02:29 PM EST, 02/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The Chicago Federal Reserve's National Activity index fell to minus 0.03 in January from 0.18 in December, above a minus 0.05 reading expected. The three-month moving average rose to 0.03 from minus 0.13. The Dallas Federal Reserve's monthly manufacturing reading fell to minus 8.3 in February from 14.1 in January, a return to...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Investors and economists expect the U.S. central bank to respond strongly and systematically  to changes in inflation and the labor market, according to research published on Monday by the San Francisco Fed that underscores the current sensitivity of financial markets to U.S. economic data. The Fed's perceived responsiveness to economic data picked up notably in 2022, driven first...

03:59 PM EST, 02/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Texas manufacturing activity fell more sharply than expected and into contraction territory this month as executives cited rising uncertainty around tariffs. The general business activity index slid to a reading of minus 8.3 in February from 14.1 in January, the Dallas Fed's manufacturing outlook survey showed Monday. Analysts surveyed in a Bloomberg poll...

(Reuters) - Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee on Monday said the U.S. central bank is currently in a wait-and-see mode and needs more clarity on the total economic impact of the Trump administration's new policies including tariffs, immigration, tax cuts, government spending cuts, federal workforce reductions and others before it can act. There's a lot of uncertainty, a...