The Latest Breaking News from US Federal Reserve

A soft landing starts with the Fed and is achieved if the central bank brings inflation down without pushing the economy into a recession.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Friday closed up +0.80%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.23%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +1.44%. Stock indexes on Friday rallied, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 posting new...

The price of goods and services remains elevated around the U.S., as evidenced by four recent reports by the U.S. government.

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH24) are trending down -0.04% this morning as market participants braced for U.S. factory activity data while also awaiting remarks from Fed officials.

The Federal Reserve is expected to start cutting interest rates this year, but concerns over higher deposit costs, slower loan growth, higher funding costs, declining asset quality, and the potential of default on CRE loans continue to cloud the U.S. banking sector’s outlook. Therefore, let’s analyze whether one should buy,…

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH24) are trending down -0.03% this morning as market participants braced for U.S. factory activity data while also awaiting remarks from Fed officials.

Reasons for optimism: The worst of inflation appears to be behind us, the Fed could start cutting rates, and it seems we’ll avoid a hard landing or recession.

Asian markets were largely higher on Friday following Wall Street gains driven by tech rallies and key US inflation data that met investors' expectations.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Thursday closed up +0.52%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.12%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.95%. Stock indexes on Thursday posted moderate gains on signs that inflation pressures are...