Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady amid tariffs
Mar 21, 2025
President Trump said right thing to do would be to cut rates.
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Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady amid tariffs
President Trump said right thing to do would be to cut rates.
Prices up 2.6% in December from a year before
Feb 3, 2025
Americans spent 2.6% more on goods and services in December than they did a year before, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on Friday. Excluding food and energy, […]
Inflation slowed slightly in September, report says
Oct 11, 2024
Drop comes after Federal Reserve reduces interest rates.
Labor Department: Weekly jobless claims hit four-month low
Sep 20, 2024
The number of new applications for unemployment benefits dropped last week to the lowest level in four months, according to the Labor Department’s latest weekly jobless […]
Interest payments on the national debt top $1 trillion
Sep 17, 2024
The U.S. government has for the first time laid out more than $1 trillion in gross interest payments on its national debt, according to a report by […]
Bureau of Labor reports job market still slowing down
Sep 5, 2024
Federal Reserve signals it would cut key interest rates to spur economy.
Americans spending more as interest rate cuts loom
Aug 30, 2024
Federal Reserve announced recently it would soon lower key interest rates.
Fed ready to cut interest rates, says inflation slowing
Aug 26, 2024
Announcement comes after recent reports show decrease in workers hired, unemployment rises.
Correction to jobs report weakens economic outlook
Aug 22, 2024
Labor Department job report estimates counted 818,000 jobs that don't exist.
Markets crater after Friday’s jobs report
Aug 5, 2024
Four straight months of U.S. unemployment rates rising leads to Asian market crashes.
U.S. report shows job market stuck in slowdown
Aug 5, 2024
Number of unemployed people rose around 350,000 to 7.2 million in July.
U.S. economy adds more than 270,000 jobs in May
Jun 10, 2024
Federal Reserve refrains from lowering interest rates.
Federal Reserve keeps interest rates steady
Dec 14, 2023
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell claims inflation has decreased over past year.
Fed keeps interest rates flat for now
Sep 21, 2023
Federal Reserve has raised interest rates 11 times since March 2022.
U.S. reports increase in key inflation gauge
Sep 1, 2023
The Commerce Department’s personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index rose 0.2% from June to July. On an annualized basis, it rose from 3.3% compared to a year before, up […]
Inflation drops to lowest rate in nearly two years
Jul 13, 2023
The Labor Department reported on Wednesday that consumer prices rose only 3 percent during the 12 months ending in June. That’s down significantly from May’s number of 4% […]
Fed says banking system strong, resilient
Jun 30, 2023
Computer simulation finds banks could withstand a recession.
Inflation shows signs of easing
Jun 15, 2023
Federal Reserve may approve another interest rate hike in July.
Fed softens stance on inflation control
May 4, 2023
Federal Reserve raises interest rates another quarter point.
GDP growth weakens in first quarter
Apr 27, 2023
Inflation remains high as Federal Reserve expected to raise interest rates again.
Labor Department reports 236K added jobs in March
Apr 8, 2023
Average hourly wages up 4.2 percent from last year.