The Fed (and other central banks) influences employment and inflation primarily by using monetary policy tools to control the availability and cost of credit in the economy.

BoJ policy under review amid Japan’s political gridlock. US election and ISM PMI data may drive US dollar moves, setting up a ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell insisted the incoming president doesn’t have the power to fire him or other senior Fed ...

JPMorgan Chase fell 4.3%, a day after banks decisively led the market on expectations that a stronger economy and lighter ...

U.S. stocks were mixed on Thursday as investors waited for the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates, due later in the ...

Will Japan’s Wage Trends Impact BoJ Rate Hike? USD/JPY eyes 155 as wage growth slows and inflationary pressures ease, raising ...

At least one Bank of Japan board member mentioned the possibility of making the central bank’s policy-rate outlook more transparent, according to minutes from its September policy meeting released ...

A dovish message by the Fed could rescue Gold buyers so long as they defend the critical support at $2,641, which is the confluence of the 50-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) and the 78.6% Fibo level ...

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ24) are down -0.10%, andDecember Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ24) are down -0.13% this ...

He also noted that there’s a risk in the Fed moving to cut interest rates too late or too little, warning either scenario could end up weaking the economy and job market. Powell is scheduled to ...

U.S. stocks are ticking higher Thursday, ahead of the Federal Reserve’s announcement coming in the afternoon about what it ...

No one knows how Tuesday's presidential election will turn out, but the Federal Reserve's move two days later is much easier to predict: With inflation continuing to cool, the Fed is set to cut ...