
economic
Could the US interest rate cut boost the housing market?
Aileen Barrameda is planning to buy a house in Los Angeles in the coming months. Stubbornly high mortgage rates - twice what she locked in at the start of the coronavirus pandemic - are not putting her off.

economic
Fed Reserve cuts interest rates but cautions over stalling job market
After months of economic debate and mounting attacks from US President Donald Trump, the US central bank cut interest rates on Wednesday.

economic
Poorer Americans hit hardest as tariffs fuel price rises
There's a divide in the US economy between the haves and the have-nots. And accelerating inflation, driven in part by tariffs, could make it worse.
Government data points to the early stages of businesses passing on the costs of US President Donald Trump's sweeping import tariffs to consumers.

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Senate clears Trump pick Miran to Fed board ahead of key interest rate vote
The US Senate has cleared President Donald Trump's pick Stephen Miran to join the Federal Reserve's board of governors - part of a panel responsible for setting the country's interest rates.