Corporate bond issuance is rising, with issuance increasing around 30% in 2024 compared to 2023. Read more here.

US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a press conference after the Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Washington, DC, on December 18, 2024.

Fresh tariffs amid high inflation are making the Fed’s job uniquely difficult and feeding uncertainty about what to expect for interest rates this year.

Gold prices rose to hit a lifetime high on Thursday, sparked by safe-haven demand due to U.S. tariff threats, while the focus was also on a crucial inflation report for clues on the Federal Reserve's policy path.

US economic growth slowed in the final quarter last year but still expanded at a solid pace, driven by consumer spending that will likely keep Federal Reserve interest rate cuts on hold. Gross domestic product,

The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday after cutting it three times in a row last year, a sign of a more cautious approach as the Fed seeks to gauge where inflation is headed and what policies President Donald Trump may pursue.

He cited inflation running above the Fed's 2% target, the expanding economy and a "solid" U.S. labor market. Before cutting rates again, the central bank may need to see "a couple months of some tangibly softer employment data," potentially in areas such as wage growth, said Rieder.

Investors are widely expecting the Fed to hold its benchmark interest rate at the current level again, extending a pause in its rate-cutting cycle as markets keep a watchful eye out for whether inflationary pressures risk building under the new White House administration.

At the Federal Reserve’s first meeting in 2025, consumers are going to want what Fed Chair Jerome Powell simply can’t give them: An answer to how much longer interest rates are going to stay high.

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows BTC/USD dropping up to 4% on Jan. 27, reflecting tumbling stocks futures. In so doing, Bitcoin gave up the $100,000 mark once more, reaching 10-day lows.

Wall Street is pointing slightly lower in early trading but is on track to close the week with solid gains on healthy quarterly earnings reports from large U.S. corporations.

The U.S. central bank is expected to opt for a pause in rate cuts on Wednesday as policymakers look to continue tackling inflation under close and