Although optimism has been rising lately, 2025 will still be a challenging year for many of the area’s small businesses. Inflation remains sticky, interest rates are high, labor is tight, the ...

Donald Trump has refused to rule out using military force to retake the Panama Canal that was returned by the US to Panama ...

The Fed's latest meeting minutes showed concern that inflation could remain sticky, partly because of Trump's trade policy.

But minutes from their December meeting suggest that the decision was a close call — and that there is no guarantee policymakers will lower rates again anytime soon. The minutes of the central bank’s ...

Amid deep soul-searching after their 2024 defeats, some Democrats are hopping on board with some of Donald Trump’s proposals.

The U.S. dollar is estimated to have climbed to a 55-year high at the end of the year by one inflation-adjusted measure, according to Bank of America Securities analysts. The dollar surged in the last ...

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The economy has been running hotter than expected lately, raising the possibility that the Federal Reserve will hold interest ...

“Even by the end of next year, it’s hard to see sub 6 percent mortgage rates,” said Mark Fleming, chief economist at First ...

Fed releases minutes from its December meeting, where it policymakers signaled a slower pace of interest-rate cuts in 2025.

The nearly 1-point increase on a 30-year fixed mortgage equates to a more than $200 increase in monthly mortgage payments, or ...

The central bank cut rates last month but saw risks of somewhat firmer price pressures this year due to potential tariff ...