Interest Rates News & Analysis

Experts warn tariffs and stubbornly high interest rates could worsen debt distress in 2025

“This makes Treasury markets a ripe target if negotiations result in prolonged conflict.”

The financial services company responds to the latest Consumer Price Index report.

Consumers are struggling to pay off their balances.

Four companies well-liked on Wall Street pay dependable recurring dividends and look to trade higher for the rest of 2025, making them outstanding ideas now.

The post Interest Rates Not Going Any Lower in 2025: Grab These High-Yield 7% Dividend All-Stars Now appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..

Despite rising home inventories, buyers are staying on the sidelines.

The US Dollar (USD) is a little weaker in Europe today on the back of slightly lower US interest rates, ongoing optimism about an end to the war in Ukraine, and a US reciprocal tariff package which was hard to decipher.

Here’s why the U.S. stock market might not mind higher for longer interest rates.

Wholesale prices rose sharply in January, in another sign of lingering inflationary pressures in the economy that will keep high U.S. interest rates from falling much anytime soon.

Market indexes fought back courageously after sinking an hour before the opening bell on hotter-than-expected CPI numbers.

Investors worry the Federal Reserve might have gone too far in cutting interest rates

Economists say tariffs will make it harder for the Fed to lower interest rates — unless the U.S. economy enters a recession.

The USD/CAD pair climbs to near 1.4340 in North American trading hours on Wednesday.

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that interest rates should be lowered, adding that they would “go hand in hand” with upcoming tariffs.

U.S. government debt aggressively sold off on Wednesday, pushing 10-and 30-year yields up for a fifth straight session, after the consumer-price index for January came in higher than expected and raised doubts about the Federal Reserve’s ability to kee…

Low interest rates aren’t keeping up with inflation.

The markets are edging out gains after initially dropping in response to cautious remarks out of Jerome Powell on Capitol Hill. The Fed chairman confirmed market fears when he revealed that the central bank is not in a hurry to lower interest rates further amid efforts to lower inflation. He points to a “strong’ economy […]

The post Live Markets: S&P Flips Green, KO, AAPL, INTC Rise appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said on Tuesday that it will likely be appropriate to hold interest rates steady for some time, as reported by Reuters.

Markets will be seeing a busy week of data.

Low-beta defensive stocks like ATO, AWK, NEE, TSN and LANC are safe bets during times of market volatility.

Another big week of earnings reports is ahead.

Stock markets got a bit of a shock on Friday after a University of Michigan survey showed consumers are anticipating inflation to rise in 2025, potentially depressing consumer spending and dissuading the Fed from making any further cuts to interest rates. Major market indices such as the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq are all down […]

The post Why Hims & Hers Health (HIMS), Tempus AI (TEM) and Teladoc (TDOC) Are Up Big Today appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..

Growth across the telecommunications, transmission, renewable energy and power generation businesses is set to benefit EME, MTZ, DY, PRIM and ORN in the Zacks Building Products – Heavy Construction industry.

Nada Choueiri, Deputy Director of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Asia-Pacific Department and its mission chief for Japan, said on Friday that the “Bank of Japan (BoJ) is likely to raise interest rates again this year.” Additional quotes See th…

The Banco de Mexico (Banxico) lowered interest rates by 50 basis points (bps) as expected by analysts, though the decision was not unanimous as Deputy Governor Jonathan Heath voted for a 25-bps rate cut.

The Bank of England on Thursday cut interest rates by a quarter-point, its third reduction since August.

The next SNB policy meeting is not scheduled until March 20, Rabobank’s FX analyst Jane Foley notes.

The Pound Sterling (GBP) plummets against its major peers in Thursday’s North American session after the Bank of England (BoE) monetary policy meeting in which the central bank reduced interest rates by 25 basis points (bps) to 4.5%.