The Latest Breaking News from Interest Rates

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week as employers continue to retain workers despite resurgent inflation and elevated interest rates

U.S. wholesale prices came in hotter than expected last month at a time when progress against inflation appears to have stalled, undercutting expectations for lower interest rates this year

Wall Street is reckoning with the possibility the Federal Reserve will stand down on rate cuts this year.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday President Donald Trump’s calls for lower interest rates won’t lead the central bank to change its rate decisions

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.38% at a 1-week high. The dollar jumped today after US Jan CPI unexpectedly accelerated, dampening expectations for additional Fed rate cuts and signaling the Fed will keep interest rates higher for longer. Also, higher T-note yields today are supporting the...

Trump has seemed to flip-flopped on interest rates since taking office.

Thinktank cautions Trump tariffs could blow hole in forecast, with 63% of UK firms exporting to US expecting to be hit

Equities rose in Asia on Wednesday as traders took in their stride a warning from Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell that the US central bank "did not need to be in a hurry" to cut interest rates again.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed up +0.03%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.28%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.29%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25 ) are up by +0.05%, and March E-mini Nasdaq...