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5 Things to Know Before the Stock Market Opens
U.S. stock futures are little changed ahead of tomorrow's Juneteenth holiday as investors continue to watch developments in ...
Treasury yields dip ahead of Fed decision
Treasury yield is inching lower as traders await the Federal Reserve's policy decision, due at 8:30 a.m. Eastern. The U.S. central bank will also release its Summary of Economic Projections, and a ...
Will the Fed cut rates Wednesday? Not likely, but here's when they might.
Interest rates for credit cards to mortgages have jumped since the Fed began fighting inflation in 2022. Here's where experts ...
Federal Reserve expected to hold interest rates steady
The inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve are expected to keep their key interest rate unchanged Wednesday for the fourth ...
Mortgage demand drops, even as rates fall to the lowest since April
Mortgage demand to buy a home and to refinance a loan dropped, despite falling interest rates. Weak consumer confidence is ...
Stocks not too keen on Powell presser
Here's a reminder from Bespoke Investments about how the S&P 500 tends to behave on Federal Reserve decision days. The most obvious conclusion is that investors may be chipper when Jerome Powell ...
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If the CFPB goes away, what happens to its authorities?
The Trump administration is seeking to fire roughly 90% of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's staff and is fighting ...
Early Fed chair nomination could rattle markets
U.S. President Donald Trump has said that he would soon nominate Jerome Powell's successor, with nearly a year left before ...
Officials head into Fed meeting with uncertain long-term inflation outlook
Among the uncertainties facing Federal Reserve officials as they debate the proper setting of monetary policy, one of the ...
If the Fed lowers interest rates this year, it’ll likely be because of bad news. Here’s why
Rising unemployment will likely be what pulls the trigger for the Federal Reserve to finally begin lowering interest rates again, economists say.
Fed expected to hold interest rates steady, defying Trump
The Fed, an independent federal agency, is widely expected to continue its defiance of Trump. Investors peg the chances of a decision to leave rates unchanged at 99.9%, according to the CME FedWatch ...