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Top Fed Official Backs July Rate Cut as Trump Ramps Up Pressure
Christopher Waller, a potential contender to be the next chair of the central bank, said the Federal Reserve should not wait ...
Hassett Grabs Pole Position in Race to Be Trump’s New Fed Chair
Kevin Hassett, one of President Donald Trump’s longest-serving economic aides, is the early frontrunner to replace Jerome ...
Federal Reserve’s Waller says central bank should cut rates at next meeting
A top Federal Reserve official said late Thursday that the central bank should cut its key interest rate later this month, ...
Türkiye time: How Trump’s Fed pressure could backfire
First, consider the case of Richard Nixon and his Fed Chairman, Arthur Burns. At the end of 1969, after he was nominated, but ...
Trump boxes in Fed with extreme rate cut calls
While almost no one thinks Donald Trump's verbal attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell are a positive development, ...
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How an inflation uptick and Trump’s pressure complicate the Fed’s interest rate decision
A new report shows inflation has picked up and analysts believe the prices of many goods increased, in part, because of ...
Trump urges rate cuts to boost savings, but Fed says economy is strong
Economic experts say the Federal Reserve is unlikely to cut rates despite President Donald Trump's demands due to uncertainty ...
Why Trump's push for a 1% Fed policy rate could spell trouble for US economy
A Fed policy rate that low is not typically a sign that the U.S. is the "hottest" country in the world for investment, as ...
Kevin Hassett grabs pole position in race to be Trump’s new Fed Chair
National Economic Council director is one of the US President's longest-serving economic aides. Read more at straitstimes.com ...
Federal Reserve Says Building Renovation Complies With Law, Defends Costs
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday said the agency’s renovation of its office complex in Washington complies ...