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Fed’s Powell Gives Final Jackson Hole Speech Tomorrow—Here’s What To Watch For On Interest Rates And More

The Trump administration has pressured Powell, whose term as Fed chair expires next year, to step down as chair of the central bank.

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Fed officials lukewarm on September rate cut as markets await Powell speech

Three Federal Reserve officials appeared lukewarm on Thursday to the idea of an interest rate cut next month, as investors geared up for U.S. central bank chief Jerome Powell's speech to the annual Jackson Hole conference in Wyoming.

U.S. News & World Report · 5h

Powell to Give His Last Jackson Hole Speech Under Watchful Gaze of Wall Street and the White House

Both Wall Street and the White House will be paying close attention to Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s high-profile speech Friday at the Fed’s annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Fed, interest rate and inflation

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Fed dissenters appeared alone in favoring rate cut at July meeting, minutes show

The two Federal Reserve policymakers who dissented against the U.S. central bank decision's to leave interest rates unchanged last month appear not to have been joined by other policymakers in voicing support for lowering rates at that meeting,

Fox Business on MSN · 22h

Fed minutes show tariff inflation fears outweighed jobs market in July rate decision

Minutes from the Fed's July policy meeting revealed policymakers prioritized tariff-driven inflation risks over labor market concerns when keeping interest rates unchanged.

The Financial Times · 1d

Hawkish Fed minutes suggest rate-setters feared tariff inflation more than a slowdown

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee’s July meeting indicated that most Federal Reserve rate-setters remained more worried by tariff-driven inflation than by weakness in the labour market The release suggests that,

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Small-caps stocks edge up in final hour, with investors anxious to hear from Powell on the path of interest rates

Small-cap stocks were edging up in the final hour of trade Thursday, with investors on edge about what Federal Reserve Chair ...

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Is the Fed ready to cut interest rates? Experts weigh in

Futures markets are also expecting a rate cut. Investors peg the chances of a quarter-point interest rate cut at nearly 96%, ...

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Why a top economist agrees with Trump that Powell is too late in cutting interest rates

The Fed made a "huge mistake" not raising rates during the pandemic. Now it risks another blunder, top economist Mohamed ...

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Fed keeps interest rates unchanged for fifth-straight time

President Donald Trump urged the central bank to cut rates. Fed Chair Jerome Powell is holding firm — but more and more ...

KC Fed's Schmid wary of September rate cut, notes 'very consequential' data in coming weeks

Kansas City Fed president Jeffrey Schmid opened the door to rate cuts in September, but remains wary of inflation pressures in the economy.

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Fed's Schmid says no urgency to cut interest rates but more data to come

Kansas City Fed president Jeffrey Schmid said on Thursday there seems no rush to cut interest rates, with inflation still above the central bank's 2% target and the labor market still in solid shape.

Mortgage Interest Rates Today: Mortgage Rates Stay Put—for Now—While Fed’s Next Step Looms

The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans registered at 6.58% for the week ending Aug. 21, same as last week.

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'Upside down economically': Here's why the housing market probably won't get more affordable if the Fed cuts rates

Fed rate cuts are unlikely to lower borrowing costs for American homebuyers, according to one CIO. Mortgage rates and home ...

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Why the Federal Reserve has historically been independent of the White House

Economists have long preferred independent central banks because they can more easily take unpopular steps to fight inflation ...

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Fed Minutes Reveal Broad Support for Holding Rates Steady Last Month

Almost all” officials backed July’s interest-rate decision, even though two governors backed a rate cut, according to a ...

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