The Federal Reserve attempts to address inflation and the employment market via increasing and decreasing short term rates via the Fed Funds, yet long term rates are established and set by the enormous ...

Uncertainty among global markets rose as conflict in the Middle East elevated tensions and roiled energy markets. Oil and fuel prices spiked as the threat of supply constraints and the disruption of shipping ...

With the anticipation of the Fed initiating its rate reduction objective in September, expectations are that the U.S. dollar will also begin to fall as well. Historically, nearly ever time that interest rates ...

U.S. job openings fell to the lowest level in three and a half years and returned to pre-pandemic levels in another sign the labor market has softened and that people can’t find work ...

There is a growing concern that the Fed may not have been as responsive as it should have in responding to slowing economic data numbers, prompting some economists and analysts to increase the ...

State and local governments are experiencing the highest job growth rates since the 1970s, adding 379,000 jobs in the first half of 2023 alone. This accounts for nearly a quarter of total U.S. ...

Recent extreme heat throughout the U.S. has increased concern as to how out of the ordinary weather affects the economy. Extreme weather events exacerbated by climate change are having significant and growing impacts ...

Volatility returned to the equity markets in July as earnings became a focal point for technology and other growth oriented sectors. A weaker than expected jobs report along with an increase in the ...

China is flooding global markets, including the U.S., with cheap exports across various industries including steel, electric vehicles, solar panels, computer chips, and other manufactured goods. China’s factories are producing far more goods ...

Markets were influenced by election dynamics and economic data in June as equities and bonds responded to uncertainty surrounding the direction of future fiscal policy and when the Fed might commence its rate ...