Count us as two financial economists hoping only certain inflation measures fall slower than expected, and everyone’s ...
The effects of the Fed’s half-point rate cut in September and its quarter-point cut in November have largely been passed through to auto loans, which fell on average from a peak of 7.3% in July to 6.8 ...
Brian Blank is a finance scholar and Fed watcher who researches how companies navigate downturns and make financial decisions ...
Although economists predicted 2024 could bring economic relief, many middle-class Americans continued to struggle ...
U.S. stocks ripped higher and carried the S&P 500 to records as the economy kept growing and the Federal Reserve began cutting interest rates. The year featured many familiar winners, such as Big Tech ...
The U.S. dollar edged higher on Thursday on expectations the currency would be boosted next year by policies by the incoming ...
These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Mortgage rates were supposed to drop in 2025, but sticky inflation has pushed them back up recently.
The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan at the dawn of Joe Biden’s presidency, which prevented a surge in poverty and ...
The Federal Reserve's third interest rate cut of the year will likely have consequences for debt, savings, auto loans, ...
The Fund’s curve positioning and steepening bias were both positive contributors during the quarter while duration was a more ...
It should embrace clear monetary-policy rules and explain its reasoning for departing from them.
Trump's plans for tariffs could undermine stocks and halt the bull market. His prior tariffs had a negative effect on ...