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A tightening Federal Reserve monetary policy and an international trade war could cool the economy.

The Fed maintains a 2 percent inflation target, which it is only now reaching after a decade struggling to consistently hit and maintain it.

The U.S. economy is showing consistent strength even after nearly a decade of growth, with Friday's jobs report for August signaling that employers remain optimistic enough to hire freely and are finally paying more generously.

U.S. stock indexes churned in early trading Friday, with high-dividend stocks falling and tech stocks rising, after a surprisingly strong jobs report pushed investors to gird for higher interest rates.

In a FOX Business Exclusive, Kaplan narrows down the number of rate hikes ahead.

Argentine families are trying to cope with 30 percent inflation.

Faster growth will come with better productivity.

Turkey's central bank said it would re-adjust its monetary policy at its next meeting, after Turkey's annual inflation rate increased to nearly 18 percent in August.

Official figures show that inflation across the 19-country eurozone eased back during August but remains just above the European Central Bank's target rate.

Argentina's Central Bank has increased its benchmark interest rate to 60 percent in efforts to halt a sharp slide in the value of the peso.

Stocks are near record highs as Wall Street grows more optimistic about trade tensions easing, but investors should watch out because September is historically the worst month of the year for stocks.

A sustainable economic recovery is getting harder to dispute.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is calling Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell a "phenomenal leader."

Asian stocks rose on Monday as a dovish speech by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and all-time highs on Wall Street gave markets a breather from trade tensions.

Technology companies led U.S. stocks higher in early trading Friday, reversing all of the market's losses from a day earlier.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is signaling that he expects the Fed to continue gradually raising interest rates if the U.S. economic expansion remains strong.

“It’s hard to make long-term investments when we don’t know what the rules are,” the Atlanta Federal Reserve president said.

The Latest on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's speech in Jackson Hole, Wyoming (Eastern daylight time): ___ 10:00 a.m.

Investors will be closely watching to see if the Federal Reserve’s planned interest rate hikes may be dialed back.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will not lack for urgent topics to address when he gives the keynote speech Friday to an annual gathering of global central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.