Iran, China trade and Fed watch: 'Will they or won't they' cut?
This week, it's all about a 'will they or won't they' FOMC, as recent commentary from the Fed chief and company has implied rate cuts are coming.
Fed likely to leave rates alone but signal readiness to cut
Jerome Powell has tantalized the financial world with the prospect that the Federal Reserve he leads may soon cut interest rates for the first time in over a decade.
Global shares mixed as investors look ahead to Fed rates
Asian shares were mixed Monday amid a wait-and-see attitude about the direction of interest rates and the trade dispute between the U.S. and China.
Investors await Fed decision, stocks see modest gains
Optimism ahead of the Fed's June meeting helped drive stocks higher.
This Week: Housing starts, Fed policy update, Slack IPO
A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week: HOUSING BELLWETHER The government's monthly snapshot of U.S. housing starts should provide insight into the state of the new-home market.
Asian shares mostly higher as investors look ahead to Fed
Asian shares were mostly higher Monday amid a wait-and-see attitude about the direction of interest rates and the trade dispute between the U.S. and China.
Business Highlights
___ Trump says he plans to keep criticizing Fed over rates WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he has no intention of ending his public attacks on the Federal Reserve's interest rate policies even though he knows he has made Chairman Jerome Powell's job more difficult.
Stocks post small losses; investors look ahead to Fed
U.S. stocks fell in early trading Friday on Wall Street after a major chipmaker issued a sharp warning about how the U.S.-China trade war is disrupting a key industry.
Stocks don't always get a boost when the Fed cuts rates
When the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates, or even hints that it's about to, investors cheer.
Trump's pounding of Federal Reserve to continue, he says
President Donald Trump has no plans to let up on the Fed.
Is a Fed rate cut all but guaranteed this year, thanks to low inflation?
It was the smallest increase in inflation since January.
Asian shares mixed on jitters over Hong Kong protests
Stocks are veering lower in early trading on Wall Street Wednesday, led by drops in technology companies and banks.
Asian stocks mostly lower after retreat on Wall Street
U.S. stocks marched higher in early trading Tuesday on Wall Street and extended a winning streak that has recouped much of May's sharp losses.
Trump doubles down on Fed criticism, warns rates are too high
In a tweet,Trump called low inflation a “beautiful thing.”
A Fed rate cut could wreck bank earnings - here's why
Traders are increasingly forecasting at least one Fed rate cut this year.
Asian shares rise as Trump plans to meet Chinese leader
U.S. stocks moved broadly higher in early trading Monday on Wall Street after the U.S. and Mexico averted a trade war and potentially damaging tariffs, while several companies inked billion-dollar deals.
Trade disruptions, taxing tech companies are talk of G-20
Finance chiefs of the Group of 20 major economies meeting in the Japanese city of Fukuoka are debating how to revise tax systems to ensure big companies pay their fair share and support economies as global growth slows.
Business Highlights
___ US stock market notches best week since late November NEW YORK — Wall Street turned the page on a painful May in the stock market by notching its best week since late November.
Why Trump's trade wars are pressuring both economy and Fed
A sharp pullback in U.S. hiring for May intensified fears that the economy has weakened and that many employers have grown nervous, in part from President Donald Trump's escalating trade wars.
US stock market notches best week since late November
U.S. stocks moved broadly higher for a fourth consecutive day as investors look to start June with a strong weekly gain after a downturn in May.