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December S&P 500 futures (ESZ23) are up +0.05%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ23) are up +0.10% this morning as market participants looked ahead to the release of the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting, while also gearing up for a flurry of earnings reports.

The Federal Reserve, since early 2022, has been raising interest rates to ease inflation pressures without causing the economy to contract, an ideal scenario that some economists call a “soft landing.” A soft landing is defined as when the Fed is able to slow the economy enough to curb demand...

Asian shares are trading mostly higher ahead of potentially market-moving developments, including a U.S.-China summit and data releases in the U.S., Japan and China

Inflation in the United States likely remained high last month, a trend that if sustained could raise concerns at the Federal Reserve, which is considering whether to raise interest rates again

The highest-earning Americans have increased their share of wealth over the past three decades, while the middle class has been losing its share.

Shares have edged lower in quiet trading in Asia ahead of a meeting this week between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping

A new Friedman biography ably explores the economist's ideas but sidesteps the libertarian movement he was central to.

The average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan fell for the second week in a row, positive news for prospective homebuyers after rates touched a 22-year high just last month

Since June, the Committee has subpoenaed documents from McKinsey, Curinos, BlackRock, Ernest & Young, and Goldman Sachs to unearth all available information.