“When households are increasingly willing to empty their wallets for non-discretionary items in recreational categories, it’s usually a vote of confidence in the health of the economic expansion,” ...
Research recently published in the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis reveals that politically connected companies were significantly more likely to receive valuable exemptions from the ...
A credit-rating agency warned that inflation could remain above the Federal Reserve's 2% target because of uncertainty about President Donald Trump's economic policies.
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank can’t repair the economic damage of a trade war with the US — but he’ll do his best to make it less painful.
Outside of a U.S. President bending norms, the Fed also faces challenges in achieving its economic objectives. Inflation ...
The US Federal Reserve Board has left rates on hold as it waits to see Trump’s trade, immigration, tax and deregulation ...
The US Fed held rates steady as Jerome Powell took a wait-and-see approach to Donald Trump’s tariff plans, citing uncertainty ...
The Journalist's Resource and Econofact recently hosted a webinar on covering tariffs. Watch the recording and read key ...
The Canadian dollar weakened against the greenback on Wednesday as the Bank of Canada cut interest rates to support the ...
The quarter-point reduction marks a step down from the Bank of Canada’s moves to cut by an oversized 50 basis points in its two previous decisions.
The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday as it awaits further inflation and jobs data ...