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Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell has reiterated that rate decisions will be data-driven — by inflation, and employment.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says cutting interest rates could push inflation even higher. President Trump called for Powell to resign in response.
Policy is rightly locked on hold over the near-term in part because the uncertainty surrounding the Trump administration’s ...
The Fed is expected to hold interest rates steady in July, waiting for more clarity on how tariffs will affect the economy.
Investors will focus on U.S. inflation data for June as they look to judge whether the Federal Reserve is likely to cut ...
White House advisors allege Powell misled US Congress about building expenses as they search for legal grounds to unseat him.
The latest round of tariff threats from President Trump could spark fresh concerns about inflation, which might force the ...
James K. Galbraith asks whether US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is right to urge the Federal Reserve to lower interest ...
Yesterday, we characterized the prevailing mortgage rate momentum as "broadly sideways," and while that's still very true in ...
US stocks dipped as Trump’s Canada tariffs spooked markets. S&P500 and Dow face pressure while Fed hesitates on rate cuts ...
The investigation into cost overruns on a renovation of Fed headquarters is drawing concern that it’s a pretext to eventually ...
President Donald Trump is escalating his pressure campaign to get the Federal Reserve chairman to either lower interest rates or quit his post by targeting the expensive renovation at the central bank ...