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Fed trades 'remarkably positive' for 'no precedents' after volatile year and as slump looms

Business / Economy Sep 16, 2019

Fed trades 'remarkably positive' for 'no precedents' after volatile year and as slump looms

A year ago, U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell held a "remarkably positive outlook" for an economy enjoying a "historically rare" combination of good news including low unemployment, steady inflation and strong growth that were all expected to continue. When the Fed meets this week, ...

Trump slams Fed chief as inverted yield curve signals global distress

Business / Economy Aug 15, 2019

Trump slams Fed chief as inverted yield curve signals global distress

The U.S. government bond market sounded alarms Wednesday as investors fleeing riskier assets drove the 30-year bond's yield to a record low and the 10-year yield fell below the rate on the two-year for the first time since 2007. The 10-year Treasury yield dipped as ...

Fed remains a target as economy falls short of Trump's ambitious goals

Business / Economy Aug 12, 2019

Fed remains a target as economy falls short of Trump's ambitious goals

It has become a jarring and frequent contradiction. President Donald Trump blames the Federal Reserve for putting the U.S. economy at risk while data show an economy in "reasonably good" shape, as the head of the central bank recently said. But behind that confusing dance ...

U.S. Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for first time since 2008

Business / Economy Aug 1, 2019

U.S. Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for first time since 2008

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday the first interest rate cut since the financial crisis was to "insure against downside risks" but didn't signal the start of a lengthy easing cycle, drawing a sharp rebuke from President Donald Trump. "We're thinking of it ...

Trump again tries to talk down Fed rate as he grooms possible successors to Jerome Powell

Business / Financial Markets Jul 8, 2019

Trump again tries to talk down Fed rate as he grooms possible successors to Jerome Powell

President Donald Trump wrapped up the weekend as he started it, jawboning the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates at a time when he may be sizing up his two latest picks for Fed governor as successors to Chairman Jerome Powell. If the Fed "knew ...

Trump thinks dollar is too strong and blames Fed policy, official says

Business Jun 26, 2019

Trump thinks dollar is too strong and blames Fed policy, official says

President Donald Trump believes the dollar is too strong, and the euro is too weak, and feels the situation could be eased if the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates, a senior administration official said on Tuesday. The official also said the White House had no ...

Trump threatening to demote Fed chief, but says he has power to do so

Business / Economy Jun 24, 2019

Trump threatening to demote Fed chief, but says he has power to do so

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press" news program that he has the power to demote Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell but has not threatened to do so. "I didn't ever threaten to demote him," Trump said. "I'd be able ...

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell says he plans to serve full term amid Trump pressure

Business / Financial Markets Jun 20, 2019

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell says he plans to serve full term amid Trump pressure

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has said he intends to serve his full four-year term as head of the Federal Reserve, after the White House explored ways of removing him from the job amid criticism from President Donald Trump. "I think the law is clear ...

World's central banks poised to act as global economic warnings flash

Business / Financial Markets | ANALYSIS Jun 5, 2019

World's central banks poised to act as global economic warnings flash

by Enda Curran

Central banks are resuming their first-responder role as the world economy runs into trouble, even as they lack the firepower they once had at their disposal. With Australia cutting interest rates Tuesday for the first time in three years and India likely to follow Thursday, ...

Business / Financial Markets Apr 23, 2019

Herman Cain declines consideration for Fed seat, Trump says

Herman Cain, facing resistance from his own political party, has withdrawn from consideration for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday. Four Republican U.S. senators in recent weeks voiced opposition to Trump's expected nomination of Cain, likely enough ...

Trump, despite solid U.S. growth, says Fed should fire up crisis-era stimulus

Business / Economy Apr 15, 2019

Trump, despite solid U.S. growth, says Fed should fire up crisis-era stimulus

President Donald Trump said on Sunday that actions by the U.S. Federal Reserve have nicked U.S. economic growth and stock market gains by perhaps 30 percent, and that it should begin pumping money into the economy as it did during the 2007-2009 recession. Trump's latest ...

Trump picks Herman Cain and Stephen Moore for Fed seats said to be on track

Business Apr 8, 2019

Trump picks Herman Cain and Stephen Moore for Fed seats said to be on track

Top White House officials on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's plan to name two political loyalists to the Federal Reserve board of governors, brushing aside controversies over their personal lives and qualifications to help run the world's most powerful central bank. White House economic adviser ...

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