federal Reserve may have lopped more than $1 trillion off its balance sheet but it's difficult to envisage a scenario where its bond holdings return
April 26, 2024
A rethink on when the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates is reverberating through the fixed income market, heightening risk for those betting the
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan World markets found their footing again on Tuesday as China's panicky markets staged a sharp rally on reports the government may
April 26, 2024
U.S. stock index futures were muted on Tuesday with earnings from pharma companies on the radar, while investors looked ahead to commentary from Federal Reserve officials for clues on the
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said on Tuesday if the U.S. economy performs as she expects it could open the door to rate cuts, but she’s not ready yet to offer
April 26, 2024
A resurgent dollar is more likely to stay strong than not over the coming months, according to foreign exchange strategists polled by Reuters,
April 26, 2024
U.S. banks expect to hold steady or tighten credit standards this year even as they anticipate an increase in demand for loans of all types as interest rates fall, according to a Federal
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets by Alun John Markets, until last week's blowout jobs numbers, were all but certain that the Federal Reserve would have cut interest rates by its May
April 26, 2024
U.S. stock index futures dipped on Monday, pressured by rising Treasury yields, as investors turned cautious on the timing of interest rate cuts while awaiting more quarterly reports from
April 26, 2024
A resilient economy and a possibly higher neutral rate of interest means the U.S.
April 26, 2024
The U.S. dollar was perched near a three-month peak on Tuesday, buoyed by elevated Treasury yields, on growing expectations that the Federal Reserve is unlikely
April 26, 2024
Deutsche Bank no longer expect the U.S. economy to tip into recession this year, given cooling inflation and the labor market returning to a "better balance" without unemployment rising
April 26, 2024
New orders for U.S.-made goods rose just moderately in December, but a pick up is likely in the months ahead as unfilled orders continued to pile up.
April 26, 2024
Robust U.S. economic data is confronting investors with an unexpected question: whether strong growth can keep driving stocks higher even if the Federal Reserve
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman on Friday said she expects U.S. inflation to decline further, but flagged worries about upward price pressure from rising wages and warned against
April 26, 2024
The U.S.
April 26, 2024
The dollar rose to an eight-week high against its major peers on Monday as traders clawed back bets for aggressive rate cuts by the Federal Reserve this year in view
April 26, 2024
Former President Donald Trump said he would not reappoint Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell if Trump wins this year's presidential election, the Republican frontrunner told Fox Business
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve policymakers seeking greater confidence that inflation is on track to their 2% goal were dealt a setback on Friday when new data showed
April 26, 2024
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday said she anticipates that the Federal Reserve would begin to cut U.S. interest rates in "a matter
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
The Federal Reserve held its benchmark overnight interest rate steady in the 5.25%-5.50% range at the end of its Jan. 30-31 policy meeting, but said it would consider reducing it once it
April 26, 2024
The dollar fell broadly on Friday in a bout of positive risk sentiment following upbeat big tech earnings on Wall Street, while traders awaited U.S. jobs data due
April 26, 2024
Everyone's guilty of it - but an obsessive guessing game over precise dates for the first central bank interest rate cuts this year seems increasingly pointless to
April 26, 2024
U.S. worker productivity gains running well above the long-term average may help buttress the Federal Reserve's faith that inflation is contained and further
April 26, 2024
Traders on Wednesday trimmed bets the Federal Reserve will begin a series of interest-rate cuts as soon as March, and now see a May start to rate cuts as about as likely.
April 26, 2024
Global oil prices climbed in early trade on Thursday, supported by signals from the U.S.
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan A relaxed Federal Reserve is nudging markets to a May rather than March interest rate cut even as regional bank stocks rumble again -
April 26, 2024
Goldman Sachs pushed back its expectation of the U.S. Federal Reserve starting interest rate cuts to May from March, after Chair Jerome Powell's signaled delays in cuts.
April 26, 2024
U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday, following a Wall Street selloff in the previous session as the Federal Reserve dashed hopes for early interest rate cuts, with the focus moving
April 26, 2024
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday further expanded the number of policy makers covered by its new ethics regime.
April 26, 2024
The dollar hovered close to the highest level in seven weeks against the euro on Thursday, after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pushed back on the idea of a
April 26, 2024
Investors hoping for imminent rate cuts by the Federal Reserve received a sobering reminder of the U.S. central bank’s focus on fighting inflation,
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has a tough task on Wednesday as he wraps up the U.S. central bank's first policy meeting of 2024: signaling an end to interest-rate hikes
April 26, 2024
Cooling inflation in the United States gives the Federal Reserve room to potentially start cutting interest rates this summer, Citadel founder and billionaire investor Ken Griffin said on
April 26, 2024
U.S. job openings unexpectedly rose in December and data for the prior month was revised higher, suggesting the labor market likely remains too strong for the Federal Reserve to
April 26, 2024
It took a stock market crash, a housing crash and a pandemic to kill the last three U.S. economic expansions.
April 26, 2024
Futures on Wall Street's main indexes were muted on Tuesday, as investors braced for a crucial jobs report to gauge the U.S. labor market's strength, and awaited high-profile tech earnings
April 26, 2024
U.S. main index futures were subdued at the start of a week packed with major events including the Federal Reserve's rate decision and big-ticket tech earnings that could set the tone for
April 26, 2024
Decision time is close at hand for the Federal Reserve to plan the mechanics of how it ends the winddown of a balance sheet that remains swollen by historic standards.
April 26, 2024
In economic projections issued after their December meeting U.S.
April 26, 2024
Bond investors are expecting the Federal Reserve to drop its bias toward hiking interest rates at a policy meeting this week to prepare the market for
April 26, 2024
U.S. prices rose moderately in December, keeping the annual increase in inflation below 3% for a third straight month, which could allow the Federal Reserve to start cutting
April 26, 2024
The U.S.
April 26, 2024
Inflation is cooling, but not quite quick enough to allow the U.S. central bank to deliver its first interest-rate reduction by March, with traders betting on Friday that May
April 26, 2024
U.S. prices rose moderately in December, keeping the annual increase in inflation below 3% for a third straight month, which could allow the Federal Reserve to start cutting
April 26, 2024
U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday as chip stocks sagged on a dour revenue forecast from Intel, while a crucial inflation print that could influence the Federal Reserve's monetary
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve policymakers have signaled they won't cut U.S. interest rates just yet; economists think they will wait until June, given ongoing strength in household
April 26, 2024
The U.S. stock market’s strong start to the year faces a major test next week in a stretch packed with big tech earnings, the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy
April 26, 2024
The dollar started the week on a steady footing as investors took stock of U.S. economic data ahead of the Federal Reserve policy meeting this week, while
April 26, 2024
The Federal Reserve and the Bank of England, grabbing the baton from the ECB and the Bank of Japan, hold their first meetings of the year while U.S. tech giants and Europe banks report
April 26, 2024
Nomura on Friday forecast the U.S.
