WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is expected to cut short-term rates in 2026, with its key interest rate settling at 3.4 ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the U.S. defense budget should increase 50% to $1.5 trillion next year, ...

The Federal Reserve cut rates by 0.25 percent, with a 9-3 vote, and indicated that future cuts could be paused.

The Federal Reserve will likely cut rates a little more to "address downside risks to the labor market" and then stop there, ...

The change in the average U.S. tariff rate in 2025 was the largest in the modern era. One way to assess the effects of such a ...

A research note from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco observed that previous episodes of high tariff rates resulted ...

The sharp increase in tariffs imposed last year by the Trump administration may reduce inflation rather than increase it, ...

Nearly 20 states kicked off the New Year with minimum wage increases, but some employment experts warn that doing so could ...

And if 2026 forecasts are correct, we may have to keep waiting.

Easing inflation could give way to further interest rate cuts, and both factors bode well for the following three Dividend ...

How does the Federal Reserve raising interest rates impact inflation? In a perfect world, higher interest rates would lower demand — theoretically lowering inflation. #learnwithpublic #federalreserve ...

The Bank of Japan raised its key policy rate to a 30-year high on Friday to help curb inflation, as widely expected, and financial markets took the move in stride. The 0.25 percentage point hike took ...