Interest Rates

A growing chorus of economists is sounding the alarm that stagflation — a toxic mix of sluggish growth, rising unemployment, and persistent inflation — is no longer a distant threat but the most probable path for the U.S. economy. Reacting to the May Federal Open Market Committee meeting and Chair...

U.S. stock futures rose on Wednesday after two days of decline on Tuesday. Futures of major benchmark indices were higher in premarket. The upmove comes after the U.S. and China agreed to hold high-level trade talks in Switzerland this weekend, their first major meeting since President Donald Trump...

Following President Donald Trump‘s dismissal of two federal labor board members, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is closely monitoring the situation, given its possible impact on his job security. What Happened: The U.S. Supreme Court is set to rule on President Trump's attempt to fire...

As the Federal Reserve signals a one-and-done approach to rate cuts in 2025, investors are being forced to rethink what "safe" really means. According to Violeta Todorova, Senior Research Analyst at Leverage Shares, market participants face a complicated mix of "slowing growth, rising inflationary...

Jim Cramer took a jibe at President Donald Trump in premarket on Tuesday as the stock futures rose amid the President’s criticism of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for not cutting interest rates. What Happened: Cramer, in an X post, highlighted that investors “would actually buy...

Two prominent Fed voiced issued strong public defenses of the central bank’s independence on Monday, calling out President Donald Trump‘s attacks on Chair Jerome Powell as politically dangerous and economically destabilizing. Speaking Monday on CNBC, Richard Fisher, former president of...

Stocks in the U.S. were trading sharply lower by midday Monday, while gold and Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) surged in tandem, as a renewed political storm surrounding Federal Reserve independence shook confidence in the U.S. dollar and triggered a broad-based risk-off mood on U.S. assets. The market...

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood has offered a contrarian view on President Donald Trump‘s tariff policies, suggesting they could be the catalyst to end a three-year “rolling recession.” What Happened: In her recent note, Wood explains that tariffs, which initially appeared as a...

As President Donald Trump initiated a tariff plan that many critics label stagflationary, key figures in the Federal Reserve, including Mary Daly, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, signaled that the central bank might delay further rate cuts. Daly, speaking at a moderated...

The 10-year Treasury just notched its best week since August, as a market flight to safety sent yields tumbling below 4%. Investors rushing out of risk assets have piled into government bonds, pushing Treasury prices higher and handing the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) a solid...

Stock and ETF investors, take note. Peter Schiff sees trouble ahead and he's not mincing words. The renowned investor warns that the government and financial media are “making the same mistake again” as they did before the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, Schiff wrote on X. The culprit...

The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge rose more than anticipated in February, underscoring the bumpy road back to the 2% target and throwing cold water on expectations for imminent interest rate cuts. According to data released Friday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Personal...

Recent spikes in consumer inflation expectations are threatening to narrow the Federal Reserve's room to maneuver to further reduce interest rates this year, casting new uncertainty over whether cuts will materialize this year. In a note shared this week, Goldman Sachs analyst Elsie Peng discussed...

President Donald Trump has renewed his calls for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, urging immediate action following the introduction of new tariffs. His position puts another layer of uncertainty on the already complicated economic landscape, with the Fed deciding to leave the rates at 4....

President Donald Trump wasted no time in pressuring the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, calling Apr. 2 – when reciprocal tariffs take effect – “Liberation Day in America.” Meanwhile, the Fed signaled rising economic uncertainty, slashed growth forecasts and raised...