WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved a widely anticipated rate cut and signaled that two more are on the way before the end of the year as concerns intensified over the U.S. labor market. In an 11-to-1 vote signaling less dissent than Wall Street had anticipated, the Federal Open Market Committee lowered its…
Stephen Miran, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers and US Federal Reserve governor nominee for US President Donald Trump, arrives for a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. Daniel Heuer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Newly-confirmed Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran dissented…
The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it will lower its benchmark rate by a quarter point, paving the way for relief from some of the high borrowing costs that have weighed on consumers. The federal funds rate, which is set by the Federal Open Market Committee, is the interest rate at which banks borrow and lend to one…
My top 10 things to watch Wednesday, Sept. 17 1. It’s Fed day. The central bank is widely expected to announce a quarter-point interest rate cut at 2 p.m. ET. The market gives slim odds to a jumbo half-point reduction. Much attention will be paid to the so-called dot-plot projections on where Fed members think…
Tokyo is one of the most densely populated cities in the world, while rural areas of Japan are suffering with ageing populations and declining birth rates. Prisma by Dukas / Contributor / Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve‘s two-day meeting, where it is expected…
Viscount Hood, Lord-in-Waiting, right, greets U.S. President Donald Trump, center, and First Lady Melania Trump as they disembark from Air Force One after arriving at London Stansted Airport in Stansted, UK, on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump‘s second state visit to the U.K. — and business…
Political campaign group Led By Donkeys project an image of Donald Trump onto Windsor Castle as U.S. President Trump’s second state visit to the U.K. begins on 16th September 2025 in Windsor, United Kingdom. Mark Kerrison | In Pictures | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s state visit to the U.K. kicks into gear on…
Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images Britain’s GSK on Wednesday became the latest pharmaceutical firm to commit bumper investment into the U.S., as President Donald Trump is in the U.K. for a three-day state visit. The drug maker committed to investing at least $30 billion in U.S. research and developing (R&D) and manufacturing over…
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Faces of the Fed Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook will keep her seat at the table at this week’s central bank meeting. An appeals court last night…
The StubHub logo is seen at its headquarters in San Francisco. Andrej Sokolow | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Online ticket platform StubHub is pricing its IPO at $23.50, CNBC’s Leslie Picker confirmed on Tuesday. The pricing comes at the midpoint of the expected range that the company gave last week. At $23.50, the pricing…