Interest rates

Trump posted to Truth Social calling for an immediate cut to interest rates just moments before Fed Chair Jerome Powell spoke in Virginia.

Fed chair says tariffs could drive inflation as Trump calls for interest rate cuts

The Conference Board’s Consumer Expectations Index hit its lowest point in 12 years, falling far below a recession threshold.

Data that usually warns of a recession just had its worst reading in 12 years

Demonstrators gather outside of the offices of the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. on March 13, 2025 to protest against mass layoffs and budget cuts at the agency, initiated by the Trump administration and DOGE. (Photo by Bryan Dozier / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by BRYAN DOZIER/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump to sign executive order to shut down Education Department

One of President Trump’s biggest supporters and a face of the progressive movement have teamed up to cut credit card interest rates in half.

AOC, Luna team up to cap credit card interest rates at 10%

Walmart’s stock sank Thursday morning after announcing lower-than-expected profit growth expectations in the upcoming year.

Why Walmart’s signal of a slowdown has investors on edge

Consumer prices rose 3% in January, the biggest inflation jump since June 2024, as the Federal Reserve weighs its interest rate policy.

Inflation back up to 3%, a bad sign for near-term rate cuts

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell addressed the impacts of tariffs on the economy during his semiannual appearance before Congress.

What Powell said to the Senate about interest rates, tariffs and debanking

The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady after cutting three times to close out 2024. Trump has called for lower rates.

Fed pauses rate cuts in first interest rate decision since Trump took office

Millennials are now the generation with the highest net worth, but it doesn't feel that way to them.

Millennials’ net worth quadrupled, but it’s mostly ‘phantom wealth’

On Tuesday, the Treasury Department started taking "extraordinary measures" to avoid breaching the debt ceiling while urging Congress to act.

National debt is at its ceiling on Trump’s second day in office

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