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Powell's tenure as Fed chair marked by fight for independence while trying to tame inflation- Are Donald Trump’s policies leading to a stock market slump? Here’s what experts sayThe plummeting stock market is raising concerns about the financial ramifications of President Donald Trump's unpredictable agenda. His tra...
- Powell signals Fed to stay on hold and keep future hike on tableHe also pointed to tightening financial conditions, driven by a rise in longer-term bond yields
- Fed set to pause rate hikes, but don’t count out another increasePowell has signaled that Fed leaders would prefer to wait to evaluate the impact of past increases on the economy as they near the end of t...
- US core inflation picks up, keeping another Fed hike in play this yearThe so-called core consumer price index, which excludes food and energy costs, advanced 0.3% from July, marking the first acceleration sinc...
- US inflation picks up, but details under the surface are encouragingThe upshot was that inflation continued to show signs of seriously receding after two years of rapid price increases that have bedeviled po...
- Fed set to slow rate hikes, debate how much further to goThe mixed signals complicate discussions over when to pause following an anticipated quarter-point rate increase on Feb. 1, a more moderate...
- Driven by consumers, US inflation grows more persistentPrices are no longer rising because a few categories have skyrocketed in cost. Instead, inflation has now spread more widely through the ec...
- Fed Chief Powell has chance to reset market expectations at Jackson HolePowell speaks on the economic outlook at 10 a.m. Washington time Friday and is expected to re-state the Fed's resolve to keep raising inter...
- Decision-Day Guide: Fed to hike and steepen its rate policy pathThe Federal Open Market Committee is all but certain to raise rates by a quarter percentage point at the conclusion of its two-day policy m...
- Fed to stress patience on scaling back as virus threat lurks: Decision-Day GuideThe Federal Open Market Committee is all but certain to hold interest rates near zero at the conclusion of a two-day policy meeting on Wedn...
- Fed unveils unlimited QE and aid for businesses, statesStocks fell around 1.5% as the stalemate in Congress over a spending bill soured sentiment.
- Fed rate cut looks more likely: Question is when and by how muchPowell and his colleagues are expected to begin initial discussions on the rate cut decision.
- Fed watchers say a July rate cut is in play, June not likelyFed watchers said their base case is for the central bank to stand pat.
- Trump says buy the dip. And why not, at valuations like these?American stocks are also looking less of an outlier versus other advanced markets.
- Fed debate on risks intensifies around rate hikesWhile the minutes made no mention of political heat, they were full of downside risks stemming from Trump policies
- Powell’s Fed debut shows a shift away from theory“There is no sense in data that we are on the cusp of an acceleration of inflation,” says Powell
- Jerome Powell inherits Fed rate-hike debate with inflation doubts lingeringJerome Powell will take over from Janet Yellen in February if he is confirmed by the Senate.
- Fed wants to wind down QE, but is it the master of balance sheet fate?FOMC left interest rates unchanged after raising them three times in last three quarters.
- US inflation data weakens Fed's case for another hikeFOMC's outlook and Yellen's comments reflect forecasters' bedrock understanding of how inflation works.
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