Trump says Powell and Fed ‘failed to stop the problem they created’ on inflation
President Donald Trump wasted no time criticizing the Fed after it held rates steady Wednesday, arguing Jerome Powell and the ...
Musk trolls critics and federal workers as DOGE targets US agencies
As Elon Musk and his team rip through the federal government, he is doing it all with his signature trolling, mocking his critics and targets along the way.
The New York Times15d
The Fed Is Sitting on the Sidelines, but for How Long?
What’s remarkable is that the Federal Reserve hasn’t yet needed to get involved in any of them. Enjoy the calm while it lasts. I think it’s a good bet that what we are seeing is a rare ...
How DOGE galvanized a dormant government subreddit to build an axis of resistance
As Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) work to reshape and even dismantle some federal agencies, a once-obscure Reddit channel is now a refuge for outraged government ...
CNBC15d
When will interest rates go down again?
The Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) declined to adjust interest rates after its first meeting of the year on Jan. 28 and 29, 2025. Starting in September, the FOMC lowered ...
US employers added 143,000 jobs in unspectacular January hiring and jobless rate fell to 4%
The U.S. labor market probably started 2025 the way it spent most of last year: generating decent, but unspectacular, job ...
Yahoo Finance16d
Fed’s interest rate history: The federal funds rate from 1981 to the present
The Federal Reserve’s key borrowing benchmark is currently in a target range of 4.25-4.5 percent, the highest since 2007. The Fed’s monetary policy has shifted significantly over the years ...