Interest Rates

Investor Kevin O’Leary warned that inflation remains a greater threat to the U.S. economy than the financial markets want to admit, while arguing that aggressive political pressure on the Federal Reserve risks undermining the country's global credibility. Inflation: A ‘Hidden Tax...

A resilient market at the headline level, yet with an uneven, policy-driven underlying economy. This is the reality that JP Morgan Asset Management sees for 2026 The firm expects another year of U.S. economic expansion, yet describes it as a K‑shaped path. Wealthier households and capital-rich...

Former Kansas City Fed president Tom Hoenig, a one-time FOMC voting member, thinks the central bank is about to make a mistake. In a recent interview with Adam Taggart, the veteran central banker laid out a warning. The Federal Reserve is likely to cut rates in December despite inflation still...

After weeks of mixed signals, the Federal Reserve's tone on monetary policy turned noticeably more dovish Friday, driving a sharp repricing in interest-rate expectations ― with traders now seeing an almost 3-in-4 chance of a December cut. According to the CME FedWatch tool, the odds of a 25-basis-...

Back in September 2020, when the world was under lockdowns, inflation wasn't even considered "transitory" yet, and most of Wall Street was stocking up on hand sanitizers to make bold predictions — BCA Research did precisely that. The firm called for the market to shrug off all the near-term and...

Stocks sold off late Wednesday after Fed Chair Jerome Powell pushed back on expectations for another interest rate cut in December, warning that such a move is "far from a foregone conclusion” as the Federal Open Market Committee remains divided and incoming data remains clouded by shutdown-...

The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge showed no signs of cooling in August, remaining stubbornly high and reigniting questions over whether the market’s aggressive rate-cut bets are truly justified. The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index — the Fed's go-to inflation metric...

The Federal Reserve's recent rate cut marks a pivot toward easier money. It also sets the stage for a new market playbook, and JPMorgan's analysts are already drawing up winners and losers. With short-end rates expected to drop by a whole percentage point to 3.5% by early 2026, the focus is...

The Federal Reserve may have delivered its first rate cut in nine months on Wednesday — but according to Goldman Sachs, it likely won't be the last. In a new note to clients on Thursday, Goldman Sachs chief U.S. economist David Mericle said the Fed's 25-basis-point cut to a target range of 4.00%–4...

Jefferies Chief Market Strategist David Zervos believes the Federal Reserve should consider a bold shift in monetary policy, making the case for deeper interest rate cuts during the upcoming meeting. Makes A Case For A Larger Cut Zervos argues that the Fed’s employment narrative has...

Gold has surged to unprecedented levels in early September 2025, breaching $3,500 per ounce and gaining 37% year-to-date, as investors respond to economic risks, central bank moves and a growing crisis of trust in U.S. institutions. GLD ETF trades at record highs. Check live chart here. What's...

Mortgage fraud is a serious allegation, one that President Donald Trump has hurled toward three of his staunch critics: Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, New York State Attorney General Letitia James and California Senator Adam Schiff. Then there’s Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton,...

After surging to an all-time high of $3,500 per ounce in April, gold has cooled off, building a narrow base between $3,200 and $3,400. Rather than signaling exhaustion, this consolidation has formed an ascending triangle, a pattern that often precedes an upside breakout. If that structure unfolds,...

The U.S. bankruptcies have soared to levels not seen in years. Through the first seven months of 2025, 446 large companies have gone under. That number is 12% above the 2020 pandemic wave and the highest for this stretch since 2010. July alone saw 71 filings, the highest single-month count since...

Imagine being Jerome Powell this week. On Friday, August 22, the Federal Reserve chairman will step onto the stage at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium — the most closely watched monetary retreat in the world — with markets, politicians, and even building contractors staring him down....