The first central bank meetings of 2025 suggest it will be a year in which policymakers go their own way as economic paths ...
Economic uncertainty has been further fuelled by expectations of tax cuts, broad tariffs on imports, and mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, which economists warn could drive inflation ...
Gross domestic product increased at a 2.3% annualized rate last quarter after accelerating at a 3.1% pace in the ...
Nigeria's main labour union has rejected a government-approved 50% hike in telecommunications tariffs and announced plans for ...
Outside of a U.S. President bending norms, the Fed also faces challenges in achieving its economic objectives. Inflation ...
Central bank policymakers, in a unanimous decision, paused monetary easing while noting that inflation remains above their 2% ...
Economists say Trump’s second-term tariffs, if carried out as promised, could put even more downward pressure on the economy, because he’s framed them as across-the-board, rather than targeted to ...
The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged as officials grappled with uncertainty caused by inflation and ...
In a hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee, Howard Lutnick was asked about an array of policy matters including tariffs, China, inflation, and more.
President Donald Trump wasted no time criticizing the Fed after it held rates steady Wednesday, arguing Jerome Powell and the ...
The central bank’s decision to pause at its first meeting of 2025 followed a series of cuts that began in September to ...