Tag: Federal Reserve

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters upon arriving on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, on his way to attend a football game between the Washington Commanders and the Detroit Lions in Maryland

What can Trump do to help cost of living before midterm elections?

Zach Halaschak · November 11, 2025 9:31 am

A shopper passes a display of televisions at a Costco warehouse.

Consumer sentiment plunges to lowest in three years as shutdown hits record length

Zach Halaschak · November 7, 2025 10:21 am

A sold sign hangs in front of a house.

Median age of US homebuyer rises to 40, a record

Zach Halaschak · November 4, 2025 11:44 am

A television displays Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaking while traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange.

Stocks sink after Powell says December rate cut ‘not a foregone conclusion’

Zach Halaschak · October 29, 2025 4:31 pm

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference.

Fed cuts rates as shutdown clouds economic dashboard

Zach Halaschak · October 29, 2025 2:02 pm

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference.

WATCH LIVE: Jerome Powell announces decision on rate cuts

Brady Knox · October 29, 2025 12:50 pm

President Donald Trump.

Finance and Economy

Trump ticking off campaign promises, but pesky issue of inflation still eludes him

Zach Halaschak · October 28, 2025 6:00 am

President Donald Trump looks at an iPhone.

Beltway Confidential

A suboptimal inflation report that everyone from Wall Street to the White House loves

Tiana Lowe Doescher · October 27, 2025 10:33 am

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, left, speaks to reporters as President Donald Trump, right, listens aboard Air Force One while traveling from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Bessent plans to present short list of Fed chairman finalists to Trump after Thanksgiving

David Zimmermann · October 27, 2025 9:43 am

A worker stocks a display of clothing at a Sam's Club, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in Bentonville, Ark.

Inflation ticked up to 3% in September as shutdown drags on

Zach Halaschak · October 24, 2025 8:34 am

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) talk to reporters.

Economists look to alternative gauges during shutdown

Zach Halaschak · October 11, 2025 6:00 am

FILE - Customers wait in line for eggs at a Costco store in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025.

Consumer sentiment fell as government shut down

Zach Halaschak · October 10, 2025 10:40 am