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Fed Chair Powell to give major speech

Fed Chair Powell to give major speech as Trump urges interest rate cuts

Trump ratcheted up his pressure campaign this week, calling on Fed Governor Lisa Cook to resign after a Trump administration official alleged that she had committed mortgage fraud. Cook rebuked the push for her to quit, saying she has “no intention of being bullied to step down from my position because of some questions raised in a tweet.”

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 11h

Divisions Grow Inside Fed Ahead of Decision on September Rate Cut

In interviews, the Cleveland Fed’s president opposed cuts citing rising inflation, while the Boston Fed’s president signaled openness amid labor market concerns.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Fed's Powell faces dilemma as he crafts message on interest rate cuts at Jackson Hole

Federal Reserve Chair Powell must tread a fine line as he readies a message on interest rate cuts at the central bank's conference in Jackson Hole, WY

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Fox Business on MSN · 1d

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,

MarketWatch · 1d

Fed officials see higher inflation in near term, minutes show

Top Federal Reserve officials generally expect inflation to increase in the near term, according to minutes of the July meeting released on Wednesday. The only questions were how big the gain would be,

Splits Emerge at the Fed Before Next Month’s Interest-Rate Decision

Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack and Boston Fed President Susan Collins offered competing views of the labor market, highlighting divisions at the Federal Reserve as the central bank prepares to ...

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How will interest rate cuts impact my HELOC payments?

"HELOC interest rates are generally structured as prime plus a margin," Debbie Calixto, sales manager at mortgage lender ...

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

Not even 48 hours after the conclusion of last month's meeting, data from the Labor Department appeared to validate the ...

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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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Trump may want lower interest rates for consumers, but it sure is convenient for the national debt he’s creating, too

While Trump frames the issue as consumer pain, Wharton’s Joao Gomes told Fortune that cheaper borrowing would also ease ...

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The bond market is flashing a potentially worrisome sign about Fed rate cuts

The $28 trillion Treasury market’s yield curve has been steepening on expectations that Fed Chair Jerome Powell could use his ...

U.S. Treasury Yields Edge Lower Ahead of Powell’s Speech

Treasury yields edged marginally lower in Asian trade with investors focusing on Jerome Powell’s speech. He will likely highlight longer-term economic challenges, such as demographics and productivity ...

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