Americans are down on the economy, but CEOs are full of optimism
Two surveys this week show a stark and growing divergence between heads-of-businesses and the rest of the country when it ...
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U.S. home sales fall as high mortgage rates and prices freeze out would-be buyers
Sales rose 2% compared with January last year, marking the fourth straight annual increase, but fell 4.9% from December.
US business activity stalling; consumers' inflation expectations surge
U.S. business activity nearly stalled in February amid mounting fears over tariffs on imports and deep cuts in federal ...
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Will the Fed Hike Rates Again?
Hoping for cheaper credit card and mortgage rates this year? Bad news: The Federal Reserve effectively ruled out cutting rates until when — or if — President Donald Trump and Congress come up with a ...
Tariffs, federal government spending cuts restrain US business activity
U.S. business activity nearly stalled in February amid mounting fears over tariffs on imports and deep cuts in federal ...
US consumer sentiment plunges over tariff and inflation fears
Inflation is picking up again and President Donald Trump said this week it’s all his predecessor’s fault. But no matter who Trump blames for inflation, America’s economic mood is now souring — and ...
Why it matters that Trump is deleting government data
What happens when one of the world's largest repositories of free information becomes unreliable? At the same time, the ...
Trump Tests Fed’s Independence With Order Expanding Authority Over Agencies
A directive calling for oversight over the central bank’s regulatory and supervisory responsibilities has set off alarm.
Fed's Kugler says inflation risks remain, cites economic policy uncertainty
Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler said on Thursday U.S. inflation still has "some way to go" to reach the Fed's 2% ...
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Federal Reserve officials support pause in rate cuts
Federal Reserve officials at a meeting last month pointed to rising risks that inflation could worsen, a key reason they kept their benchmark interest rate unchanged. According to minutes of the Jan.