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U.S. stocks fell Friday on worries that good news on the job market may be too good and prove to be bad for Wall Street by keeping inflation and interest [...]

Professor of finance and holds the Ben Graham Chair in Value Investing at the Ivey Business School, Western University. He is the author of the recent book Value Investing: From [...]

Borrowing costs have been rising for months, tracking yields on government bonds. The move threatens to push more buyers and sellers to the sidelines. There was a moment in late [...]

Byline: Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY What are America's top retailers talking about? Tariffs, and what they mean for them and for consumers. That's the topic everyone was buzzing about at [...]

Stubborn inflation, and potential tariffs, make future rate cuts uncertain. Federal Reserve officials cut interest rates as expected last month. But minutes from their December meeting suggest that the decision [...]

Byline: Andrew Ackerman Federal Reserve officials in December signaled concerns that President-elect Donald Trump's policies could stoke inflation, contributing to a more cautious approach to interest rate cuts this year [...]

Byline: Paul Davidson, USA TODAY The tariffs President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose on imports from Mexico and Canada would significantly increase U.S. inflation next year and modestly curtail [...]

Rate cuts, stock surges, and Trump's tariff threats are among the biggest forces shaping business and the economy. Despite a tumultuous U.S. presidential campaign and intensifying global conflicts, the economy [...]

Byline: Abha Bhattarai The economy is in good shape heading into 2025. Inflation is coming down, growth is brisk, and the job market has remained surprisingly resilient. Now economists are [...]

Costs have soared again amid a bird flu outbreak, bringing renewed attention to the fact that while inflation is cooling, prices are still elevated. Americans stocking up on holiday cooking [...]

The Federal Reserve's final rate cut of the year unsettled the stock markets. Federal Reserve officials announced their final rate cut of 2024 on Wednesday, lowering rates by 0.25 percentage [...]

Byline: Andrew Ackerman The Federal Reserve is starting to contend with how President-elect Donald Trump and his ambitious policies could reignite inflation in 2025. The central bank's leaders strive to [...]

The Personal Consumption Expenditures index climbed 2.4 percent from a year earlier, though the report's details were more subdued than expected. Federal Reserve officials are closely watching how inflation shapes [...]

America's economy is far outstripping its peers, but there are serious risks, including from the president-elect. The U.S. economy is pulling ahead of its global peers. Inflation is moderating, and [...]

Byline: Howard Schneider, Reuters WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve concluded its final meeting of 2024 on Wednesday, and 2025 will likely be Fed Chair Jerome Powell's last full year at [...]

Federal Reserve officials projected just two rate cuts in 2025, and they made it clear that future reductions would hinge on inflation progress. Federal Reserve officials made their third and [...]

Byline: [CREDIT]ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- Americans hoping for lower borrowing costs for homes, credit cards and cars may be disappointed after this week's Federal Reserve meeting. The Fed's policy makers [...]

Rates may not come down as much or as quickly as had been expected, just as Trump -- a self-declared 'low-rate guy' -- returns to the White House. Inside the […]

Mired in a battle to contain surging prices, the central bank also needs to be nimble enough for the economic downturns to come, our columnist says. The battle against inflation [...]

Byline: Andrew Ackerman Inflation remained stubborn this fall, signaling a potentially bumpy road to vanquishing higher prices, which could complicate President-elect Donald Trump's policy ambitions. The consumer price index increased [...]

Byline: CHRISTOPHER RUGABER; ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- Fuelled by pricier used cars, hotel rooms and groceries, inflation in the United States moved slightly higher last month in the latest sign [...]

U.S. stock indexes got back to climbing on Wednesday after the latest update on inflation appeared to clear the way for more help for the economy from the Federal Reserve. [...]

Inflation sped up last month, but the details suggested cooling ahead. Next week, the Fed will make its final rate decision for 2024. Fresh inflation data released on Wednesday made [...]

Byline: Hannah Ziegler The Nasdaq composite index closed at a record high Wednesday, rallying almost 350 points for its first-ever close above 20,000. The tech-heavy index gained 1.8 percent after [...]

Byline: Andrew Ackerman Inflation remained stubborn this fall, signaling a potentially bumpy road to vanquishing higher prices, which President-elect Donald Trump will have to contend with. The consumer price index [...]

Byline: Abha Bhattarai Americans have one big gripe when it comes to work: They would like more money. Only 30 percent of Americans are satisfied with their pay, compared with [...]

U.S. stock indexes drifted lower Tuesday in the run-up to the highlight of the week for the market: the latest update on inflation that's coming on Wednesday. The S&P 500 [...]

Byline: Lauren Kaori Gurley Top officials from the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced a flurry of changes Tuesday following an investigation into problems with the release of crucial economics data [...]

U.S. stocks rose to records Friday after data suggested the job market remains solid enough to keep the economy going, but not so strong that it raises immediate worries about [...]

The World Bank warned in a new report that poor countries will be stuck in economic ''purgatory'' without debt relief. Soaring inflation saddled developing countries with a record $1.4 trillion [...]

Byline: Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY Inflation isn't just on the minds of adults. Teens are citing rising costs as a concern as they do their holiday shopping, according to a [...]

Inflation has been stubborn in recent months. Now, President-elect Donald J. Trump's tariffs loom as a potential risk. The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure sped up in October, a development [...]

In scores of interviews throughout 2024, Latino, Black and Asian American voters, many of whom voted for Donald Trump, said they no longer trusted Democrats to improve the economy. The [...]

Economists are trying to guess at how Trump policies could affect growth and inflation. The uncertainties are huge. Predicting how White House policy is going to affect the American economy [...]

Byline: JASON KIRBY; Staff For all the talk about the strength of the U.S. economy in the lead-up to the Nov. 5 election, household finances are strained for many Americans [...]

A strong economy is giving Federal Reserve officials room to move ''carefully'' as they lower interest rates, the central bank chair said. Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal [...]