Fed cuts rates again as Trump’s victory makes future murky
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for a second straight time Thursday in an effort to keep the economy sailing along by easing the high…
Fed leader tees up interest rate cuts in search of soft landing
After a near-textbook campaign to rein in inflation by raising interest rates, the head of the Federal Reserve, Jerome H. Powell, all but promised Friday…
Inflation improves a bit in April, but housing costs remain obstacle
WASHINGTON — Government data released Wednesday show that inflation eased a bit in April, but remains at a relatively high level. The latest report isn’t likely…
Opinion: Biden’s got a good-news deficit. What will turn it around?
If President Biden’s reelection hinged on the state of the economy, he’d be a good bet, or at least a better one. Instead, it’s voters’…
The economy is good but that’s not what polls show. What’s going on?
WASHINGTON — Voters are mad about the economy. All the polls say so. The U.S. economy has seldom been stronger. The numbers say so. Those two…