Gold is historically the best inflation hedge, currently in a bull market with strong potential returns, making it a top ...

The USD/JPY exchange rate has retreated in the past few days as the market focuses on the next actions by the Federal Reserve ...

A provocative set of graphs has kicked off a debate over whether—and how—more money can improve student outcomes.

Inflation is rising, and unchanged interest rates may stall growth. Read why higher inflation and tariffs suggest caution for ...

Inflation is front and center this week, with the consumer price index report released on Wednesday and the producer price index on Thursday.

Hot inflation data for January was adding to concerns about how much more room the Federal Reserve might have to cut interest ...

The consumer price index rose 3% on the year in January 2025. Economists worry that broad disinflation is over, even as ...

During a week full of central bank policy decisions around the globe, Fed officials kept interest rates in a range of 4.25% to 4.5%, while their European counterparts moved forward with another ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) cut rates on Jan 30, the Bank of Canada did as well on Jan 29 and the Bank of England (BOE) is likely to do so next week – steps that, with the Fed in a holding ...

President Donald Trump has called for interest rates to come down and escalated his criticism of the Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, after this week's policy meeting. But the president ...

The Federal Reserve kept its thumb squarely on the pause button at this week’s meeting. That’s good news for your bank accounts, since another rate cut would probably mean a lower return on ...

Katherine Watt is a CNET Money writer focusing on mortgages, home equity and banking. She previously wrote about personal finance for NextAdvisor. Based in New York, Katherine graduated summa cum ...