Airline sector shows resilience with strong demand and positive earnings, indicating robust consumer and corporate spending despite earlier geopolitical concerns. Netflix reporting after close, remains a streaming leader, but valuation concerns persist; overall, stocks continue mild melt-up with benign retail and jobless data supporting stability.

The debate over where neutral rests wasn’t particularly important earlier this year, because interest rates were at a level nearly all Fed officials deemed to be restrictive. That was intentional.

If the economy is “hot” and “booming,” the Fed shouldn’t lower interest rates. Republicans keep flubbing this.

For decades in the grain industry, we have heard this point repeatedly emphasized: the U.S. dollar is a major factor for importers buying U.S. grains. The U.S. dollar has been in a major downtrend for months, down 11% year-to-date. It was recently announced that the U.S. dollar had its worst 6-month price action since 1973.

Investors see an interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve this week as all but certain. Inside the central bank, the case for continued reductions will be less clear-cut if the economy continues ...

Noelle Acheson points out that the GENIUS Act is right to ban interest on payment stablecoins, and suggests that the bigger debate should be around the current banking model.

The debate over Florida's state budget continues in Tallahassee, and the Federal Reserve decided to leave interest rates unchanged for the third time. As the budget battle continues in Tallahassee ...

How current interest rates are impacting Coloradans' bank accounts 02:10. The Federal Reserve is leaving its benchmark interest rate unchanged for May 2025, which may leave many Coloradans ...

The Next Big Fed Debate: Has the Era of Very Low Rates Ended? Fed officials trying to figure out just-right interest rate and some think they might be close to that destination. By .