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan There was little for markets to dislike in the impressive sweep of U.S. economic and corporate healthchecks on Thursday - unless of
April 26, 2024
The U.S. economy likely grew at its slowest pace in 1-1/2 years in the fourth quarter as businesses throttled back on inventory investment and consumer
April 26, 2024
The Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it will allow its Bank Term Funding Program to expire as scheduled on March 11, as it wraps up a lifeline program created for banks during
April 26, 2024
San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly on Friday said she believes the U.S. economy and monetary policy both are in a "good place," and the risks have grown more balanced
April 26, 2024
The dollar held close to a one-month peak versus major peers on Thursday after robust U.S. retail sales data overnight added to building expectations the Federal
April 26, 2024
U.S. economic activity saw little or no change from December through early January, while firms reported pricing pressures were mixed and nearly all cited signs of a
April 26, 2024
U.S. business inventories fell for a second straight month in November amid declines in retail and wholesale stocks, which could see inventory investment subtracting from
April 26, 2024
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon expects the U.S. economy to avoid a big slowdown this year, but warned that inflation could remain more stubborn than
April 26, 2024
As the amount of cash parked at the Federal Reserve's overnight reverse repo facility (ON RRP) hurtles towards zero, the Fed's visibility on the minimum
April 26, 2024
UBS Global Research increased its year-end target for the S&P 500 on Tuesday to 5,150, marking the highest projection among major global banks and indicating a potential 8% upside from
April 26, 2024
The U.S. is "within striking distance" of the Federal Reserve's 2% inflation goal, but the central bank should not rush towards cuts in its
April 26, 2024
Cracks are forming in the market’s bullish consensus for bonds, as resurfacing fiscal concerns duel with expectations that cooling inflation will push the
April 26, 2024
U.S. producer prices unexpectedly fell in December amid declining costs for goods such as diesel fuel and food, suggesting inflation would continue to subside
April 26, 2024
By Howard Schneider and Michael S.
April 26, 2024
Rising income expenses pushed the Federal Reserve system deep into the red last year, the central bank said in preliminary figures released on Friday.
April 26, 2024
U.S. consumer prices increased more than expected in December as rents maintained their upward trend, which could delay a much anticipated interest rate cut in March from the
April 26, 2024
Even as U.S. inflation has eased in the last year, an unusual culprit has emerged in recent months as a surprise force in preventing consumer prices from falling even further: auto
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Much like the slightly peculiar debt market nonchalance after December's sticky inflation readout, world markets have remained calm
April 26, 2024
The dollar held steady against peer currencies on Friday, as investors weighed higher-than-expected U.S. consumer price inflation against market bets that the Federal
April 26, 2024
Credit rating agency Fitch no longer forecasts a U.S. recession this year due to several signs of strength in the economy, Fitch Ratings’ Chief Economist Brian Coulton said in a
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
Officials at the U.S.
April 26, 2024
The dollar was steady on Wednesday in cautious trading ahead of U.S. inflation data due later this week that is likely to influence the Federal Reserve's policy
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman on Monday said the U.S. central bank's monetary policy appears "sufficiently restrictive" to bring inflation back down to the Fed's 2% target.
April 26, 2024
Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic said on Monday that with inflation still above the central bank's 2% target, his bias is for monetary
April 26, 2024
The U.S. economy ended last year with the labor scars from the COVID-19 pandemic effectively healed and a quandary for Federal Reserve policymakers so far
April 26, 2024
The U.S. services sector slowed considerably in December, with a measure of employment dropping to the lowest level in nearly 3-1/2 years, a survey showed on Friday.
April 26, 2024
U.S. employers hired more workers than expected in December while raising wages at a solid clip, casting some doubt on financial market expectations that the
April 26, 2024
Traders on Friday tempered expectations for the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates in March after the U.S. government's monthly labor market report showed employers added more
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan If the Federal Reserve is now wary of a sudden fracture in the U.S. labor market, it won't be unduly alarmed by what it's seen of
April 26, 2024
U.S. investors reduced holdings in equity funds, shifting to money market funds amid caution before key payroll reports, as a stock market rally eased and they awaited further evidence to
April 26, 2024
U.S. employers hired more workers than expected in December while raising wages at a solid clip, casting some doubt on financial market expectations that the Federal Reserve would
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Lorie Logan on Saturday warned that the U.S. central bank may need to resume raising its short-term policy rate to keep a recent
April 26, 2024
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April 26, 2024
A potential ending to the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet reduction measures this year bolsters the case for Treasuries to extend their 2023 rally, investors
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
U.S. stock indexes ended the second session of the year down again in extended profit-taking on Wednesday after a strong finish to 2023, with minutes from the Federal
April 26, 2024
The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits dropped to a two-month low last week, pointing to underlying labor market strength even as
April 26, 2024
The dollar edged higher on Thursday as investors reassessed their expectations of the scale of rate cuts by the Federal Reserve this year, with an air of caution
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
Investors appear convinced that major Western central banks are close to a much awaited pivot, from raising interest rates to cutting them.
April 26, 2024
The dollar was steady on the first trading day of the year as traders weighed the prospect of steep interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve in 2024 and
April 26, 2024
A gauge measuring the borrowing costs on loans between banks and other participants in the U.S. repurchase agreement (repo) market hit its highest level since
April 26, 2024
U.S. equity funds attracted massive inflows in the week up to Dec. 27, bolstered by expectations of early rate cuts by the Federal Reserve as data showed that inflation cooled further in
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
The interest rate on the most common type of U.S. home loan fell for a ninth straight week this week to close out the year at their lowest level since May, according to data released
April 26, 2024
U.S. banks whose net interest margins (NIM) have been compressed due to higher funding costs are unlikely to see relief before the end of 2024 even if the Federal Reserve cuts rates,
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
The dollar was trying to find a floor on Tuesday in holiday-thinned trade, pressured by signs that inflation in the world's largest economy is cooling that will likely
April 26, 2024
Asian stocks rose broadly on Wednesday, tracking a rally from Wall Street as investors latched on to the year-end optimism driven by expectations that the Federal
April 26, 2024
Wall Street is counting on the so-called Santa Claus Rally to bring record highs as markets close out 2023 with strong gains.
