Tag: Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve could start resembling the Supreme Court
As President Donald Trump ramps up pressure on the Federal Reserve, the typically staid, consensus-driven institution could take on some qualities of the more...
The Fed is starting to worry about the housing market now
Wall Street has been laser focused on the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy this past week, but minutes from the central bank’s last meeting revealed...
Powell ‘holds the key’ to the next Fed rate move as divided policymakers will likely fail to reach a consensus again, JPMorgan says
A consensus view on Wall Street for a rate cut next month doesn’t mean there will be a consensus on the Federal Reserve as...
Why does an independent Fed matter? Just look at Ronald Reagan’s economy with Paul Volcker hiking rates to nearly 20%
President Donald Trump this week called on a Federal Reserve governor to resign over an accusation of mortgage fraud, the latest effort by his...
Powell’s ‘unusual’ Jackson Hole remarks reveal he’s boxed in by Trump’s tariffs and deportations, risking a 1970s-style mistake, economist Slok says
Powell noted that while labor markets remain in balance, it is a “curious kind of balance that results from a marked slowing in both...
Dow soars over 700 points after Powell’s Jackson Hole speech, on track to blow past all-time high
Wall Street is rallying on Friday after the head of the Federal Reserve indicated the cuts to interest rates that investors and President Donald...
Moments after Jerome Powell’s latest speech, Trump threatens to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook if she doesn’t resign
Moments after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s closely watched speech at the Jackson Hole symposium on Friday, President Donald Trump dramatically escalated his ongoing...
Powell says ‘shifting balance of risks’ may warrant a sooner rate cut
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday opened the door ever so slightly to lowering a key interest rate in the coming months but...
Monetary policy is not about interest rates, it’s about the money supply
The ongoing feud between President Trump and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell centers on interest rates. This tells us more about the near-universal view of...
Trump once again gets fresh ammunition in his fight with the Fed, calling on Governor Lisa Cook to resign over mortgage-fraud claims
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook to resign after a member of his administration accused Cook of committing mortgage fraud.
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