Total household debt in the U.S. hit $185 billion in the second quarter of 2025. The $18.39 trillion increase was tallied from the balances of mortgages, home equity lines of credit (HELOC), auto loans and credit cards. Read Next: Dave Ramsey Says This is the Best Way to Pay Off Debt For You: 5 Types of Cars Retirees Should Stay Away From Buying Debt has increased $4.24 trillion since the last quarter of 2019, according to the New York Fed’s latest Household Debt and Credit Report released in August 2025. ...

The Bank of England held rates steady in September, extending its pattern of alternating between cuts and pauses while signaling a more unified stance than in recent months. The decision reflects a balance between acknowledging the progress made in bringing inflation lowerAnalyst’s Disclosure:I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, and no plans to initiate any such positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own op ...

The dollar index (DXY00) today is up by +0.57%.  The dollar is climbing today on positive carryover from Wednesday when Fed Chair Powell said higher goods prices are feeding through to inflation and that the FOMC expects inflation to continue to build into next year, which may limit how much more the Fed can cut interest rates.  The dollar added to its gains today after T-note yields rose when US weekly jobless claims fell more than expected, and the Sep Philadelphia Fed business outlook survey rose more t ...

CONCLUDED Stock Market News From Sept. 18, 2025: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit New Highs Last Updated: 7 hours ago Treasury Yields Nudge Higher as Traders Challenge Fed Rate Forecasts By Martin Baccardax Subscribe to Barron's Tools Customer Service Customer Center Network Treasury yields are creeping higher in early Thursday trading as fixed income investors adjust their assumptions for growth and inflation following yesterday's quarter-point interest-rate cut from the Federal Reserve. Fed officials lifted their ...

[Music] Hello and welcome to Morning Brief Market Sunrise. I'm Raman Karali live from Yahoo Finance Studios in London. It's Thursday 18th September.Coming up on the show, the Fed cuts rates as expected and signals there's more to come. China drops its Google antitrust probe as trade talks between Washington and Beijing intensify. and Meta unveils its new AI powered smart glasses.CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes some interesting claims about what they can actually do. So, grab your coffee and let's own the morning. ...

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Larry Summers Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said Federal Reserve policy is leaning toward being too slack, emphasizing that the US economy’s biggest risks lie in inflation rather than the job market. Most Read from Bloomberg “My own guess is that policy is currently a little looser — looking at all financial conditions — than people view it as being,” Summers said on Bloomberg Television’s with David Westin. “The balance of risks is a bit more tilted towards inflation rather than unemploymen ...

U.S. holiday sales growth is expected to temper this year, a Mastercard forecast showed on Thursday, as consumers seek discounts and promotions amid inflation and broader macroeconomic uncertainty. ...

I assume you're happy with the move today. Maybe you wanted something bigger You can tell us. Was President Trump right, though.Jay Powell too late. Well, listen, I really support the action that the Federal Reserve took today. And I think, you know, as Jay Powell said today, they are balancing to risk their balancing the risks of inflation on the one hand and the risks of declining employment on the other hand.So I don't second guess the decision that the Fed made today. I think that the problem that we al ...

Senator Elizabeth Warren is saying the Fed had no choice but to cut rates to protect American jobs. And the senator joins us this morning. She's the lead Democrat on the banking committee. And um Senator, welcome. It's good to have you on. I I bet you you're probably glad about 25, but I I know you've argued for for even bigger cuts. Yeah, you know, look, I've been arguing for a couple of years for interest rate cuts, but there's a difference between interest rate cuts that come because the economy is stron ...