The U.S. dollar slipped on Thursday after a flurry of economic data, including a gauge of consumer health that showed retail ...

Hyperbole aside, last month’s inflation rate was lower than economists expected. But some analysts believe the relatively strong report could be the final calm before the storm, as American firms ...

CPI inflation, retail sales, consumer sentiment, housing data, trade meetings with China, and earnings from Walmart, Cisco, ...

Despite pressure from President Donald Trump to slash interest rates, the Federal Reserve was expected to stick to its wait-and-see approach.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on May 7 said "the economy is doing fine" during a news conference after the Federal Open ...

The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it will hold interest rates steady as the US economy begins to show the effects of ...

The Federal Reserve’s interest rate committee will meet Tuesday and Wednesday this week, and the central bankers appear set ...

Matthew Rose, an Opinion editorial director, hosted an online conversation with three economists about the future of the ...

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell quipped during an appearance ... In his analysis, Smoke pointed out that the final reading of consumer sentiment from the University of Michigan declined ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at the Economic Club of Chicago, April 16, 2025. Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images Despite flagging consumer sentiment and ongoing market turmoil ...

Consumer sentiment plunged 8% in April from the prior month ... “Sometimes the surveys are very negative, but they keep spending,” Fed Chair Jerome Powell said in remarks earlier this month. However, ...