A wave of immigration probably contributed to rising unemployment in the past few years. Now a Trump administration crackdown on new arrivals could push the U.S. jobless rate lower. Let's unpack that.

The odds of further interest rate cuts this year by the Federal Reserve dwindled last week as unemployment fell and more ...

December jobless rates were lower or unchanged in most Arkansas metro areas compared with December 2023, and all of the eight metro areas in or connected to Arkansas had ...

US Treasury yields moved significantly higher due to a number of factors. Click here to read the full commentary.

Kim Parker contributed to this chapter. The COVID-19 pandemic sent shockwaves through the U.S. labor market. Businesses ...

On Monday, the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage was around 6.92%, according to Bankrate data, which is 0.19% lower than January's peak of 7.11%. Where rates go next hinges on the upcoming ...

Chair Jerome Powell, in his first appearance before Congress since the inauguration of President Donald Trump last ...

On more than half of 80 economic, social and environmental targets, progress has stagnated or is moving backwards. But ...

Marc Fogel, a 63-year-old American teacher imprisoned in Russia since 2021 for marijuana possession, has been released following negotiations by US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff. Fogel, who taught at ...

The figure that influences how high people's mortgage repayments are set has been 4.35 per cent since November 2023.

Sen. John Kennedy, a Republican from Louisiana, praised Powell and the Fed for bringing down inflation from a 9.1% peak in ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says Americans’ bank accounts are safe despite the Trump administration’s shutdown of a ...