With an economy this strong, why rush to cut interest rates? Why it matters: The Fed sees a fundamentally sound economy, with ...

Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter who has covered the pandemic-era economy in hundreds of stories over the past two years. He's written hundreds of stories breaking ...

The “growth scares” that helped spark steep but short-lived losses for stocks in early August and again in early September ...

Despite the devastating impact of the pandemic, the U.S. economy is now growing faster than forecasters had expected before COVID-19 hit. Resilient consumer spending and employer hiring have ...