Four times per year, the Fed releases its projection materials along with the dot plot, a chart showing where up to 19 Fed officials expect interest rates to be in the years ahead. In this chart, each ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a ¼-point yesterday, as expected. The stock market rallied and Treasury yields fell. Fed Chair Jerome Powell suggested the central bank would stay cautious on ...

Fiscal policy is the dominant market driver into 2025–26, but liquidity momentum is fading, raising volatility and downside risks for equities. The Federal Reserve is close to a rate pause, with cuts ...

ORLANDO, Florida, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Wall Street was mostly higher on Thursday - the Dow and Russell 2000 indices hit new highs but the Nasdaq fell - while shock U.S. jobless claims figures rekindled ...

Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 futures diverged in Asian markets as earnings optimism offset Fed uncertainty, tariff headlines, and ...

In early December, the Federal Reserve wrapped up the year with another quarter-point rate cut, the third of the year. This rate cut was welcome news for borrowers, as it helped drive down interest ...

Tuesday was not just the day before the Federal Reserve announced its latest rate cut. It was also the day that the leader of U.S. bank stocks dropped like a rock. JPMorgan (JPM) fell by 4.66% on the ...

The Fed cut rates three times in late 2025 due to layoffs and unemployment concerns. December unemployment fell to 4.4%, reducing chance of further rate cuts this month. Weak job growth persists, but ...

Forecasts vary for how many more times the Fed could cut interest rates in 2026. Some say one, two or even three more rate cuts ahead. Mortgage rates already have fallen as markets anticipated a Fed ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is putting interest rates at the center of the Trump administration's growth strategy, arguing that the Federal Reserve is now the main obstacle between a solid ...