The Fed Has Significantly Improved the Odds of a Soft Landing
WEB1 day ago · The Federal Reserve reduced its benchmark interest rate for the first time since 2020, a key shift in its fight against inflation. WSJ’s Nick Timiraos explains why this is …
Americans Are Desperate for Relief. The Rate Cut Is a Glimmer of …
WEB7 hours ago · By David Uberti and Justin Lahart. Sept. 19, 2024 9:00 pm ET. Text. Listen to article. (2 minutes) The Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cut on Wednesday will take time …
Exclusive | U.S. Officials Concede Middle East Peace Deal Out of …
WEB1 day ago · WASHINGTON—Despite months of painstaking effort, senior U.S. officials say they don’t expect Israel and Hamas to agree to a cease-fire and a hostage-release deal …
Personal Finance - The Wall Street Journal
WEB4 days ago · The latest personal finance news, analysis and insights, covering retirement, how to manage your savings, tax guidance and more.
Dow, S&P 500 Hit Records After Rate Cut - WSJ
WEB1 day ago · The rally was a delayed yet emphatic response to the central bank’s decision Wednesday to cut interest rates by a half percentage point that pushed the S&P 500 to …
Federal Debt Is Soaring. Here’s Why Trump and Harris Aren’t …
WEB3 days ago · Yet the federal government is borrowing as if it were. This year’s budget deficit is on track to top $1.9 trillion, or more than 6% of economic output, a threshold reached …
Fed Enters Tricky Terrain: Rate Cuts in a Decent Economy
WEB4 days ago · The Federal Reserve is poised to start cutting rates on Wednesday, and over time those cuts will ripple their way through the economy. The mechanics are, in some …
One Million Are Now Dead or Injured in the Russia-Ukraine War
WEB3 days ago · A soldier was buried in Kharkiv, Ukraine, in May. Manu Brabo for WSJ. KYIV, Ukraine—The number of Ukrainians and Russians killed or wounded in the grinding 2½ …
Trump Safe After Another Apparent Assassination Attempt - WSJ
WEB4 days ago · Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Donald Trump was the target of a second apparent assassination attempt Sunday when Secret Service agents opened fire on a …
Interest Rates Are Too High. The Fed Should Cut by a Half Point.
WEB5 days ago · The answer is much lower. That argues for a half-point cut. The case for a bigger cut starts by examining why the Fed’s short-term rate target is now 5.25% to …