Prime Minister Mark Carney is pushing back on the suggestion that the U.S. may be considering pulling out of North America’s trilateral free-trade pact. When The Canadian Press asked the prime minister if he was open to separate bilateral trade pacts if the U.S. withdraws, Carney replied, “That’s n»»»

The minister in charge of Canada-U.S. trade says he has no reason to believe the Trump administration is preparing to tear up the free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, even though the U.S. president and some of his associates have suggested they may consider withdrawing from the pact. "We be»»»

The main reason Americans are upset about the economy: They are still adjusting to high prices that surged during years of runaway inflation that took place during former President Joe Biden’s term. Inflation is no longer in crisis, so the best way to help the economy has been to cut interest rates»»»

When Marjorie Taylor Greene announced she was resigning from Congress, Brian Glenn was where he usually is: outside the White House with a microphone in hand, preparing for his next live shot. What was unusual was the deliberate distance he kept from the building. There were no Oval Office drop-ins»»»

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference at the Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington on Wednesday. (Reuters-Yonhap) The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point for the third straight time, as policymakers were divided o»»»

Share: KEY POINTS A Federal Reserve split over where its priorities should lie cut its key interest rate Wednesday in a 9-3 vote, but signaled a tougher road ahead for further reductions. The FOMC’s “dot plot” indicated just one more reduction in 2026 and another in 2027, amid considerable disagree»»»

In a set of quarterly economic projections, Fed officials signaled they expect to lower rates just once next year. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve reduced its key interest rate for the third time in a row Wednesday but signaled that it may leave rates unchanged in the coming months, a move th»»»

Lower rates from the Fed can bring down borrowing costs for mortgages, auto loans, and credit cards over time, though market forces can also affect those rates. The US Federal Reserve reduced its key interest rate for the third time in a row on Wednesday but signalled that it may leave rates unchan»»»