Fed Chief Jerome Powell says a March rate cut is not likely

Fed Chief Jerome Powell says a March rate cut is not likely

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference following the release of the Fed’s interest rate policy decision at the Federal Reserve in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2024.  Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the central bank would likely not be comfortable enough with the path of inflation by … Read more

Tech earnings not impressing Wall Street

Tech earnings not impressing Wall Street

The Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, June 9, 2023. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. What … Read more

Manufacturing activity shrank for 4th straight month in January

Manufacturing activity shrank for 4th straight month in January

Banknotes of Renminbi arranged for photography on July 03 2018 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. S3studio | Getty Images News | Getty Images China’s factory activity contracted for a fourth consecutive month in January, underscoring the much-needed litany of policy support for the world’s second-largest economy which Beijing announced last week. The official manufacturing purchasing … Read more

Tech earnings not good enough for Wall Street

Tech earnings not good enough for Wall Street

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You … Read more

Why ‘positive’ labor market data feels awful for workers, job seekers

Why ‘positive’ labor market data feels awful for workers, job seekers

Hiraman | E+ | Getty Images It wasn’t so long ago that workers had the power to “quiet quit” or join the great resignation. That is no longer quite so easy. Some laid-off employees report they are having a hard time in their job search or making it through hiring processes. In fact, 55% of … Read more

A change to this clause could be most important part of Fed meeting

A change to this clause could be most important part of Fed meeting

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 13, 2023. Liu Jie | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Immediately after the Federal Reserve wraps up its meeting this week, all eyes are likely to gravitate to one small piece of wording that could unlock the future of … Read more

The Fed will cut rates fewer times and start them later than market hopes, according to CNBC Fed Survey

The Fed will cut rates fewer times and start them later than market hopes, according to CNBC Fed Survey

Respondents to the CNBC Fed Survey see fewer interest rate cuts than the market’s aggressive outlook, with the central bank starting them later in the year than traders currently hope. Just 9% see the Federal Reserve cutting rates in March. Fifty percent see a cut in May and only in June is there a majority … Read more

Fed rate cut timing in focus

Fed rate cut timing in focus

A trader reacts as a screen displays the Fed rate announcement on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 13, 2023.  Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything … Read more

Fed rate cut path in sharp focus

Fed rate cut path in sharp focus

Traders react as a screen displays the Fed rate announcement on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on … Read more

Warren pushes Fed Chair Powell to cut rates, ease housing pressure

Warren pushes Fed Chair Powell to cut rates, ease housing pressure

Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, left, speaks with Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. Kevin Dietsch | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and three other Democratic lawmakers are pushing … Read more