
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady, and projects two rate cuts this year, while revising its outlook on growth and inflation.
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March 13, 2025
Persistently elevated inflation continues to vex consumers and policymakers alike.
March 7, 2025
The market continues to draw the attention of the Federal Reserve as it considers further interest rate cuts.
March 4, 2025
In a delicate balancing act with a Federal Reserve focused on lowering inflation, steady consumer spending has helped avoid a recession. But does slumping consumer sentiment threaten to tip the scales?
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March 21, 2025
What do the latest corporate earnings reveal about the direction of the economy and markets?
March 18, 2025
Investors wonder if the S&P 500 pullback in March – as President Trump’s sweeping tariff policies are implemented – represents an emerging bearish trend for stocks.
February 27, 2025
How does an evolving interest rate environment create opportunities for bond investors?
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March 7, 2025
DeepSeek’s apparent disruption of the technology sector is contributing to equity market volatility.
February 13, 2025
How to balance the opportunities and risks associated with investing in the healthcare sector.
January 3, 2024
Investors focus on evolving dynamics in the stock market’s energy sector.
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March 13, 2025
What should investors consider when seeking emerging market exposure to the world’s second-largest economy?
March 5, 2025
Investors weigh implications of the Trump administration’s increasingly isolationist geopolitical agenda and global trade policies.
January 24, 2025
Taking measure of global currency trends as you position your investment portfolio.
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March 20, 2025
At its March policy meeting, the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged for the second meeting in a row this year.
March 19, 2025
Congress passes last-minute spending to avoid a government shutdown.
February 20, 2025
Since Congress has yet to pass a budget for fiscal year 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department is relying on “extraordinary measures” to keep the government operating, which will likely trigger the need to suspend or raise the federal debt limit.
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