Economy

Fed Chair Powell indicates interest rate cuts ahead: ‘The time has come for policy to adjust’

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell laid the groundwork Friday for interest rate cuts ahead, though he declined to provide exact…

No longer a financial reservoir? Saudi Arabia’s spending confirms clear shift in strategy

Saudi Arabia is moving full steam ahead with its focus on domestic investment — and with that, higher requirements for…

A recession is coming in the U.S., and ‘a few rate cuts’ won’t prevent it, says strategist

Contrary to what many believe, investment research firm BCA Research sees that the economy is on the cusp of a…

Here’s everything to expect from Fed Chair Powell’s speech Friday in Jackson Hole

For all the attention being paid to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s policy speech Friday, the chances of it containing…

Philadelphia Fed President Harker advocates for interest rate cut in September

Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Patrick Harker on Thursday provided a strong endorsement to an interest rate cut on the way…

U.S. job growth revised down by the most since 2009. Why this time is different

There’s a lot of debate about how much signal to take from the 818,000 downward revisions to U.S. payrolls —…