People shop at a grocery store in Brooklyn on July 11, 2024 in New York City.Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesAn important gauge for the Federal Reserve showed inflation eased slightly from a year ago in June, helping to open the way for a widely anticipated September interest rate cut.The...
Gross domestic product in the second quarter was expected to show a 2.1% annualized increase.
Pedestrians walk along Wall Street near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Alex Kent | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWall Street's favorite recession signal started flashing red in 2022 and hasn't stopped — and thus far has been wrong every step of...
As the frontrunner for the Democratic party's nomination, Kamala Harris will have to run, for better or worse, on President Joe Biden's economic record. That could be problematic for the vice president, who is being regarded as the near-certain replacement for Biden on the party ticket. While Biden-Harris can...
Golden Horn and Bosphorus at sunset, Istanbul, TurkeyMatteo Colombo | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesTurkey came out miles ahead of the rest of the world in an annual global wealth ranking — in a result that may come as surprising, given the country's high levels of inflation."Türkiye stands out with...
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump raises his fist during Day 1 of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 15, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz | ReutersDonald Trump will allow Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to complete his term at the...
The International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday that upside risks to inflation have increased, calling into question the prospect of multiple Federal Reserve interest rate cuts this year. In its latest World Economic Outlook update, the IMF said "the momentum on global disinflation is slowing, signaling bumps along the path." The...
Seen through the branches of trees in Ruskin Park are the lit porches of terraced period homes and in the distance, the growing development at Nine Elms, on 14th May 2024, in London, England. Richard Baker | In Pictures | Getty ImagesLONDON — The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday lifted...
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Monday that the central bank will not wait until inflation hits 2% to cut interest rates.Speaking at the Economic Club of Washington D.C., Powell referenced the idea that central bank policy works with "long and variable lags" to explain why the Fed wouldn't...
[The stream is slated to start at 12:30 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.]Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to address the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., on Monday as traders look for hints about when the...