Millions of older Americans get the bulk of their retirement income from Social Security. As a result, many seniors are eager ...

The Congressional Budget Office estimated that if the House bill were to pass as written, the deficit would increase by ...

The Federal Reserve’s current strategy is “the best thing we can do for the housing market,” Fed Chair Jerome Powell told reporters on June 18.

Beneath his cowboy hat, he smuggled two ideas that were anathema to movement conservatives, neoliberalism and ...

The federal-funds rate has been maintained in the target range of 4.25%-4.50% since it was cut by 1 percentage point from ...

The S&P 500 ended with a loss of less than 0.1% on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, as the Fed held interest rates steady and ...

Federal Reserve officials expect inflation to worsen in the coming months but they still foresee two interest rate cuts by ...

The headline event for the day will likely arrive at 2 p.m. Eastern, when the Federal Reserve is set to announce its latest ...

Stagflation poses a particular challenge for policymakers because it puts their two primary goals — maximum employment and stable prices — in tension. Ordinarily, the Fed raises interest rates to ...

The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged for the fourth straight meeting Wednesday, and said the economy is expanding ...