Stock Futures Slip as Investors Wait on Jobs Data
U.S. stocks were edging lower on Friday, as investors waited on a monthly jobs number that could help determine if the Federal Reserve has any scope to cut interest rates this year. The Bureau of ...
January Jobs Report: What to Watch in the Release
Economists are betting that 2025 kicked off with cooler levels of job growth. But overall stable labor conditions should keep ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants to bypass the Fed to lower interest rates
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a new plan in the fight to bring down historically high interest rates, and it’s got ...
Boston Fed maps out inflation response to Trump trade tariffs
The full suite of tariffs sought by the Trump administration would have created notable upward pressure for already high ...
Bessent on Powell: ‘I’m sure he’s going to do the right thing’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday he wouldn’t be commenting on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policies and expressed confidence in the central bank Chair Jerome Powell, ...