Mortgage rates slide lower, but Americans are still concerned over home affordability
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped to 3.73 percent this week.
GDP rises 3.1 percent showing solid growth
Despite the healthy figure, some analysts suggested the U.S. economy will still decelerate this year.
Facebook's new digital currency faces early uphill battle with regulators
Lawmakers are asking Facebook to halt work on the offering, while the Federal Reserve is "looking at it carefully."
Trump rips Fed Chair Powell: We should have ECB's Draghi instead
“What Europe did with Draghi is they’re forcing money in, we’re doing the opposite," Trump said during a FOX Business exclusive.
Powell, facing Trump pressure, warns about danger of 'short-term' policy interests
Powell’s speech comes on the heels of last week’s Federal Open Market Committee two-day policy-setting meeting.
Trump-Xi trade talks at G20: America's biggest weakness is no big secret
If China wanted to shake up the trade war by selling some of their vast accumulation of U.S. Treasuries, it has the power to do so.
Trump says he can remove federal reserve chairman, but has no plans to
In an interview with The Hill, President Donald Trump said he could remove Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell if he wanted to.
EXCLUSIVE: After Stephen Moore's failed Fed bid, he's creating a crypto central bank
Moore has joined a group of entrepreneurs who are starting what they describe as a new type of central bank they believe will stabilize cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and its myriad of imitators.
Dallas Fed president: Too early to tell whether rate cut will be warranted
The Dallas Fed leader suggested that any move toward lower interest rates would require the central bank to lean more heavily on stronger regulation to guard against potential excesses from building in the economy, particularly with respect to fueling more leverage in the corporate sector.
Trump slams the Fed for leaving interest rates unchanged: 'Blew it!'
President Trump took to Twitter on Monday to slam the Federal Reserve for leaving interest rates unchanged and signaling there will be no cuts in 2019.
Trump: I never threatened to demote Fed Chair Powell
Trump added that he believes Powell, who he appointed to lead the Fed more than a year ago, raised interest rates too quickly and disapproved of his monetary policy decisions.
AOC-backed economic theory should be 'dismissed at your peril,' expert cautions
Ray Dalio said the adoption of Modern Monetary Theory was "inevitable."
Will the Fed lower interest rates in July? Here's what traders think
Traders think a rate cut could happen as early as July.
UK central bank holds rates amid Brexit, trade uncertainty
The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates on hold Thursday but indicate a possible increase later this year despite uncertainty over Brexit.
Asian shares gain, Shanghai up 2.6%, on Fed rate cut talk
U.S. stocks moved sideways in early trading Wednesday on Wall Street ahead of a highly anticipated Federal Reserve statement on interest rates.
Fed leaves its key rate unchanged but hints of future cuts
The Federal Reserve seems poised to pivot from keeping interest rates steady to holding out the option of cutting rates if it were to decide that the economic expansion needs support.
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___ Fed leaves its key rate unchanged but hints of future cuts WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged but signaled that it's prepared to start cutting rates if needed to protect the U.S. economy from trade conflicts and other threats.
Draghi's "whatever it takes" a tough act to follow
Mario Draghi is credited with saving the euro through decisive action as president of the European Central Bank.
How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
Stocks rose modestly on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve reaffirmed that it is prepared to cut interest rates if needed to shore up the economy.
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