Making the Fed responsible for tax rates, as well as interest rates, would provide professional judgment to co-ordinate monetary and fiscal policy not currently available.

Donald Trump’s gyrations on trade policy have not broken global financial markets just yet — but what is happening in Hong Kong shows they are feeling the strain. The reason zero interest rates in ...

Another major bank has cut both its home loan and deposit rates in the wake of the Official Cash Rate drop last month.

Housing is the largest expense for the average American consumer. The more people have to spend on housing, the less money ...

Unfortunately not: losses you’ve made on your shares can only be offset against other capital gains, and can’t be used ...

Promotional offers are now a common incentive used by credit card providers — and the top reason for choosing a card among ...

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has urged the US Federal Reserve (Fed) to cut interest rates by a full percentage point, ...

Punjab National Bank was among the first to pass on the benefit, lowering its repo-linked lending rate from 8.85 per cent to ...

Tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on imported steel and aluminum increased from 25% to 50%, intensifying ...

Jobs growth in the US sags, surprises in Canada; more US companies impose hiring freezes; India cuts rates more than expected ...

Economic news for our nation this past week has not been good. In his erstwhile self-appointed role as the fourth branch of ...

President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke on Thursday, with tariff and trade talks set to resume next week. Trump ...