April 26, 2024
Traders on Friday stuck to the view that the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates in March after government data showed price pressures continued to cool last month, bringing
April 26, 2024
A year-end rally in U.S. government bonds has potentially limited further gains in some Treasury maturities, said Rick Rieder, chief investment officer of
April 26, 2024
The 12 regional banks of the U.S.
April 26, 2024
Morgan Stanley's outgoing CEO James Gorman said financial markets will "take off" once investors are sure the Federal Reserve has finished raising interest rates, the Financial Times
April 26, 2024
U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday, winning back much of the previous day's losses, as economic data fueled optimism that the Federal Reserve would ease
April 26, 2024
Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Wednesday as investors took a breather from a rally that was sparked by the Federal Reserve's likely pivot to a dovish policy, while FedEx
April 26, 2024
Further progress on beating back inflation will be the decisive factor in any Federal Reserve decision next year to reduce interest rates, Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan
April 26, 2024
U.S. stocks closed lower on Wednesday after an abrupt mid-afternoon nosedive ended Wall Street's impressive rally, which had been driven by falling interest rates
April 26, 2024
There is no current "urgency" for the Federal Reserve to reduce U.S. interest rates given the strength of the economy and the need to be sure that inflation
April 26, 2024
The labels "dove" and "hawk" have long been used by central bank watchers to describe the monetary policy leanings of policymakers, with a dove more focused on risks to the labor market
April 26, 2024
The yen rose broadly on Tuesday ahead of a policy decision from the Bank of Japan (BOJ) later in the day which some traders hope will prove crucial in determining if
April 26, 2024
San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly said Monday that cuts to the U.S. central bank's benchmark rate are likely be appropriate next year because of an improvement in
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
Some investors are predicting an increase in corporate bond issuance in the New Year, after bond yields slid last week, opening the door for companies to refinance existing
April 26, 2024
Goldman Sachs raised its 2024 S&P 500 target by 8% to 5,100, forecasting a tailwind for U.S. stocks from falling inflation and declining interest rates.
April 26, 2024
Traders of futures contracts that settle to the Federal Reserve's benchmark rate pared bets on U.S. interest-rate reductions next year as New York Fed President John Williams told CNBC in
April 26, 2024
World markets head into year-end on a "buy everything" high, with the Federal Reserve signalling it will switch to rate cuts in 2024, propelling stocks and gold higher.
April 26, 2024
Global equities long/
April 26, 2024
A surge in U.S. government bonds has helped lift stocks and heightened investors’ appetite for risk.
April 26, 2024
The Congressional Budget Office projects U.S. economic growth to slow to 1.5% in 2024, with the unemployment rate seen rising to 4.4% next year from what it estimates will be a 3.9%
April 26, 2024
U.S. import prices fell for a second straight month in November amid decreases in the costs of energy products and motor vehicles, suggesting that import deflation could help to
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Judged by the sharp drop in the dollar, European central banks may find it hard to match the dovishness from the Federal Reserve
April 26, 2024
The U.S.
April 26, 2024
The Federal Reserve's signal on Wednesday that its interest rate hiking campaign is over triggered a drop in bond yields and a rash of market bets on U.S. rate cuts next year, marking a
April 26, 2024
The dollar headed for its biggest weekly drop in five months on Friday as the prospect of rate cuts from the Federal Reserve versus a tough line from central banks
April 26, 2024
The Federal Reserve is about to embark on an interest rate-cutting journey next year, but what is striking about the 150 basis points of easing markets
April 26, 2024
A dovish shift from the Federal Reserve has put record highs in sight for U.S. stocks, even as some investors worry the market may be moving
April 26, 2024
U.S. producer prices were unexpectedly unchanged in November as a decline in the cost of energy products more than offset higher food prices, indicating that inflation at the
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Asian markets will likely tread water on Wednesday ahead of the U.S.
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan As Wall St waited optimistically for the Federal Reserve's latest nods and winks on future policy, Argentina took a
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
An upcoming U.S. stock options expiration that is set to be the largest on record is tamping down market swings, potentially counterbalancing any gyrations
April 26, 2024
U.S.
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
As victory celebrations go, the Federal Reserve's announcement of a quarter point interest rate cut in July of 1995 was hardly ostentatious.
April 26, 2024
Goldman Sachs forecasts the U.S.
April 26, 2024
Since 1994 when the Federal Reserve first began issuing a statement announcing actions taken at each monetary policy meeting, it has initiated new interest-rate cutting cycles or has
April 26, 2024
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday the U.S.
April 26, 2024
The Federal Reserve’s last monetary policy meeting of 2023 and a U.S. inflation report in coming days should test a stock market rally that some view as
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan With investors trying to read recessionary warnings from softening U.S. labor market signals all week, the outsize importance of the
April 26, 2024
U.S. stocks closed higher on FridayA, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq notching their highest closing levels since early 2022 after a robust U.S. jobs
April 26, 2024
Hedge funds look to be scaling down their record short position in U.S.
April 26, 2024
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased moderately last week, suggesting that the labor market was gradually losing
April 26, 2024
U.S. stocks ended down on Wednesday, pulled lower by megacaps and energy shares as signs of a cooling jobs market reinforced expectations that the
April 26, 2024
The dollar was near a two-week high against a basket of currencies on Wednesday as investors assessed U.S. economic data that showed a cooling labour market,
April 26, 2024
Any real economy crunch from the U.S.
April 26, 2024
The U.S. services sector picked up in November amid an increase in business activity, although new orders remained flat and a gauge of input inflation dipped as the lagged effects of
April 26, 2024
Underlying inflation pressures eased in October compared to the prior month, according to a report released on Monday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
April 26, 2024
After their meeting five weeks ago, U.S.
April 26, 2024
Global markets will be swayed by greater volatility in 2024 as the Federal Reserve cuts benchmark interest rates fewer times than futures markets are pricing in,
April 26, 2024
The S&P 500 will likely struggle to rise much above current levels into the middle of 2024, as investors rotate away from growth stocks and the Federal Reserve
April 26, 2024
U.S.
