The Federal Reserve’s policy decisions in recent years have contributed to a worsening of economic inequality in America, and some of the central bank’s policymakers say it’s not a problem they can ...

The Federal Reserve’s final monetary move of 2026 gave markets a clearer but still-incomplete vision of where interest rates might be heading next year—a year likely marked by continued concerns over ...

Bank of Japan Lifts Rates to 30-Year High; Data Problems in U.S. Inflation Report Will Linger for Months By Vicky Ge Huang The Bank of Japan raised its policy rate target to its highest level in 30 ...

TOKYO—In 1995, O.J. Simpson was acquitted of murder charges, Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise” topped the charts, and the first Toy Story movie hit the theaters. It was also the last time the Bank of ...

The best way to fix Americans’ cost-of-living problem is to give workers bigger raises, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said last week. The problem: That solution looks broken, too. The US job ...

Interest-rate cuts alone can't fix America's 'structural housing shortage,' Fed Chair Jerome Powell says The fundamental problem for home buyers is that housing is in short supply, Fed Chair Jerome ...

The FOMC cut the federal funds rate by a quarter-point, but that's unlikely to cause 30-year mortgage rates to fall by the same amount. The December rate cut might be advantageous for builders and ...

The Charles Schwab Corporation is upgraded to a 'buy' rating, reflecting strong asset gathering and resilience amid Fed rate cuts. SCHW's acquisition of Forge Global strategically expands its private ...

Are lower home insurance rates leading to cost reductions for Florida homeowners? After insurance leaders in Florida spent the last year touting the revival of a healthy insurance market, the South ...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday heavily criticized Jerome Powell, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, saying he has "mental problems" and that he would love to "fire his ass." Trump’s remarks ...

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