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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 ...

Trump urgently wants Jerome Powell to cut interest rates. That won't happen today, economists say.

President Trump has pressured Fed Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates. Here's what the experts think will happen at ...

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 ...

Wager for Half-Point Rate Reduction Faces Test of Powell Remarks

Traders are piling into one specific options wager that relies on a dovish Federal Reserve slashing interest rates by over a ...

Trump hits Federal Reserve Chair Powell over housing industry in latest attack, blasting mortgage rates

President Donald Trump resumed attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, this time claiming he is hurting the housing ...

Investors await major speech from Powell for clarity on path for interest rates

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will speak Friday during an annual economic policy gathering to give his outlook on the ...

Wall Street hovers near records as markets take in earnings ahead of Powell speech Friday

Palo Alto Networks jumped 6.3% overnight after the cybersecurity company beat Wall Street’s sales and profit forecasts. The ...

Powell has used Jackson Hole to battle inflation and buoy jobs; he's now caught between both

Incoming information has confounded Fed Chair Jerome Powell's data-dependent strategy by pulling in both directions.