April 26, 2024
The benchmark S&P 500 index closed at its highest level of the year on Friday amid growing optimism the Federal Reserve was done raising U.S. interest rates and could begin to cut
April 26, 2024
The risks of the Federal Reserve moving too far with interest rate hikes, and slowing the economy more than necessary, have become "more balanced" with those of not moving high
April 26, 2024
Oil prices were stable on Friday following a 2% drop on Thursday, with the market unconvinced that the latest round of OPEC+ production cuts will be able to lift prices
April 26, 2024
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell on Friday as investors were on edge ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's comments that some fear may have a
April 26, 2024
Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said on Friday he believes inflation is "on track" to reaching the U.S. central bank's 2% target, driven in coming months by what he
April 26, 2024
The labels "dove" and "hawk" have long been used by central bank watchers to describe the monetary policy leanings of policymakers, with a dove more focused on risks to the labor market
April 26, 2024
The U.S.
April 26, 2024
U.S. consumer spending rose moderately in October, while the annual increase in inflation was the smallest since early 2021, signs of cooling demand that could further strengthen
April 26, 2024
The Federal Reserve will likely hesitate to cut interest rates next year for fears of a rebound in inflation, but by keeping interest rates high for long it
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. Let's start with Treasuries because, if this were sports, we'd be calling it a comeback for the ages.
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
By Ann Saphir and Michael S.
April 26, 2024
U.S. economic activity slowed from early October through the middle of November, while businesses reported inflation largely moderated and it was easier to hire workers, the Federal
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve policymakers look increasingly comfortable closing out the year with interest rates on hold and the clock ticking on the timing
April 26, 2024
The labels “dove” and “hawk” have long been used by central bank watchers to describe the monetary policy leanings of policymakers, with a dove more focused on risks to the
April 26, 2024
The dollar climbed from more than three-month lows on Wednesday after data showing the U.S. economy grew faster in the third quarter
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
The Federal Reserve will cut rates more aggressively than markets are currently pricing in as a mild U.S. recession arrives in the first half of next year,
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve policymakers look increasingly comfortable closing out the year with interest rates on hold and the clock ticking on the timing
April 26, 2024
The Federal Reserve will need nearly four more years to cover a historic operating loss and start sending profits again to the U.S.
April 26, 2024
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, but that likely does not change the view that the labor
April 26, 2024
U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as investors were optimistic the Federal Reserve may be done raising interest rates and that the economy is still resilient.
April 26, 2024
The recent rally that has lifted U.S. stocks and bonds is more of a year-end rebound than a turning point, according to
April 26, 2024
The S&P 500 will end next year only about 3% higher than its current level, with a possible U.S. economic slowdown or recession among the biggest risks
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Lewis Krauskopf, markets correspondent.
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve officials agreed at their last policy meeting they could take a cautious approach to raising U.S. interest rates moving forward, and would
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
The structural demand for U.S. debt which underpins the dollar-based global financial system remains strong against the backdrop of recent Treasury market volatility, Moody's Investors
April 26, 2024
Investment bank Morgan Stanley is recommending that corporate bond investors focus on higher quality investment-grade and high-yield bonds headed into next year, as a wave of
April 26, 2024
The dollar index fell to its lowest in more than two months on Monday, extending a slide from the prior week as investors held to the belief that the U.S.
April 26, 2024
Millions of "gig" workers may get missed every month in the U.S. government's employment report, a discrepancy with implications for how Federal Reserve
April 26, 2024
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee on Friday said the U.S. central bank will "do what it takes" to bring inflation down to the Fed's 2% goal, but that inflation looks
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
The Federal Reserve's top bank watchdog defended its push to overhaul capital requirements, saying they would have a minimal impact on borrowing costs and make
April 26, 2024
Improvements in labor supply that seem to occur as the overall job market gets tighter means Federal Reserve policymakers may need to worry less about inflation
April 26, 2024
Are U.S. stocks poised to continue their dramatic run, or is a pause ahead?
April 26, 2024
U.S. investors were big buyers of equity funds in the seven days through Nov. 15, spurred by expectations that the Federal Reserve may pause its interest rate hikes in light of recent
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
Wall Street's three major indexes edged up slightly on Friday as investors digested recent gains while remarks from Federal Reserve officials clouded
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
The U.S. central bank must steer between the risk of doing too little and taking the fight against inflation too far, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said on Thursday, a
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
Goldman Sachs investment strategists said on Wednesday that they now expect the S&P 500 to end 2024 at 4700, implying a roughly 6% gain including dividends.
April 26, 2024
San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly warned against calling time on rate-rising cycle too soon, in an interview to Financial Times on Wednesday.
April 26, 2024
As families in the U.S. prepare to gather for their Thanksgiving dinners next week, food prices have largely flatlined for months, gasoline prices are about
April 26, 2024
The scale of the debt market reaction to October's U.S. inflation undershoot partly reflects sheer relief in what's now one of the biggest bond market bets of the
April 26, 2024
BofA Global Research no longer expects the U.S. Federal Reserve to deliver another interest rate hike in December, following a softer-than-expected inflation reading for October.
April 26, 2024
A report showing consumer price inflation cooled more than expected last month had traders on Tuesday erasing bets the Federal Reserve will raise borrowing costs any further, and piling
April 26, 2024
Monetary policymakers may need to take more forceful action than otherwise to keep inflation expectations anchored when it is unclear how long high inflation might persist, Federal Reserve
April 26, 2024
U.S. consumer prices were unchanged in October amid lower gasoline prices, and underlying inflation showed signs of slowing, supporting views that the Federal Reserve was probably
April 26, 2024
The U.S.
April 26, 2024
U.S. investors poured a massive sum into bond funds in the seven days leading to Nov. 8 on hopes of a turnaround in Treasury bond prices following the Federal Reserve's decision to keep
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan A slightly exaggerated market reaction to Fed chair Jerome Powell's pushback against early U.S. interest rate cuts was enough to
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Lorie Logan on Friday defended the U.S. central bank's "ample reserves" approach to monetary policy implementation, even as she outlined a number of
April 26, 2024
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits edged down last week, signaling that layoffs remain low even as the still-strong job market shows some signs
April 26, 2024
Traders of futures contracts that track expectations for the Federal Reserve's policy rate pushed out bets on the U.S. central bank's likely first interest-rate cut to June of next year, after Fed
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday said that while the Fed is "not going to ignore" a significant tightening in financial conditions from higher bond yields, there is no "
April 26, 2024
Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Thomas Barkin on Thursday said that while there's been "real progress" on inflation, he is still unsure if the U.S. central bank will
April 26, 2024
Money parked at the Federal Reserve’s reverse repo facility fell under the $1 trillion mark for the first time in just over two years, central bank data released on Thursday
April 26, 2024
The U.S.
