The Federal Reserve will skip raising interest rates this month and deliver a hike in December, according to nearly all economists polled by Reuters, as
October 20, 2026France’s crisis sounds familiar. Is America next?
October 20, 2026High fuel prices are making it more expensive to drive, fly and buy some goods more than seven months into the U.S.-Iran war
October 17, 2026A $2 trillion deficit looms over the midterms
October 16, 2026By Michael S.
October 16, 2026Investors dumped cash and poured money into both bonds and stocks last week, according to BofA Global Research, as traders sought to profit from the recent volatility.
October 16, 2026An index of global equity markets ended flat on Thursday as concerns about AI spending and higher interest rates fueled further selling in technology and
October 15, 2026High gas prices are intensifying inflation and vacuuming up more of Americans’ dollars, yet consumers are still digging deep to spend, powering the economy, at least for now
October 15, 2026Don’t underestimate U.S. shoppers when it comes to shelling out money for the winter holidays
October 15, 2026Wholesale inflation rose more quickly than expected last month on a big jump in fuel costs, a sign that stubbornly rising prices remain an economic challenge for consumers and a political problem for Republicans in the midterm elections
October 15, 2026Global brokerages expect the US Federal Reserve to keep interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, with BofA Global Research one of the only outliers among Wall Street majors.
October 15, 2026US business inventories increased moderately in August amid strong sales growth, government data showed on Thursday.
October 15, 2026Wholesale inflation surged in September, keeping affordability in focus ahead of the midterms
October 15, 2026Rising government bond yields are making it much harder for major developed economies to stabilise debt burdens, with countries including France, the US and Britain facing
October 13, 2026Domino's Pizza on Tuesday scaled back its full-year sales outlook, warning that US and international comparable sales growth would remain muted, sending shares down about 3% in
October 13, 2026Oil and fuel prices rose on Monday following weekend attacks on a Saudi airport, which had a varied impact on global stocks.
October 13, 2026Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack said on Monday the US central bank should move "relatively quickly" to a restrictive monetary policy stance in
October 12, 2026The US is in the middle of a historic and costly technological revolution, with the artificial intelligence buildout driving a level of investment
October 12, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.
October 12, 2026The U.S. stock market finished its record-setting week with gains, even as other financial markets remained indecisive
October 09, 2026US consumer sentiment slumped further in early October as the rising cost of living because of the Middle East conflict soured households' views of the
October 09, 2026The euro was poised for a fifth straight weekly drop on Friday, with early gains fading as oil prices erased earlier declines, but recent selling
October 09, 2026The exit from the COVID-19 pandemic raised incomes and wealth for most US households, with income gains concentrated among the less well off, but a
October 09, 2026With midterms approaching, Americans’ confidence in the economy is in a tailspin
October 09, 2026Federal budget deficit climbs to $2 trillion as fiscal jitters multiply
October 09, 2026US stocks dipped on Thursday as crude prices surged on a spike in Middle East tensions and a cut in US output that stoked inflation
October 08, 2026The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, pointing to continued labor market stability despite a sharp
October 08, 2026US Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Thursday that additional rate hikes will likely be needed to lower inflation to the Fed's 2%
October 08, 2026Most Federal Reserve officials expect that another interest rate increase will likely be needed this year to combat inflation, minutes released Wednesday from the central bank’s most recent meeting showed
October 08, 2026A readout on Wednesday of the Federal Reserve's last policy meeting is expected to show a much broader debate than reflected in the unanimous decision
October 07, 2026The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit record highs on Tuesday as a pause in the bond market sell-off and steady oil prices paved the way for a tech- and AI-
October 07, 2026The Nasdaq surged to a fresh high on Monday, as earnings optimism and lower oil prices offset rising bond yields.
October 06, 2026US services sector activity slowed in September, while strong domestic demand stretched supply chains and pushed a measure of prices paid by businesses
October 05, 2026Nvidia and Broadcom are relatively insulated from a worsening US data-center power crunch, but any resultant delay in AI deployments can affect makers of memory, optical and other
October 05, 2026US President Donald Trump and his Republican Party will carry a 4.2% unemployment rate into the congressional elections in early November, a low
October 05, 2026Wall Street embarked on a new quarter with a nominally higher close on Thursday as the benchmark US Treasury yield eased back from multi-year highs after
October 02, 2026The interest rate on the most common US home loan shot up by a quarter percentage point this week to the highest in almost three years on the back of surging government bond yields,
October 02, 2026Bond market bust: The 10-year Treasury yield hit its highest level since 2002
October 01, 2026Goldman Sachs pushed its forecast for the next US interest rate hike to December after a softer-than-anticipated inflation reading cooled expectations the Federal Reserve would hike
October 01, 2026By Michael S.
October 01, 2026Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook on Wednesday said she is committed to bringing inflation down without harming the labor market in remarks that only briefly touched on monetary
October 01, 2026President Donald Trump claimed that the U.S. has the “best poverty numbers in history,” meaning less poverty now than at any other time
September 30, 2026Nasdaq climbed on Wednesday and the S&P 500 dipped, but both indexes notched their second straight quarterly gains, as a softer-
September 30, 2026US inflation increased less than expected in August and price pressures were more moderate in the prior month than previously reported, likely
September 30, 2026The US economy grew at a solid clip in the second quarter, driven by robust consumer spending and business investment related to the buildout of AI infrastructure.
September 30, 2026Inflation slowed a bit last month as Americans ramped up their spending, though price gains remained elevated and are a challenge for many voters as the midterm elections approach
September 30, 2026US inflation remained stubborn last month as Iran war continued to lift prices
September 30, 2026The U.S. economy grew at a solid 2.2% pace from April through June as consumer spending and business investment came in strong
September 30, 2026Stocks drifted lower on Wall Street as long-term Treasury yields ticked higher
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