U.S. financial markets will be closed Thursday in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. The Fed has never delivered a decision the day before a public holiday going back to at least 2000, according to ...

The conclusion of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting on Wednesday could produce a historic dissent. If so, investors should ...

The S&P 500 is set to score a record finish every day of this past week while the Dow has yet to return to record territory ...

ECB President Christine Lagarde left economists and investors a little less certain as to when, or perhaps even whether, ...

William Watts is MarketWatch markets editor. In addition to managing markets coverage, he writes about stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities, including oil.

William Watts is MarketWatch markets editor. In addition to managing markets coverage, he writes about stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities, including oil.

Natural-gas futures fall after last week’s rally By Myra P. Saefong Follow and William Watts Follow Last Updated: Feb. 24, 2025, 3:36 p.m. ET First Published: Feb. 24, 2025, 6:56 a.m. ET Share ...

Here’s why. Energy mix, strong currency helped keep inflation under wraps: economist By William Watts Last Updated: Feb. 7, 2024, 11:22 a.m. ET First Published: Feb. 7, 2024, 8:41 a.m. ET Share ...

William Watts is MarketWatch markets editor. In addition to managing markets coverage, he writes about stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities, including oil.