April 26, 2024
If a re-emerging risk premium in bonds is down to government debt sustainability worries, central banks may need to lobby their Treasuries that it's undermining their
April 26, 2024
U.S. stocks looked set for a mixed to lower start on Friday, while the dollar was steady as hawkish comments from U.S.
April 26, 2024
A hawkish lean from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell chilled a recent rebound in stocks and bonds, with some investors suggesting the central bank
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson on Wednesday closed a daylong Fed conference with the observation that operating under uncertainty is a challenge for central bankers and that,
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve policymakers fresh from last week's decision to hold the policy rate steady are weighing strong economic data, some
April 26, 2024
Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Lorie Logan on Tuesday said she supported leaving the Fed's policy rate on hold last week to assess if financial conditions are
April 26, 2024
The Federal Reserve may have to do more to bring inflation back down to its 2% target given the recent run of resilient economic data, Minneapolis Fed Bank President Neel Kashkari said on
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said on Monday that the U.S. central bank likely has more work ahead of it to control inflation.
April 26, 2024
U.S. stocks closed slightly higher on Monday as investors awaited guidance from a host of Federal Reserve policymakers later in the week on the central bank's policy
April 26, 2024
Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari said he would err on the side of overtightening monetary policy rather than not doing enough to bring inflation down to the central
April 26, 2024
The recent rise in long-term U.S. bond yields does not seem to have been driven by investor expectations of further interest rate increases, Federal Reserve
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook said she hopes the central bank's current target interest rate is adequate to return inflation to the Fed's 2% target.
April 26, 2024
Banks tightened lending standards for U.S. businesses and households in the third quarter, but the pace of change appeared to ease, and demand for loans fell
April 26, 2024
Wall Street's main stock indexes rallied on Friday as bond yields fell sharply after data showed signs of slowing U.S. jobs growth and an uptick in
April 26, 2024
U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in October in part as strikes by the United Auto Workers (UAW) union against Detroit's "Big Three" car makers depressed manufacturing
April 26, 2024
The October jobs report likely was a relief to Federal Reserve officials who hope the U.S. economy can edge down softly from a period of high inflation and
April 26, 2024
Next week will have plenty to keep financial market traders and investors busy, including whether the Federal Reserve really has hit peak rates, another possible rate rise in
April 26, 2024
Global stock indexes rose sharply, the U.S. dollar dropped to a six-week low and benchmark 10-year U.S.
April 26, 2024
Hopes that a rout in Treasuries has run its course are tempting some investors back into the U.S. stock market after a months-long selloff.
April 26, 2024
A recent surge in U.S. productivity has underscored Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's emerging narrative for how inflation may continue to decline even
April 26, 2024
Global hedge funds using algorithms to trade stocks endured one of their worst days of the year on Thursday, a Goldman Sachs note on Friday showed, a sign that a
April 26, 2024
Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari on Friday said there is a lot of uncertainty over what is driving longer-term bond yields, whose rise in September and October helped convince
April 26, 2024
Slowing U.S. job growth and cooling wage pressures may give Federal Reserve policymakers renewed confidence the U.S. economy is adjusting from the shock
April 26, 2024
U.S. worker productivity grew at its quickest pace in three years in the third quarter, depressing labor costs.
April 26, 2024
Oil prices gained more than $2 a barrel on Thursday, breaking a three-day declining streak as risk appetite returned to financial markets a day after the U.S.
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the U.S. central bank is not thinking about lowering rates right now.
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday that he sees no reason to change the current drawdown of the central bank's still-massive balance sheet.
April 26, 2024
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday but left the door open to a further increase in borrowing costs in a policy statement that acknowledged the U.S.
April 26, 2024
DoubleLine Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach expects interest rates are about to trend lower as the U.S. economy deteriorates further and tips into a recession in early 2024, he said in an
April 26, 2024
Wall Street's bond investors received a much-needed shot in the arm on Wednesday, thanks to smaller-than-expected government borrowing from
April 26, 2024
The U.S.
April 26, 2024
U.S. job openings increased in September, pointing to persistent labor market tightness that is supporting the economy and likely to see the Federal Reserve
April 26, 2024
U.S. labor costs increased solidly in the third quarter amid strong wage growth while house price inflation accelerated in August, the latest signs that the
April 26, 2024
U.S. job openings increased in September, pointing to persistent labor market tightness that is underpinning the economy and likely to see interest rates staying high for some
April 26, 2024
U.S. annual home price growth accelerated for a third straight month in August, underscoring the recovery of the housing market after a period of softening, data showed on Tuesday.
April 26, 2024
Options traders betting that Wednesday's Federal Reserve meeting and highly anticipated macroeconomic events later this week could cause gyrations in markets
April 26, 2024
Wall Street's major indexes closed higher on Wednesday with the Nasdaq's 1.6% advance leading gains, after the U.S.
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve policymakers have telegraphed no change to the current 5.25%-5.50% target range for short-term interest rates at their two-day meeting starting Tuesday.
April 26, 2024
Investors should be prepared for long-duration Treasury yields to reach 7% if the U.S. economy skirts a widely anticipated recession, Ned Davis Research warned in
April 26, 2024
Wall Street's main indexes ended Tuesday's session with gains as investors looked ahead to the Federal Reserve's monetary policy update while they
April 26, 2024
Wall Street rallied on Monday, kicking off what promises to be a hectic week that includes a heavy earnings docket, economic data and the Federal Reserve's two-day
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
U.S. consumer spending surged in September as households boosted purchases of motor vehicles and traveled, keeping spending on a higher growth path heading
April 26, 2024
A U.S. judge on Friday refused to block the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from terminating a Puerto Rican bank's access to the U.S. central banking system,
April 26, 2024
Investors are watching over the weekend for signs of whether the conflict in the Middle East will escalate, which could ratchet up volatility in markets that
April 26, 2024
U.S. stocks closed mostly lower on Friday, losing momentum as investors digested a hectic week of mixed earnings, and economic data that seemed to support the "
April 26, 2024
Financial markets are bracing for what could be a momentous week, with a Federal Reserve meeting, U.S. employment data and earnings from technology heavyweight
April 26, 2024
Cooling inflation will likely keep the Federal Reserve on pause in coming months, traders bet on Friday, even as persistent underlying price pressures amid strong consumer spending kept some chance of
April 26, 2024
The U.S. economy grew almost 5% in the third quarter, again defying dire warnings of a recession, as higher wages from a tight labor market helped to fuel
April 26, 2024
Traders on Thursday added to bets the Federal Reserve will keep policy on hold through this year and will begin interest rate cuts in mid-2024, despite a stronger-than-expected reading for
April 26, 2024
The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday terminated the enforcement action with Citigroup, sending the shares of the lender up 2/1% in morning trading.
