The Latest Breaking News from US Federal Reserve

The dollar index (DXY00 ) recovered from a 1.5-week low on Wednesday and finished up by +0.08%. The dollar moved higher after Wednesday's better-than-expected US Jan payroll report pushed T-note yields higher and dampened speculation of additional Fed interest rate cuts. The chance of a Fed rate cut at next...

“Investors are anxious about the level of returns they get in traditional assets,” Apollo chief economist Torsten Slok told Fortune.

“Low-hire, low-fire” is so 2025-coded as January suggests companies may actually be hiring in 2026. This jobs report made Maria Bartiromo say, “Wow.”

The January jobs report came in much stronger than expected and the unemployment rate ticked lower to start 2026, easing worries about a slowing labor market.

Recent "releases helped to validate the dovish arguments pushing for more rate cuts this year," Deutsche Bank's Henry Allen noted.

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH26) are trending up +0.10% this morning as investors await the release of the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report, which is crucial for shaping expectations about the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate path.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Tuesday closed down -0.33%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.10%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.56%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26 ) fell -0.30%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Tuesday recovered from a 1-week low, finishing up by 0.01%. The dollar recovered from early losses on Tuesday and posted modest gains due to hawkish Fed comments. Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack said the Fed could be on hold “for quite some time,” and...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.18%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.46%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.15%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26 ) are up +0.17%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...