Fed hawks and doves: what US central bankers are saying
Federal Reserve policymakers are debating the pace and extent of future interest rate reductions. Doves prioritize labor ...
Rate cut bets boost stocks as bitcoin stalks $100,000
Asian stocks were mixed on Thursday in the wake of record peaks on Wall Street as a softer read on U.S. services data boosted ...
Stock market today: Nasdaq, Dow, S&P 500 hit records as tech surges, Fed's Powell says economy in 'remarkably good shape'
A tech rally boosted US stocks on Wednesday, with all three major indexes hitting new record closes, as investors digested ...
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Powell: Fed’s independence from politics is vital to its interest rate decisions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the Federal Reserve’s ability to set interest rates free of ...
Fed’s Powell Expects Good Relations With Trump Administration
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell downplayed the prospects of tension with the incoming Trump administration and said he expects officials can move cautiously as they continue lowering interest ...
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Tech rally, Powell comments boost indexes to record closing highs
All three major US stock indexes scored record closing highs on Wednesday as technology shares rallied after upbeat results from Salesforce and as comments by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gave ...
Powell shrugs off Trump’s plan for a ‘shadow’ Fed chair
The US central bank chief said his institution has “broad support” on Capitol Hill, and was confident of a solid relationship ...
Inflation threatens Fed rate-cut expectations once again. Here's why.
Inflation is back in the spotlight and could supplant this week's jobs data when it comes to how traders, investors and officials at the Federal Reserve think about further interest-rate cuts. The ...
Powell says Fed can afford to be a little more cautious
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday said the economy is stronger now than the central bank had expected in September when it began reducing interest rates, and appeared to signal his ...
Fed Sees Economy Solid, Inflation Easing as December Rate Cut Looms
Markets are still pricing in another cut in interest rates of 25 basis points when the Fed meets in two weeks. Unless things ...
Fed Chair Powell Acknowledges Inflation Is a ‘Little Higher’ Than Expected
Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, said it was too early for the central bank to start reacting to the ...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell says central bank ‘can afford to be a little more cautious’ in cutting rates
Ahead of his appearance, investors had been leaning into an expectation for a third straight interest rate cut.