Gold and silver soared to all-time highs, as escalating geopolitical tensions and bets on further US rate cuts added momentum to the best annual performance in more than four decades. Bullion climbed ...

Economists and the general public alike have been waiting with baited breath for the latest job report. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics was closed for over a month due to the government shutdown, ...

The Trump administration looked to recast elements of a dour jobs report Tuesday as a sign of strength. By Tony Romm Reporting from Washington The White House on Tuesday sought to recast a dour ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned that the housing sector's struggles are likely to continue with interest rate cuts unlikely to move the needle significantly to address challenges with ...

NEW YORK, Dec 11 (Reuters) - After three consecutive interest rate cuts, investors now confront an uncertain U.S. monetary policy outlook for the year ahead, clouded by persistent inflation, data gaps ...

One concern: While AI might not be in a bubble that’s about to burst, there is genuine uncertainty about just how profitable every company with enormous aspirations is going to be — and whether the ...

The Fed cut rates at its last meeting of the year The Federal Reserve cut rates by a quarter-point Wednesday afternoon in alignment with expectations. Business Insider is covering developments live ...

The FOMC cut the federal funds rate by a quarter-point, but that's unlikely to cause 30-year mortgage rates to fall by the same amount. The December rate cut might be advantageous for builders and ...

We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. Promotions are subject to availability and retailer terms. While each of the recent rate reductions has slowly chipped away at ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein, right, speaks ...

Thanks to its latest decision on Wednesday – its final one for 2025 – the Federal Reserve has now reduced its key overnight lending rate by 1.75 percentage points since it began its rate-cutting cycle ...

The economy has had a volatile year marked by ongoing headwinds and uncertainties. Persistent inflation, unpredictability around tariffs, and a stock market that many fear is in the midst of an ...