Economic growth was healthy in 2024, coming in at 2.8% compared to 2.9% in 2023. The continuing expansion is driven by ...

The Fed will likely pause its rate cuts this week. After that, uncertainty over Trump's tariff, immigration plans make ...

The IS curve shifts when external factors influence aggregate demand. An increase in government spending or consumer ...

It's important to understand that the Fed's decision to pause rate cuts will not directly impact mortgage rates. Mortgage ...

The Bank of England (BoE) have today announced their base rate is to be cut 25 basis points, leaving the Bank Rate - what we might simply call the interest rate - at 4.5 per cent, the lowest it has ...

and keeping real interest rates stable may require rate cuts. Government policy adds uncertainty, which is reflected in bond market agitation. The Fed has to balance whether government spending ...

MANILA, Philippines — Consumer spending is the lifeblood ... a slowdown in spending signals growing risks. High interest rates, weaker remittance growth and elevated inflation point to mounting ...

The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged as officials grappled with uncertainty caused by inflation and ...

Like everyone else, Federal Reserve officials are watching and waiting to see what tariffs Donald Trump will impose and how they will affect the economy.

Most likely, interest rates will be neither a positive nor a negative for consumer spending in the year ahead. Total consumer spending should rise at a moderate pace in 2025, fueled by jobs ...

“We hold a positive outlook for consumer spending ... risk factors will adversely affect household purchasing power, while geopolitical tensions have also emerged as a risk that is likely to impact ...