AP Business - Economy

The Federal Reserve is prepared to keep its key interest rate unchanged for now as inflation remains elevated and the job market is solid, Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday on the first day of a two-day appearance before Congress

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says Americans’ bank accounts are safe despite the Trump administration’s shutdown of a consumer financial regulatory agency

Wall Street is taking President Donald Trump’s latest threat on tariffs in stride, on the whole, and U.S. stock indexes are drifting higher

The U.S. labor market probably started 2025 the way it spent most of last year: generating decent, but unspectacular, job growth

The Bank of England has cut its main interest rats for the third time in six months as the British economy is struggling to post any meaningful growth

The Bank of England halved its growth projection for the British economy this year as it cut its main interest rate for the third time in six months

President Donald Trump’s threats to impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada have left many cities along Mexico's northern border in limbo

Asian shares are trading mostly higher after a Wall Street rally that followed profit reports from major companies

When Donald Trump started the biggest trade war since the 1930s in his first term, his impulsive combination of threats and import taxes on U.S. trading partners created chaos, generated drama -- and drew criticism from mainstream economists who favor free trade

U.S. job openings fell in December, a sign that the labor market is cooling but remains healthy