Trump inherits a labor market at full employment. Can he keep it there?
Defying fears of a pandemic-driven Great Depression and bucking Federal Reserve interest rate hikes as well, the U.S. job ...
Average US rate on a 30-year mortgage falls to 6.89%, third straight weekly decline
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased for the third week in a row, a smidgen of relief for prospective ...
Goolsbee says Fed 'may be on hold' for now but sees rates going lower in next 12-18 months
Chicago Federal Reserve president Austan Goolsbee told Yahoo Finance Friday that the central bank 'may be on hold' for now, ...
Bessent's Focus on 10-Year US Treasury Yield May Let Fed off the Hook
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration's emerging focus on long-term Treasury bond yields may show growing ...
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Naira Strengthens At The Black Market, Breaks Below ₦1,600/$
The Nigerian currency showed strength in the black market but dipped for the third consecutive time against the dollar at ...
US jobs report today: Employers added 143,000 jobs in January, unemployment rate at 4%
Employers added 143,000 jobs in January amid LA wildfires, cold weather, uncertainty over President Donald Trump's trade, ...
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.
Fed nears QT crossroads as 'excess liquidity' evaporates
A key measure of excess liquidity in the financial system is evaporating rapidly. Once it disappears, further reduction of ...
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Judge blocks DOGE access to sensitive Treasury Department payment system records
The order comes after the Justice Department on Wednesday agreed in a proposed court order to limit access to the sensitive records to only two "special government employees" within DOGE, who will ...
Column-Fed Nears QT Crossroads as 'Excess Liquidity' Evaporates: McGeever
That may be true, but once there is no excess liquidity sloshing around the system, liquidity drained by QT will have to come ...
Minneapolis Fed's Kashkari expects lower interest rates later this year
In a CNBC interview, the central bank official expressed confidence that inflation will continue to drift down to the Fed’s 2 ...