The Federal Reserve held the fed funds rate at 5.00–5.25% last week, following 10 consecutive rate increases.

The S&P 500 entered a new bull market last week. We review key mileposts.

Payrolls have mostly exceeded expectations in the past year—another reminder of the challenges of economic forecasting.

This year’s economic uncertainty pressured gas prices heading into the holiday weekend.

Why wasn’t there a letdown in Q1? Let’s look at a couple of possibilities.

Blame high inflation for the jump in interest rates, which has pressured the major stock market averages.

The Federal Reserve's war on inflation appears to be on a collision course with a banking crisis that flared up again last week.

Despite the opinions and predictions, nobody knows what will cause what stocks or markets to rise or fall, at what points in time.

Last year probably didn't end as strongly as it appears, and Q1 probably wasn’t as weak as suggested.

We have yet to see investors decisively conclude a recession is inevitable amid the economic crosscurrents.

The slowdown in the rate of inflation last month was aided by food and energy prices.