Today: October 15, 2026
Today: October 15, 2026

Federal Reserve

Business|Economy|Finance|Interview

Fed's Daly says rate hikes likely needed, but not urgently

The Federal Reserve will probably need to increase short-term interest rates further to rein in too-high inflation, San Francisco Federal Reserve

Business|Economy|Finance|World

Dollar hits 18-month high, then cools as investors await patient Fed

The US dollar hit an 18-month high on Wednesday after stronger-than-expected US inflation data briefly revived expectations for a Federal Reserve interest

Economy|Science|Technology

Trading Day: Tech melt

US stocks fell sharply on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq clocking its biggest fall in three months, on surprisingly strong inflation data and

Business|Economy|Finance

Inflation worsened last month to 3.7% in sign that prices remain elevated as midterm elections near

U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas, clothes, and air fares got more expensive, evidence that rising prices remain an economic challenge just a few weeks before the midterm elections

Business|Economy

High gasoline prices expected to boost US consumer inflation in September

US consumer prices likely surged in September, driven by rising gasoline and food costs, and adding to a string of unfavorable developments for President Donald Trump

Economy|Interview

Fed's Williams sees no need for rate hike in 2027, Bloomberg News reports

By Michael S.

Arts

Fed's Collins sees another rate hike on the table before end of 2026

By Michael S.

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Big banks post strong Q3 profits, but warn higher rates and inflation could bite

Wall Street’s biggest banks have reported another strong quarter as U.S. consumers continue to pay bills and businesses invest in AI

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Goolsbee says AI-induced inflation is 'jumping out of its lane,' Semafor reports

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said on Tuesday that inflation is starting to feel like "aggregate overheating" fueled by spillovers from the artificial

Arts

US Treasury yield peak still ahead as Fed likely to tighten again, PIMCO's Ivascyn says

US Treasury yields may have further room to rise, with the Federal Reserve likely to deliver one or two more rate increases before the current

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Higher yields revive the case for a new-look 60/40 portfolio

US investors are favourably reassessing the traditional 60% stock, 40% bond portfolio strategy as a selloff in government debt lifts yields to levels

Economy|Finance

South Korea's Lee says country cannot avoid raising interest rates

South Korea cannot avoid raising its benchmark interest rate in the near future to narrow a widening yield gap with the United States and align

Business|Economy|Finance|Interview|Stock Markets|US

Fed's Hammack: Hope to cool demand, and inflation, without job market pain

Cleveland Federal Reserve President Beth Hammack said on Monday she hopes the Fed can lower inflation without damaging the job market, but that may

Asia|Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|Stock Markets

Oil rallies, sending dollar higher on expectations of higher US rates

Oil prices climbed on Monday as attacks on Saudi Arabia overshadowed hopes for supply improvements, and expectations for higher US

Business|Economy

Fed's Hammack backs restrictive policy, says better if it comes 'relatively quickly'

Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack said on Monday the US central bank should move "relatively quickly" to a restrictive monetary policy stance in

Arts|Asia|Economy|Finance|MidEast

Dollar holds 18-month high as Gulf tension, US inflation keep investors on edge

The dollar held at an 18-month high on Monday, supported by safe-haven demand as attacks escalated in the Middle East over the weekend, keeping investors

Arts

Citi seeks rapid resolution of its US regulatory burdens

Citigroup is seeking to rapidly resolve its efforts to address regulatory demands that have long dogged the third-largest US bank, in

Business|Economy|Finance

Fed officials are warning of more pain. Many Americans are already feeling it

Fed officials are warning of more pain. Many Americans are already feeling it

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Bank earnings, CPI headline busy markets week as S&P 500 hovers near records

Quarterly earnings reports from banks, along with inflation data and other economic releases next week, will offer US stock investors insight into the

Business|Economy|Political

Fed's Cook lawyers say hearing will show no mortgage fraud case

Lawyers for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said on Friday that if a planned White House hearing on allegations against her is "anything close to objective," it will demonstrate

Business|Finance|Political|US

Trump establishes committee to investigate Federal Reserve's Lisa Cook in latest effort to fire her

President Donald Trump opened another chapter in his effort to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook Friday by establishing a “committee of inquiry” to investigate allegations that she made false statements in mortgage applications

Economy|Finance

With midterms approaching, Americans’ confidence in the economy is in a tailspin

With midterms approaching, Americans’ confidence in the economy is in a tailspin

Business|Economy|Finance

Bonds, bombs and barricades

Could bond market pain be contagious?

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S&P 500, Nasdaq end lower as crude prices jump, chip stocks weigh

US stocks dipped on Thursday as crude prices surged on a spike in Middle East tensions and a cut in US output that stoked inflation