Economic news

Federal Reserve Gov. Adriana Kugler expressed support for holding interest rates steady for "some time," while highlighting a move up in some measures of Americans' inflation expectations.

Officials in the Trump administration have floated the idea of changing how the government measures economic growth. Economists say the shift would create new expenses for banks.

Get expert analysis of the May FOMC meeting, inflation outlook, and Powell's comments.

After the Federal Reserve moved to slow the pace of quantitative tightening, the Fed chair floated the idea of continuing to allow mortgage-backed securities to roll off its books even after the central bank has met its monetary policy objectives in reducing its balance sheet.

The Federal Reserve has signaled that it will make no change to its policy rate in March. All eyes are on what comes next for the central bank amid heightened economic uncertainty.

Prometeo aims to make business-to-business payments and remittances between the U.S. and Latin America easier and cheaper.

In a positive sign for the economy, headline inflation slowed in February. But the reading alone likely is not enough to break the Federal Open Market Committee out of its wait-and-see mode.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell emphasized the need for patience amid uncertainty over the Trump administration's policies, saying there would be no immediate rate changes but that the Fed would proceed carefully.

Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman, one of the central bank's more inflation-wary officials, said the balance of risks for monetary policymaking could soon shift.

Employers added 151,000 employees in February and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.1%. The reading bolsters the Federal Reserve's argument to hold rates steady amid economic uncertainty.

The president exempted Mexican and Canadian goods covered by the North American trade agreement from his 25% tariffs, offering reprieves to America's two largest trading partners.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the president is likely to defer his 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for all goods and services covered by the North American trade agreement.

As steep tariffs on Canadian goods took effect this week, banks on both sides of the border expressed concern about the economic fallout and the uncertainty their customers face.

A March 2025 survey by the National Association for Business Economics shows growing inflation concerns — and a diminishing chance of rate cuts — in 2025, but also optimism about avoiding a recession.

Notably, Trump described the January decision to hold rates steady – which looks set to be the Fed's stance for some time — as "the right thing to do."

The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation index showed little progress toward its target of 2%, increasing the likelihood of a prolonged rate pause.

President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico are on track to go into place on Tuesday and he plans to impose an additional 10% tax on Chinese imports, moves that would deepen his fight with the nation's largest trading partners.

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said clearer Fed communication and better text analysis has made monetary policy transmission more efficient, but noted that the central bank must remain diligent in how it communicates forward monetary policy guidance.

Mike Goosay, Chief Investment Officer of Global Fixed Income at Principal Asset Management, breaks down the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Chair Powell's press conference and the SEP.

Serious delinquencies on auto loans rose to almost 3% in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the New York Fed. Researchers blame the affordability problem on soaring car prices.