Interest Rates

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Economy

America’s job growth has flatlined—and Mark Zandi believes June may have been the start of a recession

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Economy

ADP says job growth was ‘whipsawed’ in August, with rare warning on AI and consumer jitters

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September 4, 2025
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Economy

PCE data paints a solid picture, but hidden cracks show tariffs quietly squeezing U.S. consumers—and weak job growth could put them over the edge

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August 29, 2025
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Success

Gen Z are dipping into their retirements, skipping meals and selling their belongings just to get by, new reports find

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August 29, 2025
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Economy

The markets’ reaction to Trump hides a darker truth that puts the American economy at risk, Piper Sandler warns

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August 26, 2025
Lisa Cook, member of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve, attends a Federal Reserve Board meeting and sits with pursed lips in a black suit.
Economy

Investors are salivating over rate cuts as Trump’s attempt to fire Lisa Cook opens the door for a GOP Fed majority: ‘This is very positive’

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August 26, 2025
Donald Trump
Banking

Moments after Jerome Powell’s latest speech, Trump threatens to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook if she doesn’t resign

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August 22, 2025
Jerome Powell
Economy

Powell says ‘shifting balance of risks’ may warrant a sooner rate cut

By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
August 22, 2025
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Commentary

Monetary policy is not about interest rates, it’s about the money supply

By Steve H. Hanke and John Greenwood
August 21, 2025
Broker
Investing

The last time the Fed cut rates against rising inflation was right before the Great Financial Crisis. BofA warns of the ‘Ghosts of 2007’

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August 19, 2025
Home Depot says customers are putting off larger home-improvement projects as stubborn interest rates and worries about the economy fester
Economy

Home Depot says customers are putting off larger home-improvement projects as stubborn interest rates and worries about the economy fester

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August 19, 2025
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Economy

Warren Buffett’s $1.6 billion bet on UnitedHealth sends the struggling insurer’s stock soaring

By Stan Choe and The Associated Press
August 15, 2025
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Economy

Top economist says Trump’s Fed pressure may not be felt for years: ‘You can appear to get away with a lot while you’re actually doing a lot of damage’

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August 7, 2025
Jerome Powell
Finance

Powell warns of ‘long way to go’ before Fed can maybe cut interest rates

By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
July 31, 2025
Fed board member and possible Powell replacement says bank should cut rate this month because growth is slowing ‘significantly’
Economy

Fed board member and possible Powell replacement says bank should cut rate this month because growth is slowing ‘significantly’

By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
July 18, 2025

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