Interest Rates

Kevin Warsh used his first press conference as Federal Reserve Chair to pledge a decisive fight against inflation, signaling a policy shift few investors had expected. A broad selloff began with the June’s hawkish dot plot, which signaled the committee’s preference for one rate hike...

Editor’s note: This article was updated to add more detail and context. The Federal Reserve unanimously held the federal funds rate steady at 3.50%-3.75% on Wednesday, as widely expected, in the first policy meeting under new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh. The June statement again described inflation...

Kevin Warsh's first meeting as Fed chair is widely expected to deliver the same policy outcome markets have grown accustomed to — another pause. But investors are less focused on this week’s rate decision than on something arguably more consequential: how the new chair plans to communicate...

The economic fallout from the Strait of Hormuz disruption continues to hit the U.S. economy, driving inflation higher and slowing growth as Wall Street questions whether the Federal Reserve’s next move is up, not down. American consumers are paying the most for goods and services in nearly...

The massive AI spending spree led by Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is increasingly colliding with one of the market's biggest fears: higher inflation and interest rates that refuse to come down....

The bull market keeps shrugging off every reason to stop. The S&P 500 — as tracked by the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) — closed the week on track for an eighth straight weekly gain. That’s its longest winning streak since December 2023, even as the Federal Reserve signals that...

Renowned economist Mohamed A. El-Erian shared his insights on President Donald Trump‘s recent supportive and softer stance about the new Federal Reserve Chair, Kevin Warsh. El-Erian took to X on Wednesday and suggested that this may indicate the long-standing tension between...

Jerome Powell used his final press conference as Federal Reserve chair to deliver an unexpected message: he is not leaving the Fed. When his term expires on May 15, Powell plans to remain on the Board of Governors, citing what he called "unprecedented" legal assaults on the central bank — a move...

The specter of political interference in the Federal Reserve is rippling through the market, and for ETF investors, the parallels to the 1970s are becoming more and more difficult to ignore. • What’s next for TIP stock? While Sen. Elizabeth Warren has accused President Donald Trump of...

Gold was supposed to be the crisis trade. It isn’t. Instead of rallying on war, gold is having its worst month since February 1983 — down 17% in March as the Iran conflict does something no one expected: it is killing the Fed easing thesis that had kept gold prices elevated for months. And...

President Donald Trump's war with Iran is now rippling far beyond geopolitics and the global energy industry—and into the U.S. housing market. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate, a key barometer of home affordability in the U.S., has jumped back to the psychologically crucial 7% for the first time...

Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran — who has dissented in favor of rate cuts at every meeting since his appointment by President Donald Trump last year — said Monday that the Iran-driven oil shock does not alter his policy outlook, arguing the Fed should wait for clearer evidence before...

The stock market witnessed a mixed performance today as the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq indices showed varied results. The Federal Reserve’s decision to maintain the federal funds rate at 3.5%–3.75% has kept investors on their toes. The economic activity continues to expand at a solid pace,...

Tuesday marks one year since President Donald Trump took office for his second presidential term. Here's a look at how three major stock markets have performed since he was inaugurated as the 47th president. Trump's First Year, Second Term Stock Market & Crypto Returns Trump promised that the "...

A 25-basis-point cut is almost fully priced for the Dec. 10 Federal Reserve meeting, with CME FedWatch data showing nearly a 90% chance for the third straight interest-rate reduction. Yet, some analysts are warning traders not to get overly excited about the move itself. Two forces may actually end...