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'It makes sense to be on hold': Why Wall Street strategists think Fed rate cuts aren't coming anytime soon
Encouraging economic data has boosted market hopes for Fed rate cuts, but policymakers remain cautious amid lingering ...
Fed to keep rates steady as tariffs, possible oil shock counter inflation data
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates steady next week, with investors focused on new central bank ...
Why this week’s Fed meeting likely won’t help stocks break out to new highs
Investors are heading into the coming week’s two-day Federal Reserve meeting facing a wide band of uncertainty around the ...
Fed expected to keep rates steady as tariff risks outweigh inflation data
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates steady next week, with investors focused on new central bank ...
Inflation Doubts To Keep The Fed On Hold Until December
Amidst a slight cooling in economic activity, inflation has been making decent progress towards the 2% target. Click to read.
Tariff uncertainty and inflation fears will likely keep Fed stuck in place
Economists are broadly expecting the Federal Reserve to stand pat on interest rates at its upcoming meeting, but how the ...
Why the Fed and ECB are no longer on the same page
Central bank benchmark borrowing costs are now more than 2 percentage points lower in Europe than the US, a divide that has ...
Inflation Ticked Up to 2.4% in May, Driven by Rising Housing Costs
The consumer price index increased 0.1% for the month of May, lower than economists' predictions, with the annual rate ...
The attacks in the Middle East could make it harder for the Fed to cut rates
President Donald Trump has repeatedly demanded the Federal Reserve slash interest rates. But Fed officials have stood pat, waiting to see how his administration’s sweeping policy changes affect the ...
Trump calls Fed chair a 'numbskull' as he pushes for interest rate cut
President Donald Trump cited new inflation data in continuing to pressure Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to lower ...
Israel-Iran Conflict Risks More Inflation, Delayed Fed Rate Cuts
Israel’s attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities risk pushing back the timeline for Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts as the US ...
Consumer sentiment rises for 1st time this year as inflation remains tame
Consumer sentiment increased in June for the first time in six months, the latest sign that Americans’ views of the economy ...