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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell might be a bit more hawkish in his speech Thursday than his colleagues have been in recent speeches, economists said.

Economists don’t much like presidential-campaign seasons. For them, it’s a bit like seeing their manicured gardens getting trampled by schoolchildren having a…

Republicans have been talking about percentage gains of inflation being in the high teens. Here's how to look at that data in context.

Economists don’t much like presidential-campaign seasons. For them, it’s a bit like seeing their manicured gardens getting trampled by schoolchildren having a…

St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard announced Thursday that he has stepped down from his post and will leave the central bank in August.

Employers are expected to add roughly 29,000 new positions each month on average between now and June 2024, while unemployment is expected to hit 4.5 percent.

Experts put the odds of a recession between now and July 2024 at 59 percent, showing a downturn is more likely than not.

Economists' average forecast for the Fed's peak interest rate is 5.6 percent, reflecting a target range of 5.5-5.75 percent, the highest since 2001.

Economists are split on whether inflation will settle back in at the Fed’s preferred level of 2 percent by the end of 2024 or the end of 2025.

With 33% of employed Americans worried about their job security, Bankrate has the latest on how to prepare in case you become unemployed.