April 26, 2024
By Ann Saphir The labels “dove” and “hawk” have long been used by central bank watchers to describe the monetary policy leanings of policymakers, with a dove more focused on risks to the labor market
April 26, 2024
After 18 months of relentlessly rising borrowing costs, the U.S. economy is accelerating again, begging the question about when or if tightening
April 26, 2024
U.S. asset manager Vanguard is bullish on longer-dated Treasuries after this year's brutal selloff, betting that the Federal Reserve is at the end of its rate
April 26, 2024
The chance for persistent inflation to keep interest rates higher and potential losses in the commercial real estate market are among the top concerns of
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said on Friday the central bank still has plenty of space to cut the size of its holdings as a complement to its tighter
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
BofA Global Research said on Friday it now expects the U.S. Federal Reserve to deliver a 25-basis-point rate hike in December instead of November.
April 26, 2024
Some investors believe a bond market selloff that has pushed the benchmark U.S.
April 26, 2024
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell to a nine-month low last week, indicating that strong job growth persisted in October
April 26, 2024
U.S. economic activity was little changed over the last month and a half, as labor market tightness continued to ease and prices continued to increase at a modest pace,
April 26, 2024
The U.S. economy's strength and continued tight labor markets could warrant further Federal Reserve interest rate increases, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said on Thursday that controlling inflation is still the U.S. central bank's mission, although he did not say what that
April 26, 2024
The U.S. Federal Reserve is developing additional scenarios to probe for weaknesses in large banks as part of its 2024 stress test, its top regulatory official said Thursday.
April 26, 2024
Barclays forecasts the U.S. Federal Reserve delivering a 25-basis-point hike in December, compared to a prior rate hike expectation in November.
April 26, 2024
Some investors are increasing exposure to longer term U.S.
April 26, 2024
U.S. equity options traders remain on edge, with much of their focus on U.S. Treasuries even as Middle East tensions persist.
April 26, 2024
The volume of U.S. mortgage applications plummeted to the lowest in nearly three decades last week as the
April 26, 2024
The Federal Reserve will meet Oct. 24 to discuss final rules updating requirements for fair lending by banks under a long-standing law, the central bank announced Tuesday.
April 26, 2024
Shares in Visa and Mastercard slid on Wednesday on news the U.S.
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve policymakers are signaling a pause in hiking interest rages for another couple months as they wait for a resolution of mixed signals: strong economic data, signs of
April 26, 2024
Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari on Tuesday said it has taken much longer than expected for inflation to come down, and it is "still too high."
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
Richmond Federal Reserve Bank chief Thomas Barkin on Tuesday said that higher long-term borrowing costs are putting downward pressure on demand but it's unclear how that will affect the
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker said on Monday the central bank should not create new pressures in the economy by increasing the cost of borrowing.
April 26, 2024
Chicago Fed president Austan Goolsbee said it is "undeniable" that the slowdown in U.S. inflation is a trend rather than a momentary blip, despite a recent string of economic data showing
April 26, 2024
The dollar was mixed on Monday before a week heavy with speeches by Federal Reserve officials that will be watched for further clues on interest rate policy and
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets by Samuel Indyk The minutes from the Federal Reserve's September policy meeting on Wednesday confirmed the central bank is watching the data closely,
April 26, 2024
U.S. consumer prices increased in September amid higher costs for rent and gasoline, but underlying inflation is slowing, supporting financial market expectations that the Federal
April 26, 2024
The Federal Reserve's aggressive monetary policy tightening is prompting U.S. banks to slow the flow of credit and beef up cash levels after the panic in March when Silicon Valley Bank
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will speak on Oct. 19 before the Economic Club of New York, just before the U.S. central bank's blackout period begins ahead of its next interest-rate
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
The labels “dove” and “hawk” have long been used by central bank watchers to describe the monetary policy leanings of policymakers, with a dove more focused on risks to the labor market
April 26, 2024
Traders see a stronger chance the Federal Reserve will end up delivering another interest-rate hike this year, and keep rates higher for longer next year, after U.S. data on Thursday
April 26, 2024
Shifting views on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy trajectory are roiling the U.S.
April 26, 2024
Wall Street's major indexes closed higher after Wednesday's choppy session with the release of minutes from the U.S.
April 26, 2024
Uncertainty around the path of the U.S. economy, including difficulties estimating the state of financial markets, potential oil price shocks, and the impact
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist.
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets by Amanda Cooper, editor, finance and markets breaking news Investors are always eager to get a look at the minutes from the Federal
April 26, 2024
U.S. producer prices increased more than expected in September amid higher costs for energy products and food, but underlying inflation pressures at the
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Tuesday reiterated the U.S. central bank's determination to bring inflation down to its 2% target, but did not comment on the economic
April 26, 2024
Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari on Tuesday said he believes the U.S. economy is on track for a soft landing in which inflation falls back to the Fed's 2% goal but
April 26, 2024
The "golden path" some Federal Reserve officials see leading to lower inflation without high unemployment may, like the pot of gold at the end of
April 26, 2024
With U.S. inflation down from its peak, the risk of raising interest rates too little no longer far outweighs the risk of raising rates too much, San Francisco Federal Reserve President
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins on Wednesday said central bank rate rises are still working through the economy.
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman on Wednesday repeated her view that despite "some progress" on inflation, the U.S. central bank will probably need to tighten monetary policy
April 26, 2024
Bond market strategists are holding on to their forecasts for U.S.
April 26, 2024
The recent surge in long-dated U.S. bond yields to their highest since 2007 has a few plausible triggers, but the Fed's quantitative tightening (QT)
April 26, 2024
The recent rise in long-term U.S.
April 26, 2024
Even as the U.S. economy bounds along, rising interest rates on government bonds could threaten the plans of elected officials and central bankers who
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
The U.S.
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan U.S. stocks have surfed through multiple crosscurrents over the past week - from the blistering spike in Treasury yields to the
April 26, 2024
Wall Street indexes closed higher on Tuesday, to notch their third straight day of gains, after dovish comments from U.S.
