The Latest Breaking News from US Federal Reserve

The former CEO of PIMCO sees three trends that suggest a transformation in the global economy is under way.

Federal Reserve officials at their last meeting saw “very few signs that inflation pressures were abating” before raising their benchmark interest rate by a substantial three-quarters of a point for a fourth straight time

Cooling inflation is raising hopes of a slower pace of rate hikes ahead. Moreover, experts now see chances of the economy avoiding a recession. Hence, investors could consider buying quality stocks, Comcast (CMCSA) and Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX), to capitalize on their solid fundamentals. Read more.

Fresh evidence Wednesday pointed to a slowing U.S. economy and a cooling labor market that suggests steep interest-rate hikes by the Federal Reserve are starting to have a broader impact.

The Fed’s aggressive monetary policy stance and high inflation levels have led to a broad stock market sell-off this year. Analysts continue to expect a recession with minimal chances of a soft landing. As value investing gains traction, fundamentally sound stocks Microsoft (MSFT) and Danaher (DHR), which are trading at…

The US dollar has been advancing rapidly in response to the Federal Reserve’s resolve to keep raising policy rates for longer to regain control of stubbornly high inflation. This has far reaching consequences. The US dollar is prominently used around the world as an international medium of exchange and as…

The Federal Reserve issued its latest interest rate hike in early November

We could be heading towards the first full-employment recession. Here's why that changes everything, according to Jobs for the Future CEO Maria Flynn.

Series of 48-hour postal strikes to go ahead while transport secretary Mark Harper prepares to meet RMT boss Mick Lynch on Thursday to discuss rail strikes

Holiday sessions like this week have a naturally bullish bias for stocks (SPY). That’s because the joy of Thanksgiving typically leaks over to higher stock prices. The risk is giving this upward movement any significance when the long term trajectory is still decidedly bearish. Let’s do a roll call of…

The broader macroeconomic headwinds have dampened the growth of the financial services industry this year. While fundamentally weak financial services stocks SoFi Technologies (SOFI) and Exela Technologies (XELA) are expected to remain under pressure, continued technological advancements should help Forrester Research (FORR) stay resilient. Keep reading….