Federal Reserve policymakers are expected to cut interest rates at this week's meeting despite inflation remaining above their target amid concerns about a softening labor market. The Federal Open ...

1556 ET – Demand for Treasurys bounces back, sending yields lower, ahead of the last batch of labor data before next week’s Fed decision on interest rates. Economists surveyed by WSJ expect November’s ...

The Federal Reserve will have to go without up-to-date government inflation and jobs data when it decides next month whether to lower interest rates for a third consecutive time. The Bureau of Labor ...

Just a few weeks ago, a December interest rate cut was viewed as practically a done deal by many economists. Now, with fresh government data showing solid U.S. job growth in September, many ...

The Labor Department said Wednesday it wouldn’t issue complete October jobs data because of the effects of the government shutdown. The longest shutdown on record, which ended last week, stopped the ...

The unemployment rate likely increased to 4.4% in September. The labor market is significantly weakening, although it's not collapsing yet, based on alternative data. The Fed is likely to ignore the ...

At Total Tech Summit 2025, three industry veterans gathered to discuss one of the most critical topics facing AV integrators today: labor. From calculating the true cost of a technician to crafting ...

Mortgage rates are on the rise as new employment data casts doubt on a December Fed cut. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of NerdWallet, but this does ...

The Federal Reserve is set to make its next interest rate decision today, even as a near-total blackout of federal economic data continues amid the government shutdown. The Labor Department, however, ...

The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to 3.75%-4% and said it will halt balance sheet reductions on Dec. 1. Officials cited a slowing labor market and lingering ...

Oct. 29 (UPI) --Fed Chair Jerome Powell announced Wednesday that the Federal Reserve is cutting the overnight lending rate by a quarter of a percentage point, bringing the benchmark rate to 3.75% to 4 ...

In a widely anticipated move, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday reduced its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to a target range of 3.75%-4.00% and announced a halt to the runoff of its ...