According to the Federal Reserve, policymakers left the federal funds target range unchanged at 3.50% to 3.75% on March 18 while saying inflation remains “somewhat elevated” and uncertainty around the outlook has increased. The new projections kept the median expectation of one rate cut in 2026, but the message was more cautious than many borrowers … Read more

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, wholesale prices in the United States rose 0.7% in February from the prior month and were up 3.4% from a year earlier, a hotter reading than economists expected. The report landed on March 18, the same day financial markets were watching the Federal Reserve for clues on … Read more

According to Yahoo Finance, Boeing shares were down 5.1% even after the company landed roughly $2.8 billion in new U.S. defense-related contract awards, a move that looked counterintuitive at first glance. On paper, fresh Pentagon work should have supported sentiment around a company still trying to stabilize operations and rebuild investor trust. But the market … Read more

According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, total U.S. household debt rose to $18.8 trillion at the end of 2025, while credit card balances reached $1.28 trillion and transitions into serious delinquency on card balances ticked up. For many borrowers, that backdrop helps explain why progress on revolving debt can feel painfully slow … Read more

According to the latest federal labor-turnover data, the U.S. “quits” rate has been stuck around 2.0% for months—far below the peak of the Great Resignation. At the same time, consumer surveys show fewer workers even expect to leave voluntarily in the next year. On the surface, that sounds like stability. But a workforce that won’t move can turn a … Read more

According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, the economy grew at a 0.7% annual rate in Q4 2025—a sharp downgrade from the earlier 1.4% estimate and a big cooldown from Q3’s 4.4% pace. It’s not just a technical tweak: the revision suggests the U.S. entered 2026 with less momentum than many people assumed. The headline number is small—because it’s an annualized rate That 0.7% is … Read more

According to Reuters and the Associated Press, the U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan housing affordability package in an 89–10 vote, aiming to speed up homebuilding, expand affordable-housing financing tools, and limit how aggressively large investors can accumulate single-family homes. The bill now heads back toward the House, where lawmakers will have to decide whether to take up the Senate version or … Read more

Nvidia is investing $2 billion in Nebius Group, an Amsterdam-based AI cloud provider, in a deal that pairs fresh capital with a deeper technical partnership aimed at scaling “AI factories” and speeding up AI inference services. Nebius shares jumped in U.S. premarket trading after the news, highlighting investor focus on companies building large, GPU-heavy data centers. Quick takeaways … Read more

According to Reuters, Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser warned that the longer shipping disruptions persist in the Strait of Hormuz, the more “catastrophic” the consequences could be for global oil markets and the broader economy. The remarks come as crude prices have swung sharply in recent sessions, reflecting both fears of supply losses and shifting … Read more

According to Reuters, South Korean stocks have swung violently in early March as oil prices surged and the won weakened, pressuring an economy that imports nearly all of its energy. The benchmark KOSPI suffered a record one‑day fall this week and triggered exchange safeguards meant to slow panic trading, before rebounding sharply the next session. … Read more