Open-access databases such as the European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) contain more than 2.4 million bacterial genomes, and this number continues to grow rapidly. Until now, searching these vast ...

The latest packet of economic projections published by the Federal Reserve on Wednesday left some investors scratching their heads. But if the Fed's rationale for cutting rates on Wednesday was really ...

The committee's median forecast for the federal funds rate shows a decline to only 3.4% by the end of 2026, a mere 0.2 percentage point drop from the 3.6% projected for year-end 2025. While 20 bps is ...

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The central bank is grappling with how quickly to lower interest rates after restarting cuts on Wednesday, amid mixed economic signals and a relentless White House pressure campaign. By Colby Smith ...

As widely expected, the Federal Reserve trimmed its policy rate by 25 basis points to 4.00%-4.25% on Wednesday, acknowledging a softening labor market even as inflation perked up in recent months. In ...

It’s almost certainly the most closely scrutinized scatter chart in financial markets. Every three months since January 2012, the Federal Reserve has sent analysts scurrying by updating its “dot plot, ...

The Federal Reserve marked down its 2025 interest rate outlook while keeping the following year's projection steady, with a softening labor market outweighing concerns about inflation re-accelerating, ...

The Fed's dot-plot shows a split over whether to the central bank should cut rates three times this year. According to the Fed's "dot-plot" three were 9 officials who wanted only 2 cuts or less. There ...

Gary Cohn, IBM vice chairman and former director of the National Economic Council, joins CNBC's 'Money Movers' to discuss outlooks on the economy, expectations for the Fed, and much more. What we know ...