Wall Street analysts are rethinking their interest rate forecasts after December's unexpectedly strong jobs report shattered previous expectations for a slowing labor market, raising questions ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell has reiterated that rate decisions will be data-driven — by inflation, and employment.

The Labor Department reported Thursday that the US economy added 147,000 jobs in June, beating the 110,000 gain forecast by ...

Wall Street is finally confident it knows what the Federal Reserve will do at its policy meeting next week, and a bigger-than-expected interest rate cut may not be a welcome surprise.

Wall Street has consistently been overly optimistic about the timing and trajectory of interest rate cuts this year. The Fed's above-average cut last month increased investors' confidence that ...

Markets expect an interest-rate cut in September, but it's unclear how big the cut will be. Wall Street will be watching closely for any hints from Powell on the rate-cut trajectory.

Some Wall Street forecasters think the Fed could deliver its last rate cut for a while this week. A resilient economy and a reversal of the disinflation trend suggest more cuts aren't needed for now.

Is the Federal Reserve suddenly open to cutting U.S. interest rates as early as July? That’s what Wall Street investors want ...

Rate-Cut Optimism Buoys Wall Street. ... Bond investors are growing more optimistic that the U.S. economy is on track for lower interest rates. Government bonds extended their rally on Thursday, ...

Wall Street ticks slightly higher ahead of presumed Fed interest rate cut By Yuri Kageyama, Matt Ott, Associated Press Chicago Fed president expects multiple interest rate cuts amid economic ...

Fed Chair Jerome Powell announced a half percent cut to benchmark interest rates on Wednesday — the first cut since March 2020. While a half percent cut is considered large, Massachusetts Sen ...