Economy

RBA Governor Bullock says rates high enough, focus on inflation

Investing.com-- Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Michele Bullock said on Thursday that interest rates were restrictive enough, and will remain at cu...

Lighthizer, allies preparing to argue for steep new Trump tariffs -...

Investing.com - President-elect Donald Trump's former US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and people close to him are laying the groundwork to p...

Could Trump appoint a 'shadow Fed chair' to rival Powell?

Investing.com -- Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has made it clear that he is willing to remain in place even if President-elect Donald Trump dema...

Republican clean sweep will lead to fewer rate cuts, but economic gr...

Investing.com -- Republicans are looking increasingly likely to retain control of the House of Representatives, clinching a potential "clean sweep" af...

WATCH LIVE: Fed Chair Jerome Powell Press Conference

Watch Fed Chair Jerome Powell speak live following the FOMC decision to slash interest rates by 25 basis points.

'Trump trade' could reverse on signs Trump would lean hawkish on fis...

Investing.com -- Reports that a second potential Donald Trump presidency could include fiscal hawks in his administration focused on aggressively cutt...

BOJ preview: interest rates to remain unchanged amid political uncer...

Investing.com-- The Bank of Japan is expected to keep interest rates unchanged at the conclusion of a meeting on Thursday, with heightened political u...

Fed balance sheet runoff to continue through Q2 2025 unless labor ma...

Investing.com -- The Federal Reserve cut interest cut last month, the first since 2020, pushing the central bank into monetary policy easing mode, but...

Fed's Logan continues to call for gradual pace of rate cuts

Investing.com -- Dallas Fed president Lorie Logan said Monday she continues to see the need for gradual rate cuts toward a neutral level to help manag...

Big risk to Fed cuts yet to come, UBS says

Investing.com -- Fed speakers have been echoing the need for gradual rate cuts recently amid a string of noisy data, fueling expectations that a pause...

Fed's Kashkari sees modest cuts ahead, but says change in labor mark...

Investing.com -- Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said Monday he expects modest rate cuts over the next few quarters, though added that evidenc...

China’s MoF conference, fiscal stimulus talk- analysts weigh in

Investing.com-- China’s Ministry of Finance over the weekend outlined hotly awaited fiscal stimulus policies intended to help support the economy, wit...

Futures muted, earnings this week, Boeing job cuts - what's moving m...

Investing.com -- US stock futures were muted on Monday after the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average notched fresh record closes in the prior ses...

How big of a problem is Europe's declining working age population?

Investing.com -- A declining working age population, once thought to be isolated to the East where Japan and South Korea have fought the economic toll...

Fed likely to cut twice more this year, but job gains cool frontload...

Investing.com -- The Fed is still likely to cut rates twice this year, but the need for speed to bring rates down to the neutral level sooner rather t...

Why is China hesitating with the stimulus bazooka? Morgan Stanley we...

Investing.com-- China’s recent batch of economic support largely disappointed investors holding out for a stimulus “bazooka,” with Morgan Stanley (NYS...

Strong September jobs an outlier as labor demand worries persist: Ci...

Investing.com -- The strong September jobs report caught many by surprise, putting the brakes on bets for another jumbo Federal Reserve rate cut, but...

Investors remain bullish on EM, Asia most preferred- HSBC survey

Investing.com-- Investors remained bullish on emerging markets, an HSBC survey showed, with Asian currencies being the most preferred asset class in t...

RBA preview: hawkish hold expected amid sticky inflation, strong job...

Investing.com-- The Reserve Bank of Australia is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged in September, although sticky inflation and a strong...

Fed's Bowman voted against jumbo cut to avoid signaling victory on i...

Investing.com -- Fed Governor Michelle Bowman said Friday that she voted against the central bank's decision to begin the rate-cutting cycle with jumb...