Should the federal reserve lower interest rates next month?

“I know chair Powell,” says US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent. “His term ends in May [2026]. If he wants to see that through, I think he should. If he wants to leave early, I think he should.” Besse

The combined 258,000 downward revision to jobs was the largest on record outside the pandemic

When a president uses his office to launch a cryptocurrency, it is clear that his modus operandi is to part people from their money. Apply this analysis to the global stage, tune out the furore over h

US president Donald Trump wants a looser monetary policy – lower interest rates – to get the economy growing and mitigate the impact of the ballooning US federal debt. Jerome Powell, the chairman of t

Investors have a lot to think about as the president’s policies gather momentum

The headline US CPI number may not have revealed a tariff impact but the details did