Interest Rates

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday that the central bank is rethinking its approach to inflation and employment, signaling possible changes to the Fed's policy strategy as part of a major review underway in 2025. “Participants have indicated that they thought it would be...

Best known for shorting stocks like GameStop, Citron Research's Andrew Left also shares long calls on stocks that are undervalued by Wall Street. Citron shared its latest stock pick Tuesday, a company it believes is misunderstood by investors. What Happened: Citron said Tuesday it is "pounding the...

Wall Street opened Tuesday with cautious gains after inflation data for April came in cooler than expected, calming investor concerns over tariff-driven price spikes. April's inflation report showed consumer prices rising 2.3% year over year, slightly below the 2.4% forecast and down from the...

Consumer prices in the U.S. eased faster than expected in April, with fresh tariffs introduced by President Donald Trump appearing not to have a swift and tangible impact on the cost of living. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 2.3% higher compared to a year ago, the Bureau of Labor Statistics...

Vice President JD Vance has openly criticized Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for his economic policies, particularly concerning inflation and trade agreements. What Happened: During an interview with Fox News, Vance expressed dissatisfaction with Powell’s handling of economic issues....

Despite mounting pressure and calls for lower interest rates, the Federal Reserve held rates steady at 4.25%-4.5% on Wednesday. This analyst anticipates that the Fed would be among the last central banks to cut interest rates, while still expecting four cuts this year. What Happened: The Chairman...

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...