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic on Tuesday said the U.S. central bank need not raise borrowing costs any further, and sees no recession ahead even as
April 26, 2024
Global stocks rose on Tuesday, as a wave of risk appetite swept through markets after Federal Reserve officials signaled the recent yield surge could justify caution
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman on Saturday repeated her view that inflation continues to be too high despite "considerable" progress in lowering it, and the U.S. central bank
April 26, 2024
A new U.S. employment report on Friday will show whether the labor market continued to moderate through September in what could be an important waypoint for
April 26, 2024
U.S. bond funds saw significant outflows in the week ending Oct. 4, driven by concerns about prolonged elevated interest rates, while money market funds garnered substantial inflows as
April 26, 2024
The U.S.
April 26, 2024
Benchmark 10-year U.S.
April 26, 2024
U.S. employment increased by the most in eight months in September as hiring rose broadly, pointing to persistent labor market strength that could give the
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan The bond blast upending world markets has been partly smothered by sharply falling oil prices for now - but September's U.S.
April 26, 2024
U.S. job growth surged in September, suggesting that the labor market remains strong enough for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this year, though wage growth is moderating.
April 26, 2024
U.S. stocks rallied on Friday, led by technology shares to a sharply higher close as investors assessed a jobs report that showed U.S. hiring rose broadly
April 26, 2024
Traders on Friday raised bets that the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates before the end of the year after a U.S. government report showed employers added far more jobs than expected
April 26, 2024
The Federal Reserve will release the minutes of its upcoming Oct.
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
A wild week in Treasury markets is set to culminate with the U.S. payrolls report on Friday, and some investors believe benign data could bring calm after a
April 26, 2024
San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly on Thursday said that with U.S. monetary policy "well into" restrictive territory, a lot of progress toward 2%
April 26, 2024
(Reuters - Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee says he sees no clear signals that the U.S. economy is veering off the "golden path" toward the Fed's 2% inflation goal and at the
April 26, 2024
The Federal Reserve said on Thursday that credit it has extended to help wind down failed banks marked a big drop in the latest week.
April 26, 2024
Bond investors' rising concerns around U.S. government spending and its ballooning budget deficit are contributing to a steep sell-off that
April 26, 2024
U.S. job openings unexpectedly increased in August amid a surge in demand for workers in the professional and business services sector, pointing to a still-
April 26, 2024
U.S. corporate bond spreads widened on Tuesday and are expected to widen further after the latest jobs data helped confirm many investors' expectations of higher-for-longer
April 26, 2024
The S&P 500 index closed at its lowest level since June 1 on Tuesday as economic data underscored the view the Federal Reserve may need to keep interest
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
The steady rise in long-term U.S.
April 26, 2024
With the economy slowing and inflation falling there is no urgency for the Federal Reserve to raise its policy interest rate again, but it will likely be a long time before the Fed
April 26, 2024
The Federal Reserve's stance of "higher for longer" on interest rates has become a major challenge and the economy is already showing signs that it is
April 26, 2024
Stick it out, double down, or cut your losses?
April 26, 2024
Oil prices pared gains after earlier climbing $1 on Monday, with questions around supply and global demand and ahead of comments from the U.S.
April 26, 2024
The S&P 500 ended nearly flat on Monday with utilities falling sharply and investors weighing the likelihood the Federal Reserve will need to hold
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets by Mike Dolan If markets had been hoping the Federal Reserve might be minded to push back against the relentless rise in U.S. bond yields, they've
April 26, 2024
The U.S. bond market is calling a moment: the age of low interest rates and inflation that began with the 2008 financial crisis has ended. What follows is unclear.
April 26, 2024
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr on Monday said the U.S. central bank should proceed "carefully" on monetary policy, adding that his focus is less on how much higher
April 26, 2024
After helping build a floor under the economy during the pandemic only to put a squeeze on it as inflation soared, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome
April 26, 2024
Investors continued piling into exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track U.S. government debt in the third quarter, with retail investor flows hitting their highest
April 26, 2024
The labels “dove” and “hawk” have long been used by central bank watchers to describe the monetary policy leanings of policymakers, with a dove more focused on risks to the labor market
April 26, 2024
A measure of inflation closely watched by the Federal Reserve has now averaged near the central bank's 2% target for the last three months, another step
April 26, 2024
Underlying U.S. inflation moderated in August, with the annual rise in prices excluding food and energy falling below 4.0% for the first time in more than two
April 26, 2024
U.S. equity funds witnessed robust outflows in the seven days to Sept. 27 on worries about a potential extension of the Federal Reserve's restrictive monetary policy and a renewed surge in
April 26, 2024
The S&P 500 ended lower on Friday as investors digested implications of a U.S. inflation report for the Federal Reserve's interest
April 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets by Mike Dolan A crude oil price spike to the highest of the year delivered a final blow to an ailing third-quarter for world markets and left forlorn
April 26, 2024
U.S. consumer spending increased in August, but underlying inflation moderated, with the year-on-year rise in prices excluding food and energy slowing to below 4.0%.
April 26, 2024
A global index of stocks bounced back after a nine-day losing streak on Thursday as oil prices fell and U.S.
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
By Michael S.
April 26, 2024
The Federal Reserve held its benchmark overnight interest rate steady at the Sept. 19-20 policy meeting.
