Why a Soft Landing Still Isn't Certain, Despite the Fed Cutting Interest Rates
Has the Federal Reserve done enough to secure a soft landing for the economy? Watch bank lending, warns WSJ's Nick Timiraos. This has slowed to a crawl, something not usually seen outside of ...
A Wild Week for China's Markets, in Charts
A major injection of stimulus from China's central bank—and promises of more government support from top leaders—mark the beginning of a more muscular approach from Beijing to righting the economy, [o ...
Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Cooled in August
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge showed price pressures cooled last month, rising 2.2% in August from a year earlier. The personal-consumption expenditures price index, or PCE, came in ...
Yen Rallies After Japan Gets New Leader Who Favors Raising Interest Rates
Japanese stock futures fell, while the yen rallied, after Shigeru Ishiba was elected leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. The former defense minister has voiced support for the Bank of Japan ...