U.S. economy speeds up after government shutdown as businesses turn more optimistic
Companies are banking on lower interest rates, reduced tariffs friction and increased government spending.
Last updated: 2025-11-21 17:21:34 ET
Companies are banking on lower interest rates, reduced tariffs friction and increased government spending.
The S&P Global Flash U.S. Composite PMI rose to 54.8, reflecting improved hopes for the year ahead on expectations of lower interest rates and as poli...
Williams said he expects the central bank can continue to lower rates – after delivering two consecutive quarter-point cuts – because labor market...
John C. Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, said the central bank had scope to lower borrowing costs ‘in the near term.’
Insiders at the Lower Manhattan-based publishing conglomerate told the Status newsletter that management "seems stressed" over the Nuzzi hire.
The stressed consumer environment has played to Walmart's strengths, reinforcing its role as a go-to destination not only for lower-income househol...
As politicians debate populist schemes, they ignore impactful changes in plain sight
As politicians debate populist schemes, they ignore impactful changes in plain sight
The central bank reduced the key interest rate on the back of expectations for inflation to tick lower amid higher growth.
Trump also seemed to pressure Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to somehow convince Powell to lower interest rates further — or be fired himself.