The Latest Breaking News from Jerome Powell

CPI, Powell Testimony and Other Can't Miss Items this Week

CPI is the big event this week, but we also have Fed Chair Jerome Powell delivering his semi-annual monetary policy to Congress and some key earnings reports.

Barchart · Feb 9, 2025

Treasury Secretary's New Plan To Lower Interest Rates

Treasury Secretary Bessent introduces a new strategy to target long-term interest rates, distinct from the Federal Reserve's typical approach. President Tr...

Top News · Feb 7, 2025

Have U.S. Long-Term Interest Rates Peaked?

U.S. long-term interest rates remain stubbornly high in February 2025. While the Fed continues to cut the short-term Fund Funds Rate, the U.S. 30-year Treasury bond futures remain not far from the most recent February 2023 low as they consolidate and search for direction.

Barchart · Feb 4, 2025

How the Federal Reserve impacts your bank accounts

Most people pay little attention to the Federal Reserve and monetary policy. But they have an outsized impact on your bank accounts.

Fortune · Jan 31, 2025

Stock Market Today: Investors Adjust to Earnings and Guidance

The stock market struggles in a good way when it's measuring what's happening on the ground.

Kiplinger · Jan 30, 2025

European Stock Markets Rise Before ECB Rate Call

The ECB announcement will follow the Federal Reserve's decision to keep US borrowing costs on hold Wednesday as inflation, despite coming down, remains elevated in the United States.

Latin Times · Jan 30, 2025

Nasdaq Futures Gain as Investors Weigh Big Tech Earnings, U.S. GDP Data and Apple Results in Focus

March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH25) are trending up +0.54% this morning as investors digested earnings reports from big U.S. tech companies.

Barchart · Jan 30, 2025

Nasdaq Futures Climb as Investors Weigh Big Tech Earnings, U.S. GDP Data and Apple Results in Focus

March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH25) are trending up +0.54% this morning as investors digested earnings reports from big U.S. tech companies.

Barchart · Jan 30, 2025

FTSE 100 Live 30 January: BT shares fall as revenues disappoint, Fevertree in Molson Coors tie-up

BT and Shell shares are in the spotlight at the start of the FTSE 100 results season.

Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2025

Goodbye, Choke Point 2.0? Bitcoin Pumps After Fed's Powell Says Banks Can Offer Crypto Services

Bitcoin is up following Fed Chair Jerome Powell's comments about crypto offerings in banks – he appears to have taken a swipe at the alleged Operation Choke Point 2.0 that the Biden administration was accused of implementing in the past few years.

International Business Times · Jan 30, 2025