Federal Reserve

The Federal Reserve appears on track to raise interest rates once more this year but will likely hold off on any action when its latest policy meeting ends Thursday.

Trump has repeatedly criticized the central bank for raising interest rates too quickly.

With the economy strong, wages rising and unemployment at a near-five-decade low, the Federal Reserve remains on track to keep raising interest rates — just not this week.

U.S. stocks are rising Friday after the federal government said employers added 250,000 jobs in September, far more than analysts expected.

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The Fed may tailor key rules for big and small banks.

The housing apartment rental market is showing incredible strength, according to a real estate expert.

The European Central Bank said Thursday it is staying on course to wrap up its 2.5 trillion euro ($2.85 trillion) stimulus program at the end of the year, even as risks from trade protectionism, Italian populist policies, and Brexit loom ever larger.

Trump says the Fed is the biggest threat to his presidency.

The president has sharply criticized the Fed’s plan to continue hiking interest rates amid rising inflation.

China's politically sensitive yuan sank to a 22-month low against the dollar on Thursday after the U.S. Treasury declined to label Beijing a currency manipulator amid a mounting tariff battle.

Officials at the U.S. central bank are encouraged by low unemployment.

The Federal Reserve should have started raising rates three years ago, according to Martin Feldstein.

President Trump is not happy with rising interest rates.

China says it is in communication with the United States amid reports of a planned meeting between President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump next month following a dive in the U.S. stock market blamed partly on a growing trade war between the world's two largest economies.

World stocks are climbing Friday after two days of sharp losses.

The longtime CEO responded to Trump’s criticism of the Fed and its interest rate hikes.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says President Donald Trump respects the independence of the Federal Reserve and his recent comments were simply a reflection of the fact that he favors low interest rates.

U.S. stocks are slightly higher in unsteady trading one day after their biggest drop since February.

___ Stocks plunge again on wide selling; Dow drops another 545 NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks tumble for the second consecutive day as the market's recent downturn gets worse.