The Latest Breaking News from US Federal Reserve

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dipped to 245,000 last week amid uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s trade policies

ANALYSIS: Here are a handful of factors likely impacting the Fed’s interest rate decision being announced today.

Asian shares are mixed and oil prices have advanced after the escalation of conflict in the Middle East hit Wall Street

The US central bank is expected to hold interest rates steady Wednesday after its key policy meeting, as officials gauge the impact of tariffs on inflation -- and despite President Donald Trump's calls for rate cuts.

Darin Newsom discusses mixed grain and livestock markets, attributing crude oil support to Middle East tensions and explaining gold's rally due to global distrust in the U.S. dollar, while noting financial indices appear toppy and grain markets remain range-bound due to ample supply and a lack of significant weather issues,…

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed down -0.84%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.70%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -1.00%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM25 ) are down -0.86%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

The S&P 500 dropped as Trump weighs whether to enter Israel’s war with Iran.

The tax cuts bill currently being debated by the US Senate will add another US$3 trillion (A$4.6 trillion) to US debt. President Donald Trump calls it the “big, beautiful bill”; his erstwhile policy adviser Elon Musk called it a “disgusting abomination”.

The future is uncertain by nature, but it's hard to recall a time when views on what's next have been this volatile from day to day.