Interest Rates – Page 101

Fresh Inflation Data Shows Intact, but Bumpy, Cool-Down

Inflation remains faster than usual — and month-to-month bumps are still likely as volatile prices fluctuate — but it is making progress back toward a normal pace.

By Jeanna Smialek

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Mortgage Rates and Inflation Could Draw Attention to the Fed This Election

The Federal Reserve is poised to cut rates in 2024 while moving away from balance sheet shrinking. Yet a key event looms in the backdrop: the election.

By Jeanna Smialek

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U.S. Added 216,000 Jobs in December, Outpacing Forecasts

Hiring has throttled back from 2021 and 2022, but was impressive last year by longer-term standards.

By Talmon Joseph Smith

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Stocks On Track to End Longest Winning Streak in 20 Years

The S&P 500 is on track for its first weekly decline since October, ending Wall Street’s longest winning streak in nearly 20 years.

By Joe Rennison and J. Edward Moreno