Economy

Federal Reserve holds rates steady but signals possible hike before year’s end

Open markets committee says ‘economic activity is expanding at a solid pace’ in first meeting under new chair Kevin Warsh

Warsh experiences worst 'Fed day' S&P 500 performance for a new chair since 1994

The S&P 500 tumbled more than 1% in Wednesday's session, with losses steepening during Warsh's inaugural press conference as chair.

Jeffrey Gundlach says Fed's Warsh is not going to be the 'easy money' chairman many hoped for

Gundlach said Warsh's stance reduces the risk of overly accommodative monetary policy that could reignite inflation and push longer-term borrowing costs higher.

Here's how much interest a $35,000 money market account can earn now

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Warsh announces five task forces to overhaul Fed

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh announced the formation of five task forces designed to reform the central bank, including to overhaul its conduct of monetary policy and to examine the effects of artificial intelligence.

Financials have the market's deepest bench of near-breakouts

CNBC screened the S&P 500 for stocks trading close to 52-week highs that have not made new highs recently.

Here’s our monthly update on all 35 portfolio stocks, including Cramer's favorite name to buy

Jim Cramer and Jeff Marks covered their latest thinking on all of the Investing Club's stocks during the June Monthly Meeting.

Here's Why a Gold Investment Makes Sense Right Now

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Chairman Warsh abstains from giving rate forecast as several members signal a hike in 2026

The median projection called for the federal funds rate to end 2026 at 3.8%, a quarter percentage point above the current target range.

We're buying more of one industrial-focused stock and booking some profits in another

These moves are consistent with what we said during Wednesday afternoon's June Monthly Meeting.

Chairman Warsh Drastically Alters Fed Rate Statement. Here's What's Changed

This is a comparison of Wednesday's Federal Open Market Committee statement with the one issued after the Fed's previous policymaking meeting in April.

Warsh-led Fed holds rates steady

The Federal Reserve voted Wednesday to hold its interest rate target steady following the first meeting for new Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh, meaning that President Donald Trump’s long-expressed desire for the central bank to lower interest rates will be unfulfilled for now.