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S&P 500, Nasdaq hit new highs ahead of Fed rate meeting
Street stocks gained on Monday with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq reaching new records on hopes that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest…
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Americans increasingly fed up with Federal Reserve, and some even want to abolish it
The normally stodgy Federal Reserve interest-rate-setting committee meeting kicks off Tuesday with more drama than a daytime soap opera,…
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US: Wall Street opens higher as Fed meeting week begins; Tesla climbs
Wall Street indexes opened slightly higher on Monday (Sep 15), setting the stage for a week dominated by the Federal Reserve’s policy…
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Gold prices steady near record high ahead of Fed rate decision
The US central bank’s policy meeting this week comes amid challenges, including a legal dispute over its leadership and efforts to confirm…
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Markets gear up for series of Fed cuts with bullish bets at risk
Markets have also priced in reductions continuing deep into 2026 to ward off a recession A key question for investors this week is whether…
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New Developments in Trump’s Attempt to Fire a Fed Board Member
It’s likely that Lisa Cook will prevail in the short term, for three reasons. Source link
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US: Nasdaq notches record high close, traders look to Fed meeting
The Nasdaq notched a record high close on Friday (Sep 12) in a mixed trading session, lifted by Microsoft as investors looked ahead to the…
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Trump administration moves to lift ruling that blocked removal of Fed Governor Cook
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday asked a federal appeals court to let Trump remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa…
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Trump administration requests emergency ruling to remove Cook from Fed board
The Trump administration has asked an appeals court to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve's board of governors by Monday, before…
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Fed caught between inflation concerns and soaring jobless claims
The Federal Reserve faces a huge test this month as it weighs the state of the economy under President Trump, with inflation running a bit…
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Senate approves Trump’s controversial Fed Board pick
A Senate committee on Wednesday approved the nomination of White House economic adviser Stephen Miran to the Federal Reserve’s board of…
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Trump’s Own Tweet Backfires on Him as Judge Delivers Harsh Loss on Fed
This pileup of bogus rationales has thrust the lower courts into a critical role, as law professor Leah Litman recently detailed on our…
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US judge blocks Trump from removing Fed Governor Cook, for now
A FEDERAL judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from removing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, an early setback…
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Gold heads towards US$4,000 mark as markets grapple with dollar doubts, Fed uncertainty
Analysts note confidence in the precious metal is ultimately linked to sentiment towards the greenback Gold is blazing a trail towards…
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Gold prices trade above US$3,600 on Fed rate-cut bets
Investors are now awaiting US producer price data on Wednesday and consumer prices on Thursday for further clues on the Fed’s policy path…
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US: Wall St opens higher as Fed rate cut expectations firm
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Monday (Sep 8), rebounding from the previous session’s decline, amid hopes that the Federal…
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Bank of America sees two US Fed rate cuts this year vs none before
Economists at Bank of America forecast two US Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts this year, in September and December, based on weak…
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Trump says Hassett, Warsh and Waller are finalists for US Fed chair
The timetable for selecting a successor to Powell, whose term as chair expires in May, remains unclear President Donald Trump said that he…
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US Fed rate-cut expectations climb following weak job market report
Disappointing employment data released on Friday (Sep 5) validated fears that the US labour market may be on the brink of a downturn and…
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Singapore stocks rally as investors price in September Fed rate cut; STI up 0.2%
The local bourse logged gains for a second straight day on Friday (Sep 5), closing higher alongside regional markets amid expectations…
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Trump’s Fed pick plans to keep White House job while at central bank
DONALD Trump’s pick to join the Federal Reserve’s board of governors said on Thursday that he plans to take a leave of absence from his…
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Europe: Shares end stronger on firmer Fed rate-cut bets
EUROPEAN shares closed higher on Thursday as heightened expectations for a US Federal Reserve interest rate cut lifted markets, while…
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Trump’s Fed Nominee Plays the Sycophant
Watching Stephen Miran testify Thursday before the Senate Banking Committee on his nomination to be a governor of the Federal Reserve, I…
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Trump’s Fed Pick Makes Stunning Confession About Keeping Two Jobs
Stephen Miran, President Donald Trump’s nominee for a vacant seat on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, said that he would keep his…