April 26, 2024
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level since late November, another setback for home shoppers in what’s traditionally the housing market’s busiest time of the year
April 25, 2024
Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market continues to hold up despite higher interest rates imposed by the Federal Reserve in its bid to curb inflation
April 25, 2024
U.S. central bankers have kept their target for short-term borrowing costs in the 5.25%-5.50% range since last July, when they completed their 2022-2023 rate-hike campaign to combat soaring
April 22, 2024
Prospective homebuyers are facing higher costs to finance a home with the average long-term U.S. mortgage rate moving above 7% this week to its highest level in nearly five months
April 18, 2024
The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits didn’t change last week as the labor market continues to defy efforts by the Federal Reserve to cool it off
April 18, 2024
Asian shares are trading mixed after most U.S. stocks slipped on firmer expectations that the Fed is committed to its current rate practices
April 17, 2024
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned that persistently elevated inflation will likely delay any Fed rate cuts until later this year because “recent data have clearly not given us greater confidence” that price increases are under control
April 16, 2024
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson suggested that the central bank’s key rate may have to remain at its peak for a while to bring down persistently elevated inflation
April 16, 2024
U.S. producer prices rose in March from a year earlier at the fastest pace in nearly a year, offering more evidence that progress against inflation may have stalled this year and raising doubts about whether and when the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates
April 11, 2024
Fewer Americans applied for jobless benefits last week as the labor market continues to thrive despite the Federal Reserve’s efforts to cool it
April 11, 2024
Markets are waiting to hear what European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has to say about the timing of a first interest rate cut
April 11, 2024
Some Federal Reserve policymakers argued at their most recent meeting in March that inflation was likely worsening, even before the government reported Wednesday that price increases re-accelerated last month
April 10, 2024
Shares are mixed in Asia after U.S. stock indexes held at a near standstill ahead of some potentially market-moving reports
April 10, 2024
An eagerly awaited report Wednesday on consumer prices will show whether inflation is still easing, a trend the Federal Reserve will weigh in deciding when and by how much — or even whether — to cut interest rates this year
April 09, 2024
Asia stocks are mostly higher, with investors mainly focusing on a U.S. inflation report and what it means for interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve
April 09, 2024
Ever since the Federal Reserve signaled last fall that it was likely done raising interest rates, Wall Street traders, economists, would-be homeowners — pretty much everyone — began obsessing over a single question: When will the Fed start cutting rates
April 06, 2024
The U.S. central bank held its benchmark overnight interest rate steady in the 5.25%-5.50% range at the conclusion of its July 30-31 policy meeting, but since then Federal Reserve Chair
April 05, 2024
Asian shares are mostly declining after a Federal Reserve official said the central bank might not deliver any of the cuts to interest rates this year that Wall Street has been counting on
April 05, 2024
The American economy is thought to have added 200,000 jobs in March — a more-than-respectable increase though one that would mark a slowdown from February’s vigorous gain of 275,000 and last year’s monthly average increase of 251,000
April 04, 2024
Asian shares are mostly higher after a firm finish on Wall Street, as expectations remained solid for U.S. interest rate cuts this year
April 04, 2024
Federal Reserve officials will likely reduce their benchmark interest rate later this year, Chair Jerome Powell said, despite recent reports showing that the U.S. economy is still strong and that U.S. inflation picked up in January and February
April 03, 2024
U.S. job openings barely changed in February, staying at historically high levels in a sign that the American job market remains strong
April 02, 2024
Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street retreated as surprisingly strong U.S. manufacturing data cast doubts over how soon the Federal Reserve might cut interest rates
April 02, 2024
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reiterated a message he has sounded in recent weeks: While the Fed expects to cut interest rates this year, it won’t be ready to do so until it sees “more good inflation readings’’ and is more confident that annual price increases are falling toward its 2% target
March 29, 2024
A measure of inflation that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve slipped last month in a sign that price pressures continue to ease
March 29, 2024
The U.S. economy grew at a solid 3.4% annual pace from October through December, the government said Thursday in an upgrade from its previous estimate
March 28, 2024
Asian shares are trading mixed as investors await further indications of future U.S. interest rate cuts
March 25, 2024
Asian shares are trading mixed as investors await further indications of future U.S. interest rate cuts
March 25, 2024
The number of Americans signing up for unemployment benefits fell slightly last week, another sign that the labor market remains strong and most workers enjoy extraordinary job security
March 21, 2024
Asian benchmarks are mostly higher after U.S. stocks rallied to records following the Federal Reserve's indication that it expects to deliver interest rate cuts later this year
March 21, 2024
Asian markets are mostly higher ahead of a decision by the Federal Reserve on the timing of cuts to interest rates
March 20, 2024
Inflation remains a top concern for small businesses, which reported lower optimism in February
March 19, 2024
Asian stocks have gained ahead of policy decisions this week by Japan's central bank and the Federal Reserve
March 18, 2024
Asian stocks are higher ahead of policy decisions this week by Japan's central bank and the Federal Reserve
March 18, 2024
Across the United States, many people are eagerly anticipating the Federal Reserve’s first cut to its benchmark interest rate this year: Prospective home buyers hope for lower mortgage rates
March 17, 2024
Asian markets have retreated after a mixed batch of data on the U.S. economy dashed hopes that easier interest rates are coming soon
March 15, 2024
Wholesale prices in the United States picked up again in February, the latest sign that inflation pressures remain elevated and might not cool in the coming months as fast as the Federal Reserve or the Biden administration would like
March 14, 2024
Shares are mostly higher in Asia ahead of a report on inflation in the U.S. that could sway the Federal Reserve's timing on cutting interest rates
March 12, 2024
Asian shares are mostly higher after U.S. stocks climbed to records, with easier interest rates beckoning on the horizon
March 08, 2024
A sweeping bank regulatory proposal will be significantly revised by year’s end, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday, a potential victory for the large banks that have aggressively opposed the likely changes
March 07, 2024
Asian shares are trading mixed after Wall Street recovered some losses from the day before
March 07, 2024
U.S. job openings barely changed in January but remained at a high level, suggesting that the American job market remains healthy
March 06, 2024
Shares are mixed in Asia after China's premier said the country's target for economic growth this year is around 5%, in line with expectations
March 05, 2024
An inflation gauge favored by the Federal Reserve increased in January, the latest sign that the slowdown in U.S. consumer price increases is occurring unevenly from month to month
February 29, 2024
The U.S. economy grew at a robust 3.2% annual pace from October through December, propelled by healthy consumer spending, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday in a slight downgrade from its initial estimate
February 28, 2024
Asian shares are mixed after U.S. stocks edged back from their record heights
February 27, 2024
Most brokerages have forecast a 25 basis points interest rate cut by the U.S.
February 23, 2024
Several Federal Reserve policymakers are warning against cutting U.S. interest rates too soon or by too much in the wake of recent data showing inflation stayed unexpectedly high in January
February 23, 2024
The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits fell to its lowest level in five weeks, even as more high-profile companies announce layoffs
February 22, 2024
Federal Reserve officials acknowledged at their most recent meeting in January that there had been “significant progress” in reducing inflation
February 21, 2024
Fewer Americans filed for jobless claims last week as the labor market continues to show resilience in the face of elevated interest rates
February 15, 2024
Inflation may have fallen below a 3% annual rate last month, which would be the lowest level in nearly three years and a potentially significant milestone as the Biden administration seeks to bolster Americans’ views of the economy before the November elections
February 12, 2024
Just a quarter of business economists and analysts expect the United States to fall into recession this year
February 12, 2024
From Wall Street traders to car dealers to home buyers, Americans are eager for the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates and lightening the heavy burden on borrowers
February 08, 2024
The number of Americans filing for jobless claims fell last week despite more layoff announcements from high-profile companies recently
February 08, 2024
Chair Jerome Powell said in an interview broadcast Sunday night that the Federal Reserve remains on track to cut interest rates three times this year, a move that’s expected to begin as early as May
February 05, 2024
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