Rate cuts have been a sobering reality in investors’ short-term memories, as the Fed resorted to a series of rate cuts to get the U.S. economy out of the depths of the financial crisis in 2008–09...

The Fed has strongly hinted toward a rate cut at this meeting, even prepping investors for this decision with a language shift at its June meeting...

U.S. economic growth lately has been squarely on consumers’ shoulders. Consumer spending likely added about 2.8% to second quarter gross domestic product (GDP)...

Trade tensions and political pressures are forcing global central banks to loosen monetary policy...

The June jobs report was solid. Labor market conditions rebounded last month from a disappointing May, easing market worries about the impact of trade tensions on corporate hiring...