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US producer prices unchanged in September

The unchanged reading in the producer price index for final demand last month followed an unrevised 0.2% gain in August, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday.

It’s time for a bond fund check-up

The Federal Reserve has started cutting interest rates but a debate is raging over how low policymakers will be able to take them creating a challenge for bond investors.

Will U.S. return to easy money era?

The Federal Reserve delivered a gift to investors with a jumbo rate cut and the promise of more to come. But will rates return to the record lows we saw during the pandemic?

Dow hits 42,000 for first time in Fed fueled run

Investors celebrated the Federal Reserve's super-sized interest rate cut and what is likely the start of a longtime coming easing cycle that should lower borrowing costs for consumers and businesses.