Stock futures slip ahead of Fed meeting
Investors are watching to see if the uptick in Covid-19 cases and the new Omicron variant changes how quickly the Fed will wind down easy-money policies that have helped fuel this year’s stock rally when it concludes its meeting Wednesday.
Stocks fall ahead of Fed meeting, inflation data
Investors traded lightly ahead of the Federal Reserve's meeting later this week and a key report on inflation due Tuesday.
Varney warns over Biden, Democrats' 'dangerous' behavior
FOX Business' Stuart Varney blasts Biden for pushing his expensive economic agenda amid surging inflation and how the Fed will solve it
White House dodges question about inflation, touts strength of economic recovery
National Economic Council Director Brian Deese dodged a reporter's question about inflation, instead opting to tout the economic recovery from the pandemic
Fed to lift rates in Q3 next year, but risk comes sooner: Reuters poll
The U.S. Federal Reserve will raise rates in the third quarter of next year, earlier than expected a month ago, according to economists in a Reuters poll who mostly said the risk was that a hike comes even sooner.
Why December is a win-win for stocks
Stocks are having a hot December, which historically is a banner month for investors.
Slow job growth in November unlikely to keep interest rates low, economists say
The latest jobs report did not meet economists' expectations, but it's unlikely to change the course of interest rates or the Federal Reserve's planned rate hikes for 2022. Here's why.
Fed poses bigger risk to stocks than omicron variant, Morgan Stanley says
The newest coronavirus variant may have fueled stock-market volatility in recent days, but Morgan Stanley analysts are arguing that stock investors should be more concerned about the Federal Reserve and its newfound response to the "on fire" economic data.
Republicans to fight Lael Brainard's Fed vice chair nomination
Jerome Powell is expected to sail through Congress for a second term as Fed head but vice chair Lael Brainard may not have the same luck.
US hiring stumbles in November as economy adds just 210,000 new jobs
The Labor Department released the highly anticipated November jobs report on Friday morning, shedding light on the labor market's continued recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jerome Powell signals Fed could speed up tapering to bond-buying program
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said it's time to retire the word "temporary" when it comes to inflation. Here's what that could mean for interest rates.
Most CFOs think higher prices will last through 2022, survey shows
A majority of U.S. businesses are hiking prices at a rapid clip as they seek to offset the pain of soaring inflation and a lack of available workers, according to a survey of American CFOs published on Thursday.
Fed's Powell pledges faster tapering timeline won't 'disrupt' markets
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell assured lawmakers on Wednesday that a move by the U.S. central bank to speed up its withdrawal of support for the U.S. economy should not disrupt the markets, one day after his comments precipitated a massive nosedive on Wall Street.
Fannie Mae says mortgage rates to end 2022 at 3.3%
Fannie Mae released its latest forecast, saying it expects mortgage rates to slowly rise over the next two years as the Federal Reserve responds to rising inflation.
Supply chain bottlenecks, labor shortage holding back US economy, Fed's Beige Book says
Supply chain bottlenecks and a worsening labor shortage threatened to undermine the U.S. economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic this fall, according to a new Federal Reserve report.
US manufacturing grows for 18th consecutive month
The supply chain crisis is creating a boom for U.S. manufacturing.
Fed prepared to raise interest rates if inflation continues to surge
The Fed could be looking at a rate hike sooner than expected if inflation continues to surge. The latest FOMC meeting minutes indicate that Fed members are discussing the possibility of raising rates.
Powell admits Fed got it wrong on inflation, says they should stop calling it 'transitory'
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell acknowledged Tuesday that he now expects high inflation to continue into the middle of 2022, stating that the government should no longer push what had been a recurring slogan of it being "transitory."
Fed’s Bostic weighs Omicron variant and two rate hikes
Atlanta Federal Reserve President Bostic weighs in on the fast-moving Omicron COVID variant and rates hikes in 2022.
Fed prepared to hike interest rates if inflation remains elevated, minutes show
Federal Reserve officials raised concern last month about hotter-than-expected inflation and signaled they could raise interest rates if consumer prices continue to soar.


















