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Buy now, stock up or delay: Here's what consumers are snapping up or putting off in face of tariffs
Fears of tariff-related higher prices have motivated consumers to buy cars early, but it's also contributing to a hesitance ...
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Why Trump's call for the Fed to cut interest rates may not help consumers
President Donald Trump is badgering the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, but even if the Fed gave in to the pressure, ...
Global shares soar as investors bet on Fed’s rate cut in early summer
British FTSE 100 increased 0.2% to 8,422.52 after the country reported better-than-expectation retail sales in March. Tokyo’s ...
California economy is now the world’s 4th-largest. But other measures are grim.
California’s economy continued to grow at a fast clip of 6% in 2024, according to data and Newsom’s office. The top three ...
Analysts game out use of Fed toolkit if market needs central bank's help
Market participants unsettled by the Trump administration's choppy policy rollout are working to game out what the Federal ...
Fed at a policy, political crossroads poses global risks
Global central bankers who have come to view the U.S. Federal Reserve as a source of stability now face an unpredictable ...
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Why Fed independence matters, according to economist Jason Furman
Jason Furman, former top economic adviser to President Obama and now at Harvard University, says the Fed's independence is ...
Stock market today: Markets bounce after Trump says he won’t try to fire Fed Chair Powell
Most legal scholars agree that Trump can’t fire Powell from the Fed’s board of governors, and there is no legal precedent for ...
The Latest: Treasury secretary says trade war with China is not ‘sustainable’
U.S. markets opened with big gains Wednesday amid clear signs of relief after President Donald Trump said he would not ...
US growth forecast to be hit hardest from Trump tariffs, IMF says
The International Monetary Fund says US tariffs and market uncertainty will lead to a significant worldwide slowdown.
Wall Street rallies and recovers Monday’s loss as the dollar and US bond markets steady
It’s been benefiting from the sharp moves in the bond market. The unusual drops for Treasury yields recently are translating ...
Trump tariffs live updates: IMF cuts global growth forecast, with US to be hit hard
The U.S. economy is projected to take a bigger hit than other large countries. Stocks are rallying early Tuesday as markets attempt a recovery following a battering amid fears that President Donald ...