Fed officials are increasingly split on rate cuts, though UBS's Paul Donovan says their indecision currently amounts to little more than “masterful inactivity.”

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The US stock market just blew past every record in history, as the capitalization-to-GDP ratio hit 208% this week, jumping nearly 43 percentage points since April. That crushes the previous high of 206% from February and more than doubles the ratio from nine years ago.

President Donald Trump's turbulent tariff agenda, combined with mass deportations and increased national debt, has created heightened volatility in financial markets. Though many economists say there's low risk of a job-loss recession,

President Donald Trump fired back at Democrats on Wednesday over their inflation messaging, declaring on Truth Social that he “brought down costs more than any President in recorded history” and calling Democratic claims “a total LIE.

Through persuasion and browbeating, Trump forced nearly all congressional Republicans to line up behind his marquee legislation despite some of its unpalatable pieces.

President Donald Trump fired back at Democrats on Wednesday over their inflation messaging, declaring on Truth Social that he “brought down costs more than any President in recorded history” and calling Democratic claims “a total LIE.

I think he's doing a terrible job,' President Donald Trump said of fed chair Jerome Powell, after saying last week he should 'resign immediately.'