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Fed holds rates steady and notes progress on inflation

WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday held short-term interest rates steady but indicated that inflation is getting closer to…

Here’s everything you need to know about the Fed decision coming Wednesday

This week’s Federal Reserve meeting is not much about the present but potentially very much about the future. If things…

‘Just buying, buying, buying’: What the recent small-cap boom suggests about the appetite for risk

The money flow into small caps may not be a rotation from winning growth trades. Dave Nadig, ETF journalist and…

Fed Governor Waller sees central bank ‘getting closer’ to an interest rate cut

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Wednesday suggested that interest rate cuts are ahead soon as long as there are…

Traders see the odds of a Fed rate cut by September at 100%

Traders are now 100% certain the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by September. There are now 93.3% odds that…

Trump 2.0 could be bad news for global inflation, analysts say

A second presidential term for former President Donald Trump could reignite global inflation as his America-first policies drive up costs…

Watch Fed Chair Jerome Powell testify live before Senate banking panel

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‘Make or break week:’ Stifel sees 40% chance of President Biden dropping out of the race

There’s a 40% chance President Joe Biden will not seek reelection, according to Stifel. Brian Gardner, the firm’s chief Washington…

Fed says it’s not ready to cut rates until ‘greater confidence’ inflation is moving to 2% goal

Federal Reserve officials at their June meeting indicated that inflation is moving in the right direction but not quickly enough…

Powell says Fed has made ‘quite a bit of progress’ on inflation but needs more confidence before cutting

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell expressed satisfaction Tuesday with the progress on inflation over the past year but said he…