A wobbling U.S. jobs market was the Federal Reserve’s biggest worry last fall. Now the focus appears to have shifted back to stubborn inflation. Investors will get twin reports this week on employment ...

Federal Reserve members viewed the risks between a declining labor market and stubborn inflation as largely in balance at their January meeting, leading to a decision not to change interest rates at ...

WASHINGTON — Bolstering government economic reports with private data could improve Federal Reserve policymaking by helping officials better anticipate changes in jobs and inflation, a team of top ...

A stronger-than-expected jobs report for the month of January is likely to cement that the Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady for a while. "[The jobs report] pours cold water on the idea the ...

The 17th straight monthly gain comes amid concerns over rising labor costs, with average hourly earnings up by 10 cents, or 5.2 percent higher than a year ago. But May’s job additions underperform the ...

Consumers are getting more cautious. That caution comes just as Donald J. Trump starts his second presidency. And while he seems to be hitting the ground running signing at least 37 executive orders ...

The December 2025 inflation reading came in at 2.7% year over year and then 2.4% in January and February 2026. That’s above the Federal Reserve’s target, but a far cry from the 9.0% peak we saw in mid ...

President Donald Trump spent part of this week’s State of the Union address lauding the economy under his administration. As expected, reactions were mixed. What did Trump get wrong (and right) about ...

January employment report and CPI could set the stage for future Fed interest-rate cuts Investors are awaiting Wednesday's release of the January jobs report and consumer-price index. A wobbling U.S.