Meanwhile, an uptick in unemployment can have a silver lining: As inflation slows and jobless numbers increase, the Fed moves to lower interest rates, just as they did following their November ...
Stocks remain near record highs, while spreads on corporate bonds have stayed close to historic lows. "Risk assets like stocks and corporate bonds have been sending strong signals for 15 months that t ...
The decline in the unemployment rate is the most important piece of data from the January jobs report, said Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari, on Friday. The unemployment rate slipped to 4% in ...
In a widely expected move, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted to cut the federal funds rate by 25 basis points at its December two-day meeting. There was one dissension. This decision ...