The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge moved even higher in December, driven largely by rising energy prices as well as food. However, a closely watched measurement of underlying inflation ...
The central bank needs to see further progress on inflation or weakness in the labor market to resume interest rate cuts.
In this week's earnings recap, 18 companies belonging to the S&P 500 financial sector (NYSEARCA:XLF) reported their business performance for the quarter ended December. In the fourth quarter, XLF had ...