Trump Tests Fed’s Independence With Order Expanding Authority Over Agencies
The situation gets even more complicated when considering the other activities the Fed undertakes, especially during times of crisis, that ...
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Interest Rate Cuts on Hold Till Inflation Improves, Fed Meeting Minutes Show
The Federal Reserve pressed pause on interest rate cuts last month. The minutes from its January meeting suggest the hiatus ...
Can the Federal Reserve Look Past Trump’s Tariffs?
As President Trump’s efforts to restructure the global trade system with expansive tariffs begin to take shape, one question continues ...
Which Interest Rate Should You Care About?
Watch out for interest rates.Not the short-term rates controlled by the Federal Reserve. Barring an unforeseen financial crisis, they’re not ...
Donald Trump’s Chicken-and-Egg Inflation Problem
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Stocks Drop After Hotter Than Expected Inflation Reading
Stocks on Wall Street slumped at the start of trading on Wednesday, dragged lower by data that showed consumer prices ...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Shows Little Urgency to Lower Rates
Jerome H. Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, signaled little urgency to lower interest rates with the economy sturdy and ...
Job Market Gives Fed Cover to Extend Interest Rate Pause
Less than six months ago, Federal Reserve officials were wringing their hands about the state of the labor market. No ...
Jobs Report Live Updates: Labor Market Expected to Be Strong
Less than six months ago, Federal Reserve officials were wringing their hands about the state of the labor market. No ...
Trump’s Executive Orders Leave Imprint on the Fed
President Trump has so far restrained himself from trying to meddle with the Federal Reserve on matters related to monetary ...
Fed Official Pushes Back on Pre-emptive Policy Moves
Federal Reserve officials wrapped up their final meeting of 2024 with splits surfacing over how many more interest rate cuts ...
The Fed Is Sitting on the Sidelines, but for How Long?
The relative calm in the markets may not survive upheaval in the A.I. sector and a deluge of disruptive Trump ...
Inflation Ticked Up in December, Fed’s Preferred Measure Shows
The Federal Reserve wants to see more evidence that inflation is easing before resuming interest rate cuts. The latest data ...
Fed Meeting Live Updates: Interest Rates Remain Steady
The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, as the central bank turned cautious on further cuts amid a ...
The Fed Is About to Hit Pause on Rate Cuts. Here’s Why.
At the Federal Reserve’s final gathering of 2024, Chair Jerome H. Powell announced that the U.S. central bank was embarking ...
Big Banks Quit Climate Change Groups Ahead of Trump’s Term
As the second presidency of Donald J. Trump begins, America’s largest banks and asset managers have abandoned one of the ...
Ahead of Trump Presidency, the Fed Quits Global Climate Network
The Federal Reserve said on Friday that it had withdrawn from a network of global financial regulators focused on climate ...
What Scott Bessent, Trump’s Treasury Pick, Might Get Asked Today
A test for Trump’s cabinet pickFor businesses and markets, perhaps the most important of the hearings for the incoming Trump ...
CPI Rose in December, a Sign the Fed’s Inflation Fight Has Stalled
Consumer prices rose more quickly in December, the latest sign that the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation may have stalled.The ...
Banks Are Racking Up Wins Even Before Trump Is Back in White House
Banks are on a winning streak, one that’s poised to intensify as President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office.Biden-appointed regulators at ...
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