The Fed’s Preferred Inflation Measure Ticked Up Slightly in December
The central bank needs to see further progress on inflation or weakness in the labor market to resume interest rate cuts.
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Key Fed Inflation, Wage Data Ease Worries Ahead Of Tariffs; S&P 500 Futures Rise
The Federal Reserve's key inflation rate is still elevated but kept up its two-month streak of good readings. S&P 500 futures ...
Investors breathe a sign of relief after PCE inflation report. Why 'mild' inflation could help the stock market.
December’s PCE report on Friday suggests that inflation finished 2024 above the Federal Reserve's 2% target, but it didn't spiral out of control, which is "the ideal outcome" from a stock investor’s ...
Latest PCE inflation report would justify first-half Fed rate cut: CMC
One of the most consequential takeaways from the latest PCE report showed that core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, was stable in December. An earlier reading from the CPI ...
Fed holds rates steady, takes less confident view on inflation
US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a press conference after the Monetary Policy Committee meeting in ...
This may be 'most critical thing' for markets facing Fed interest-rate decision
He cited inflation running above the Fed's 2% target, the expanding economy and a "solid" U.S. labor market. Before cutting rates again, the central bank may need to see "a couple months of some ...
This may be 'the most critical thing' for markets facing upcoming Fed decision
Investors are widely expecting the Fed to hold its benchmark interest rate at the current level again, extending a pause in its rate-cutting cycle as markets keep a watchful eye out for whether ...
The Fed looks poised to skip a January interest rate cut. How long could a pause last?
At the Federal Reserve’s first meeting in 2025, consumers are going to want what Fed Chair Jerome Powell simply can’t give ...
Stock market today: Wall Street edges back from its record
Wall Street is pointing slightly lower in early trading but is on track to close the week with solid gains on healthy ...
Corporate Bond Issuance Grows Along With Economic Risks
Corporate bond issuance is rising, with issuance increasing around 30% in 2024 compared to 2023. Read more here.
Here's When the Fed Is Likely to Cut Interest Rates Again, and What It Means for Stocks
Since the FOMC is responsible for setting interest rate policy at the Fed, Wall Street watches each SEP very closely. In the September SEP, the FOMC forecast five potential interest rate cuts in 2025, ...