The Latest Breaking News from the Federal Reserve

Bitcoin rallied alongside the SP 500 on Wednesday, even as the Federal Reserve’s minutes raised tariff-induced inflation concerns.

President Donald Trump's trade tariffs continue to weigh on the outlook for growth and inflation, raising concerns over how long the Federal Reserve can stick with its planned cycle of interest rate cuts.

Moody’s Analytics Chief Economist Mark Zandi declared the U.S. job market is “weak and getting weaker,” delivering his warning after piecing together an analysis from private-sector data.

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ25) are up +0.36%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ25) are up +0.55% this morning, pointing to a higher open on Wall Street as investors wager that a resilient economy and further rate cuts from the Federal Reserve will continue to underpin corporate earnings.

Trump has voiced strong views on many of the issues the US high court will be tackling as justices assemble for new term

Another key difference between now and the earlier boom-bust era is that the Federal Reserve is lowering rates instead of raising them.

Data was collected for closely-watched jobs report before shutdown, but Trump officials so far defy calls to publish it

On Tuesday, the White House withdrew E.J. Antoni's nomination to run the BLS.

Warren's push comes despite a contingency plan from the Labor Department making clear that BLS would suspend both data collection and publication during a funding lapse.