The Fed’s Preferred Inflation Measure Ticked Up Slightly in December
The central bank needs to see further progress on inflation or weakness in the labor market to resume interest rate cuts.
U.S. inflation is lingering and tariffs threatened by Trump could nudge prices in wrong direction
An inflation gauge closely watched by the Federal Reserve rose slightly last month, the latest sign that some consumer prices ...
Here’s How High Inflation Could Go Under Trump’s Proposed Tariffs
That's how high 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods could push U.S. inflation, according to analysis firm Capital ...
Here are easy ways protect yourself from a stock-market crash
For those investors, Isabel Wang outlined several ways to protect yourself from market panics in this week’s ETF Wrap ...
US labor costs rise moderately in fourth quarter
U.S. labor costs rose marginally in the fourth quarter, offering some comfort to Federal Reserve officials after progress lowering inflation stalled at the end of 2024. The employment cost index (ECI) ...
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Trump gets lower rates but Fed the exception
US President Donald Trump is getting his wish that interest rates drop across the world, just not at home, where a strong economy and uncertainty over his own policies have set the stage for the ...
Yes, some CDs are still offering 5% – and one pro tells us you might want to lock in rates, as yields are ‘unlikely to show any material improvement by waiting’
Indeed, Greg McBride, chief financial analyst at Bankrate, tells us that with this move, and future risk that the Fed resumes cutting rates if inflation pressures ease, there’s no benefit to waiting ...
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BlackRock's Once-Mighty Inflation-Hedge ETF Is Losing Its Crown
A once-dominant BlackRock Inc. bond ETF is at risk of losing its crown as the biggest inflation-hedging product of its kind, after schooling investors about the dangers of safety trades laden with ...
US stocks are back to where they were before DeepSeek
The S&P 500 wiped out its weekly losses and the Nasdaq 100 rose almost 1.5% as Apple Inc. gave a reassuring forecast ...
Stock market today: Apple leads as Wall Street shaves off nearly all its loss for the week
Apple and other big U.S. companies reporting fatter profits than expected are helping Wall Street shave off more of its sharp losses from the start of the week on Friday.