Gold prices and economic downturns: The connection investors should understand
Gold prices tend to rise when economic times are uncertain. Here's why (and what investors should do about it).
Fed concerns rise as tariff threats ratchet higher and wider
U.S. Federal Reserve officials remain uncertain about the impact tariffs might have on inflation, but have begun outlining ...
Danger Sign: Shadow Banking Loans Now Exceed Bank Equity
The banking sector's credit portfolio grew by 2% year-over-year in 2024, driven mainly by a 15% increase in loans to shadow ...
Boston Fed maps out inflation response to Trump trade tariffs
The full suite of tariffs sought by the Trump administration would have created notable upward pressure for already high ...
Fed chair says bank accounts 'safe' despite Trump's teardown of consumer protection agency
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says Americans’ bank accounts are safe despite the Trump administration’s shutdown of a ...
Powell says Trump’s comments won’t affect interest rate decisions by the Fed
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s calls for lower interest ...
Hot Inflation Raises Stakes of Trump’s Tariffs
Hot inflation has raised the stakes of President Trump’s plans to escalate his use of tariffs on the country’s biggest ...
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Will Tariffs Keep the Federal Reserve From Cutting Interest Rates This Year?
Like everyone else, Federal Reserve officials are watching and waiting to see what tariffs Donald Trump will impose and how they will affect the economy.
Mortgage rates went down again. Here’s how that affects what you owe.
The average rate for a 15-year mortgage, popular with homeowners looking to refinance to a lower rate, also decreased.
Trump May Have To Grapple with Returning Inflation
More than one issue boosted Donald Trump ahead of main rival Kamala Harris and back into the White House, but inflation was ...
Powell says Fed ‘well positioned’ for the ‘risks and uncertainties’ that lie ahead
After cutting its key rate a full percentage point in the final three months of last year, with “the economy remaining strong, we do not need to be in a hurry to adjust our policy stance,” Powell said ...
Fed's Collins Says Fed Can Be Patient on Rates Amid Tariff Uncertainty
FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins stands behind the Jackson Lake Lodge in Jackson Hole, where the Kansas City Fed holds its annual economic symposium, in Wyoming, U.S.