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The US economy is in a good place; the Federal Reserve is not
The U.S. economy is mostly in good shape — but that isn't saving Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell from a spell of angst.
Will the Fed cut rates Wednesday? Not likely, but here's when they might.
Interest rates for credit cards to mortgages jumped since the Fed began fighting inflation in 2022. Here's where experts ...
‘Purgatory:’ Fed officials left in limbo as tariffs complicate this week’s rate decision
The U.S. economy is mostly in good shape but that isn’t saving Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell from a spell of angst.
The Fed is likely to keep rates the same, but give a forecast that moves markets. What to expect
While any movement on interest rates seems improbable, the meeting will feature important signals that still could move ...
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Trump (Again) Demands More Easy Money To Help Fund Even Bigger Deficits
Trump says he wants the US central bank to be more like the European Central Bank which has been more aggressively forcing ...
The Israel-Iran Conflict Gives the Fed a New Reason to Keep Interest Rates Steady
Yet with the sudden escalation in the Israel-Iran conflict and subsequent spike in oil prices, Fed chief Jerome Powell now appears unintentionally prescient for standing pat.
Trump Rips Jerome Powell Over Rates, But Supreme Court Shields Fed From Firing
Trump criticizes Fed chair Powell for not lowering rates, accusing him of ignoring political realities. But recent court ...
Trump calls Fed chair a 'numbskull' as he pushes for interest rate cut
President Donald Trump cited new inflation data in continuing to pressure Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to lower ...
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Trump Rips ‘Numbskull’ Fed Chair For Not Lowering Interest Rates, Jokes About Firing Him: ‘Wouldn’t Be So Bad’
"The fake news is saying, 'Oh, if you fired him, it would be so bad. It would be bad.' I don't know why it would be so bad, but I'm not going to fire him." ...
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Fed Warns Trump Tariffs May Increase Inflation, Unemployment
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned on Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s tariff regime could lead to increased inflation and unemployment, as well as a slowdown in the U.S. economy ...