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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 ...

Jackson Hole: Powell's Speech to Put Rates, Fed Independence on Center Stage

Follow live coverage and analysis of the Fed chairman's remarks at the Kansas City Fed's annual economic symposium in Jackson ...

Boston Fed's Collins sees path to a September rate cut

Boston Fed President Susan Collins said she sees a path to a September rate cut. If data between now and the September ...

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 ...

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

By Michael S. Derby and Howard Schneider NEW YORK (Reuters) -Three Federal Reserve officials appeared lukewarm on Thursday to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq drop with Powell speech looming over Fed rate-cut hopes

Walmart earnings are in early focus before the highly anticipated start of the Federal Reserve's gathering at Jackson Hole.

Powell’s last Jackson Hole speech could chart Fed’s next move

JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell is set to deliver his final keynote at the central bank’s ...

Why the Federal Reserve's independence matters

President Donald Trump this week called on a Federal Reserve governor to resign over an accusation of mortgage fraud, the ...

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.