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This is a comparison of Wednesday's Federal Open Market Committee statement with the one issued after the Fed's previous policymaking meeting in November.

So far, most equity strategy teams see the stock market rising in 2025, buttressed by another strong year of economic growth. That may favor value stocks this time — instead of yet another year of Big Tech domination.

Canada's ambassador to the United States said Sunday that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was successful in getting President-elect Donald Trump and key Cabinet nominees to understand that lumping Canada in with Mexico over the flow of drugs and migrants into the U.S. is unfair. Kirsten Hillman, Canada's ambassador in Washington, told The Associated Press in an interview that Trudeau's dinner with Trump on Friday was a very important step in trying to get Trump to back away from threatened tariffs on all products from the major American trading partner.

While the president-elect says he will impose a 25 percent tariff on everything Canada exports, Trudeau remains confident about forestalling that outcome.

JD Vance and others on the “new right” say limiting immigration will raise wages and give jobs to sidelined Americans. Many studies suggest otherwise.

The contest to be the face of Senate Republicans is coming to a head this week. One issue contenders might want to avoid during the final stretch is Trump's ambitious tariff plan.

Elon Musk agreed with an X post predicting how Trump's mass deportations and Musk's proposed $2 trillion cut to federal spending would play out. It would be a rough couple of years.

In a key economic report released just days before the presidential election, growth was again driven by robust consumer spending.

Trading desks at major banks are expecting a flurry of activity when the chaotic 2024 election comes to a close, and that could cement what is already a banner year for Wall Street.

Mortgage rates climbed again for a third straight week, further dinging demand as the housing market continues to suffer from an affordability crisis.

Investors are looking to the latest reading on CPI consumer inflation to set expectations for the path of interest rates.

A confluence of geopolitical factors has suddenly turned somewhat sleepy commodities into must-watch markets.

Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang discusses China cutting existing mortgage rates, the Biden administration's relationship with the country and President Xi Jinping's rising aggression.

The downwards revision in growth between April and June comes ahead of next month's Budget.

Kashkari said Monday that he expects to dial down the pace of interest rate reductions after the central bank eased policy by a half percentage point last week.

The Federal Reserve has at last cut interest rates but our columnist points out a host of concerns that could weigh on financial markets.

The motoring group claims retailers not drivers have benefitted from lower tax on petrol and diesel.

In the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' latest report on Texas manufacturing, several producers issued dire warnings about the state of the economy and the consumer.