Why the Job Market Is Giving the Fed Cover to Extend a Pause on Rate Cuts
Across a number of metrics, the labor market looks remarkably stable even as it has cooled. Monthly jobs growth has stayed solid and the unemployment rate has barely budged from its current level of 4 ...
Trump’s Executive Orders Leave Imprint on the Fed
The central bank has halted hiring to align with a White House directive and pulled back its work on climate change.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants to bypass the Fed to lower interest rates
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a new plan in the fight to bring down historically high interest rates, and it’s got ...
Trump’s focus on 10-year Treasury yield to cut borrowing costs raises curiosity — and problems
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell may be breathing easier now that the Trump administration intends to focus on the 10-year ...
US bond market lukewarm on Bessent's 10-year yield pledge
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's pledge to contain yields on 10-year Treasury notes met some skepticism in the bond ...
Real World Economics: The Fed cannot save our wayward economy
An applied Friedmanite, Volcker understood that excess growth of the money supply was the root cause of this ...
Treasury yields rise after White House says tariffs will kick off this weekend
Treasury yields ticked higher after the White House said tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico will start this weekend.
Trump slams Fed after decision to hold interest rates steady
Federal Reserve officials held interest rates steady after their latest policy meeting, drawing sharp criticism from ...
After the Fed Meeting, Seven High-Yield Savings Accounts Worth Your While
While you might not be able to withstand inflation's impacts directly, there are ways to cushion your money to reduce its ...
Fed Ends Streak Of Rate Cuts, Entering 'Wait And See' Phase
The Federal Reserve's policy committee voted to hold its key interest rate steady Wednesday. Stubborn inflation and a ...
Fed hold rates steady, says job market is solid, inflation 'somewhat elevated'
Fed Chair Jerome Powell has said it is harder to gauge where inflation is headed, in part because of uncertainty about policies President Donald Trump will adopt.
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Do This With Your Money Now to Take Advantage of the Fed's Rate Pause
A rate pause means there's still time to score a high annual percentage yield, or APY, on a CD. Banks tend to follow the ...