Fiscal policy and monetary policy are always vying for top spot on the market’s list of concerns. For now, there is little to see at the Fed. What the market needs is clarity on the fiscal front.
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) -Asian share markets were mixed in thin trading on Thursday as much of the region was on holiday for the Lunar New Year, while the U.S. dollar trod water after the ...
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell made clear on Wednesday the US central bank intends to hold interest rates where they are ...
Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank is in wait-and-see mode amid mostly positive U.S. economic conditions.
Policymakers left their benchmark rate unchanged amid signs that the economy is humming along, defying the president’s ...
The central bank’s decision to pause at its first meeting of 2025 followed a series of cuts that began in September to ...
After three cuts at the end of last year, Federal Reserve officials paused rate moves as they weigh a solid economy and ...
US stocks fall after the Fed held rates steady but suggested the inflation drop has stalled. Meta, Tesla and Microsoft report ...
Jim Cramer, the host of Mad Money, recently shared his thoughts on the upcoming earnings season, emphasizing that investors ...
The Federal Reserve’s decision on Wednesday to keep its overnight bank lending rate where it is — following a full percentage ...
Wall Street's main indexes opened modestly down on Wednesday, influenced by losses in major tech firms Apple and Nvidia.
Markets widely expect the central bank to hold its lending rate steady in its decision, expected at 2 p.m. ET.