Federal Reserve

• Judge blocks White House's attempt to defund the CFPB, ensuring employees get paid - The White House cannot lapse in its funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a federal district court judge ruled on Tuesday, only days before funds at the bureau would have likely run out and the consumer finance agency would h
• Bank of America CEO Warns Against Trump Politicizing the Fed: ‘The Market Will Punish’ Us - “The market will punish people if we don't have an independent Fed, and everybody knows that,” Moynihan replied bluntly.
• 21 Democratic-led states sue White House over consumer protection bureau funding - A coalition of 21 attorneys general from Democratic-led states sued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and its director, Russell Vought, on Monday, asserting that the White House's argument to withhold funds from the consumer protecti
• Bitcoin Will Hit $200,000 In 2026 Thanks To This New Federal Reserve Program, Arthur Hayes Says - Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is consolidating below $90,000, but BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes says the pause masks a powerful liquidity-driven move that could send the cryptocurrency to $200,000 in 2026. What Happened: In his latest essay, "Love
• Why haven’t mortgage rates been falling since the last Federal Reserve rate cut? - The Fed cut its rate for the third time in 2025. Many thought mortgage rates would fall, but they've barely budged. Find out what’s going on and what to do next.
• When will mortgage rates go down? The federal funds rate has decreased, but mortgage rates have increased. - Mortgage rates are up this week. The Fed cut its rate in December, so will rates drop before the end of the year? Learn more about when mortgage rates will go down.
• Micron earnings, Fed commentary: What to Watch - Market Domination Overtime host Josh Lipton previews several of the biggest stories to come tomorrow, Wednesday, December 17, including commentary from top Federal Reserve officials and earnings results from companies like Micron Technology
• Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures wobble as Wall Street weighs jobs, inflation signals - The November jobs and consumer inflation reports will continue to set expectations for interest rate cuts in 2026.
• Gold Steadies After Five-Day Rally as Traders Digest US Data - US job growth remained sluggish in November and the unemployment rate rose to a four-year high, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data out Tuesday. Investors will now focus on inflation data due Thursday and remarks from several Fed
• Social Security COLAs: What You Need to Know After the Fed’s Rate Cut - There’s a reason the Federal Reserve has been all over the news this week. On Dec. 10, the Fed concluded its final interest rate policy meeting of the year. And as economists expected, the central bank decided to move forward with its third