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Fed should cut interest rate by a full point, Trump says
The U.S. Federal Reserve should cut interest rates by a full percentage point, President Donald Trump said on Friday as he ...
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Solid hiring in May undermine calls for Fed rate cut
The U.S. economy added 139,000 jobs, a healthy clip that counters the president's calls for a rate cut to bolster the labor ...
Fed's Harker: Still possible the Fed can cut rates later this year
The Philly Fed head is set to retire at the end of June, and is taking the opportunity to deliver some hope to investors that the Fed may still yet find itself in a position to deliver rate cuts ...
Solid Report Bolsters Fed’s Patient Approach to Interest Rate Cuts
A solid jobs report in May has reinforced the Federal Reserve’s stance that it can take its time before restarting interest ...
Fed's Harker says its time for caution on monetary policy amid uncertainty
In his final speech as a central banker, Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Patrick Harker said on Thursday the economic ...
Fed’s preferred inflation gauge cools to lowest level since September — calming rattled markets
Economists and some business executives have warned that prices will likely head higher as Trump’s widespread tariffs take ...
Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Subdued in April as Spending Slows
The Federal Reserve has put interest rate cuts on hold until it has more clarity about President Trump’s policies.
Fed’s Bostic Wants More Progress on Inflation, in No Rush to Cut
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said he’s in no rush to move interest rates, adding he wants to see ...
Inflation rate slows again and almost hits Fed’s 2% goal, but trade wars could spoil the party
The cost of living barely rose in April — and the rate of inflation slowed even closer to prepandemic levels — but it’s ...
Fed Chair Powell reveals new inflation target
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell unveiled the central bank's monetary policy framework for 2025 Monday morning. "It ...