Interest Rates

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a meeting of the Economic Club of New York, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, in New York.

Powell appears to rule out rate hike at next meeting, leaves door open to more later

Zach Halaschak · October 19, 2023 5:28 pm

A sign noting a pending sale is shown in front of a home on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, in Concord, Massachusetts. On Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, the National Association of Realtors reported sales of existing homes fell in September.

Existing home sales fall to lowest level since 2010 as high mortgage rates freeze market

Zach Halaschak · October 19, 2023 2:05 pm

Rent prices fall in September for the first time in six months

Rent prices fall in September for the first time in six months

Zach Halaschak · October 16, 2023 11:00 am

Consumer sentiment in October plunges to lowest level in months: ‘Concerns over inflation’

Zach Halaschak · October 13, 2023 3:49 pm

Beltway Confidential

Rising bond yields a blinking red light about the need to curb federal spending

Tiana Lowe Doescher · October 13, 2023 9:39 am

Here are the parts of the country experiencing the most and least inflation

Zach Halaschak · October 12, 2023 5:01 pm

A shopper peruses cheese offerings at a Target store Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.

Higher shelter and energy prices propped up inflation at 3.7% in September

Zach Halaschak · October 12, 2023 12:34 pm

FILE - In this July 1, 2013, file photo, bottles of Brooklyn Local 2 are loaded on to a conveyor for labeling, at the Brooklyn Brewery, in the Williamsburg section of the Brooklyn borough of New York. The Commerce Department reports on orders placed with U.S. factories in July on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Inflation rises to 2.2% in September in producer price index, driven by energy costs

Zach Halaschak · October 11, 2023 12:32 pm

In this Sept. 24, 2013, file photo, just cut stacks of $100 bills make their way down the line at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, Texas.

Federal budget deficit rose to $1.7 trillion in fiscal 2023: CBO

Zach Halaschak · October 10, 2023 6:40 pm

Credit card interest rates highest in at least 38 years

Zach Halaschak · October 10, 2023 5:11 pm

Good news is bad news as markets react to strong jobs report

Zach Halaschak · October 6, 2023 5:33 pm

A 'Help Wanted' sign is posted in the window of an automotive service shop on March 8, 2013, in El Cerrito, California.

Employment growth crushes expectations with 336,000 jobs added in September

Zach Halaschak · October 6, 2023 12:32 pm