Nonfarm Payrolls forecast: Will January’s NFP data reinforce the Fed’s cautious stance?
If the headline NFP figure shows a payroll growth below 150,000, the US Dollar downtrend could gain traction with the initial ...
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Powell is set to testify before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday at 10 a.m. Eastern and to the House Financial Services panel on the following day. Companies across the country are bleeding ...
Fed Chair Powell to testify to Congress next week, his first appearance since July
Powell is set to testify before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday at 10 a.m. Eastern and to the House Financial ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants to bypass the Fed to lower interest rates
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a new plan in the fight to bring down historically high interest rates, and it’s got ...
Trump's focus on 10-year Treasury yield to cut borrowing costs raises curiosity - and problems
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell may be breathing easier now that the Trump administration intends to focus on the 10-year Treasury yield, instead of rate cuts, to lower borrowing costs. But for ...
Bessent on Powell: ‘I’m sure he’s going to do the right thing’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday he wouldn’t be commenting on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policies and expressed confidence in the central bank Chair Jerome Powell, ...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell under pressure from Donald Trump; can the President fire him as interest rates hold steady at 4.25%-4.5%?
The Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady at 4.25% to 4.5%, despite US president Trump's call for deeper cuts. Trump has ...
American Banker1d
Fed's balance sheet runoff nears pivotal moment
As the Federal Reserve's overnight reverse repurchase agreement program nears zero, pressure could mount on the central bank ...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Faces Trump's Pressure: 'The President Can't Fire Me' As Interest Rates Hold Steady At 4.25%-4.5%
Fed Chair Jerome Powell pointed to solid economic growth, a stable job market, and inflation that's easing but still a little ...
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Looking for Changes at the Fed
Centrally-coordinated economic planning, especially central banking, has been detrimental to liberty, freedom, and the ...
Federal law requires Minneapolis Fed to diversify workforce. Could Trump’s DEI order change that?
Like other government financial agencies, the Federal Reserve Banks have an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion focused on ...
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Truckers don’t need to worry about the economy
But goods inflation is important to consumers, who can vote with their wallet on whether to go out to the theaters (service) or to stay in and do some retail therapy online (goods). As the latter ...