Economy

Key Fed inflation gauge at 2.2% in August, lower than expected

  Inflation moved closer to the Federal Reserve's target in August, easing the way for future interest rate cuts, the Commerce Department reported Friday. The personal consumption expenditures price index, a gauge the Fed focuses on to measure the cost of goods and services in the U.S. economy, rose 0.1%...

Finance

China optimism is surging. Why some investors are cautious

BEIJING — China's latest policy signals have a bigger impact on sentiment than resolving deeper issues such as real estate, analysts said. The Shanghai Composite rallied Thursday to close at a three-month high after state media reported Chinese President Xi Jinping led a Politburo meeting on the economy that morning....