US job market likely began the year strong, but faces cloudier future
The U.S. labor market probably started 2025 the way it spent most of last year: generating decent, but unspectacular, job growth.
Moderate US job growth expected in noisy January employment report
U.S. job growth likely slowed in January, partly restrained by wild fires in California and cold weather across much of the ...
Should bond investors beware Trump tariffs? How proposed tariffs could hit bonds
The bond market has already begun pricing in the potential for higher interest rates. Even the day after Trump’s election ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants to bypass the Fed to lower interest rates
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a new plan in the fight to bring down historically high interest rates, and it’s got ...
Bessent's focus on 10-year US Treasury yield may let Fed off the hook
The Trump administration's emerging focus on long-term Treasury bond yields may show growing sensitivity to market constraints that could impede President Donald Trump's economic plans, while also ...
Chicago Fed CEO says tariff uncertainty could slow rate lowering
"I still think my ultimate where-we're-going-to-land is a fair bit below where we are today," Austan Goolsbee said at auto ...
Goolsbee: Fed in solid place for eventual cuts though uncertainty means a slower approach
A full-employment economy with solid growth and falling inflation will let the U.S. Federal Reserve continue cutting interest ...
Trump is focused on lowering bond yields, not fighting the Fed, Treasury chief says
The Trump administration isn't looking to clash with the Federal Reserve over interest rates, Treasury Secretary Scott ...
Trump Treasury secretary Scott Bessent relives some pressure on the Fed
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Donald Trump is not asking the Federal Reserve to lower its short-term interest rates, ...
Market And Economic Insights From January 2025
Stay informed on the latest financial trends, from trade wars to disruptive tech advancements, and expert insights on what's ...
World inflation at risk of rekindling with Trump’s trade war
Trump’s arrival has added to pre-existing worries. Despite an International Monetary Fund official declaring in October that ...
What to expect in Friday’s jobs report
But first a bit of background: The numbers in Friday’s jobs report most likely will change in the months (and years) to come. That’s just the nature of data collection, statistics and research: ...