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Trump is desperate for a boost from the Fed. Here are 2 reasons the bank's hands may be tied.
The Fed is dealing with competing macroeconomic forces that could tie its hands and leave Powell and the central bank behind ...
Powell won’t cut interest rates on Wednesday, Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel says. He suspects attacks on the Fed chair will escalate
Powell is not going to do anything,” Siegel said in an interview. “Trump, I think, is going to step up the escalation,” he ...
Fed, Powell set to hold ground despite pressure from Trump
The Federal Reserve’s interest rate committee will meet Tuesday and Wednesday this week, and the central bankers appear set ...
Wobbling economy will push the Fed to cut interest rates later this year, CNBC survey finds
A 63% majority of respondents to the CNBC Fed Survey believe across-the-board 10% tariffs will likely remain on all U.S.
WSJ’s Take On the Week Podcast: Former Fed Official Kaplan on the Rate-Cut Dilemma
Will the Federal Reserve cut interest rates this year? How do Fed Chair Jerome Powell and other central bankers view the recent market volatility? Rob Kaplan, vice chairman of Goldman Sachs and former ...
Surprising jobs report resets Fed interest rate cut forecast
The Federal Reserve has been focusing on the jobs picture since last Fall, prompting Fed Chair Jerome Powell to cut interest ...
US stock futures fall after Trump's new tariffs at start of Fed-decision week
U.S. stock index futures fell on Monday after President Donald Trump reignited concerns about the effects of a global trade ...