United States Economy – Page 121

How Trump Could Upend Taxation in America

With slogans and in social-media posts, the former president has dribbled out ideas that, together, would fundamentally change how taxes are collected in the U.S.

By Andrew Duehren

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What’s Next for Rate Cuts? The Fed Is Watching Jobs and Prices.

A Federal Reserve official predicted quarter point rate cuts if data looked ‘fine’. But he also set out a scenario for a pause — or faster reductions.

By Jeanna Smialek

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Stocks Rally a Day After Fed’s Big Interest Rate Cut

The S&P 500 had already been climbing as investors grew more confident that the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates by half a percentage point. Thursday’s gain put the index in range of a closing record.

By Joe Rennison and Danielle Kaye

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30-Year Mortgage Rate Drops to 6.09% After Fed Rate Cut

The decline in mortgage costs, influenced by expectations of the Federal Reserve’s rate moves, could revive interest in buying, selling and remortgaging, economists said.

By Danielle Kaye