Browsing: Economy

By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Divya Chowdhury MUMBAI (Reuters) – Investors are looking beyond the U.S. technology sector’s bounceback this year for longer-term returns, as higher…

The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled new steps to address the country’s mental-health crisis, including efforts to help schools meet the needs of a growing number…

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell struck a moderately dovish stance, contrary to market…

Over the past few days, remarks by Federal Reserve officials have highlighted the ongoing debate over how much more the central bank needs to do to…

Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari is signaling that he is open to potentially pausing the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate hikes aimed at tamping down inflation when the…

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday it is still unclear if U.S. interest rates will need to rise…

New York Federal Reserve President John Williams suggested Friday that the economy may one day return to the era of ultra-low interest rates that was in…

LONDON (Reuters) – There’s no shortage of events, data and high drama for markets in the days ahead. Wrangling over the debt ceiling in Washington continues,…

The numbers: The U.S. leading economic index fell 0.6% in April and declined for the 13th month in a row, pointing once again to a potential recession…

(Reuters) – Deposits at all U.S. commercial banks slipped last week and overall credit provided by banks edged lower as well, Federal Reserve data released on…