Finance and Economy

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, speaks during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting

Don’t expect big interest rate cuts immediately after Powell is replaced at Fed

By Zach Halaschak August 1, 2025 6:00 am

Digital security and privacy background. Cyber and crypto security shield on futuristic screen technology background.

SEC takes crypto-friendly stance in debate over securities, slams ‘scarlet letter’ stigma

Brady Knox Jul 31, 2025

Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, center, with President Donald Trump, left and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, visit the Federal Reserve, Thursday, July 24, 2025, in Washington.

Trump unloads on Powell after Fed decision to keep interest rates steady: ‘Too angry, too stupid’

Emily Hallas Jul 31, 2025

Trump says trade deal with Canada made ‘very hard’ after plan to recognize Palestinian state

Emily Hallas Jul 31, 2025

Tomatoes are displayed as a customer shops at a grocery store in Glenview, Ill., Tuesday, July 15, 2025.

Inflation ticked up to 2.6% in June in Fed’s preferred gauge

Zach Halaschak Jul 31, 2025

Trump announces $450 billion deal with South Korea to ‘buy down’ US-imposed tariffs

By Ross O'Keefe July 30, 2025 8:22 pm

Trump jabs at India in Pakistan trade deal announcement

By Ross O'Keefe July 30, 2025 5:02 pm

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arrives for a closed-door Republican meeting to advance President Donald Trump's sweeping domestic policy bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, June 27, 2025.

Bessent says new ‘Trump accounts’ are ‘backdoor for privatizing Social Security’

By Zach Halaschak July 30, 2025 4:30 pm

In this Dec. 1, 2020 file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell listens during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Federal Reserve officials were convinced last month that the U.S. economy and job growth had slowed as COVID-19 cases surged across the country. They noted that the economy's outlook is heavily dependent on the course of the virus.

WATCH LIVE: Jerome Powell announces decision on interest rates

By Brady Knox July 30, 2025 2:13 pm

FILE - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell listens as President Donald Trump visits the Federal Reserve, Thursday, July 24, 2025, in Washington

Fed holds interest rates steady, bucking Trump pressure

By Zach Halaschak July 30, 2025 2:00 pm

GDP - A pumpjack works on a pad near a housing development July 4, 2024, in Dacono, Colo.

Economy bounces back to 3% growth rate in second quarter, calming recession fears

By Zach Halaschak July 30, 2025 8:32 am

DC Council rolls back tipped minimum wage law Initiative 82

By Ross O'Keefe July 29, 2025 9:12 am

President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shake hands after reaching a trade deal at the Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland

US-Europe trade deal ‘extraordinary evolution’ in Trump use of tariffs

By Christian Datoc and Zach Halaschak July 29, 2025 5:00 am

EU regulations impose heavy costs on US companies, study finds

By David Zimmermann July 28, 2025 6:00 am

August Social Security direct payment worth $967 goes out in six days

By Asher Notheis July 26, 2025 7:00 am

President Donald Trump listens as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a visit to the Federal Reserve, Thursday, July 24, 2025, in Washington.

Shaky Trump-Powell truce could break next week with Fed rate decision

By Zach Halaschak July 26, 2025 6:00 am

elizabeth warren and tim scott

New Scott and Warren housing bill targets zoning and environmental barriers to construction

By Joseph Lawler July 25, 2025 12:40 pm