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Asia: Stocks down after Trump Fed firing, tariff threats
ASIAN stocks retreated on Tuesday after a series of market-rattling announcements by US President Donald Trump, including the unusual…
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Trump says he is removing Lisa Cook from the Fed board
President Trump said Monday he is removing Lisa Cook from her position as a governor on the Federal Reserve board, saying there is…
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell has to walk a fine line between cutting interest rates and bowing to Trump
Now that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has signaled that the central bank could soon cut its key interest rate, he faces a new…
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Barclays, BNP pivot to September Fed rate cut on Powell’s labour warning
Barclays and BNP Paribas expect the US Federal Reserve to make a 25-basis-point interest rate cut in September, according to notes dated…
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US: Dow hits fresh record after Fed chair signals possible rate cut
Wall Street rallied on Friday (Aug 22) after US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell opened the door to lowering interest rates – with the…
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Fed Chair Warns the Economy Is Even Worse Than We Realized
The ruling was in response to a lawsuit from Friends of the Everglades, the Center for Biological Diversity, and the Miccosukee Tribe…
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Dow soars more than 900 points after Fed hints at interest rate cuts
Wall Street is rallying on Friday toward its best day in months after the head of the Federal Reserve hinted the cuts to interest rates…
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Will Fed chair Powell’s high-profile speech in Wyoming give hints on interest rate cuts?
Just three weeks ago, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke to reporters after the central bank had kept its key interest rate…
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Fed officials lukewarm on September rate cut as markets await Powell speech
Three Federal Reserve officials appeared lukewarm on Thursday to the idea of an interest rate cut next month, as investors geared up for…
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US: Stocks retreat ahead of Fed chair’s speech
Street’s major indexes closed lower on Thursday as traders girded for a key speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell the following…
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Trump's enforcer Pulte works to reshape the Fed and investigate Democrats over mortgages
A relatively obscure housing regulator is emerging as one of President Trump's loudest attack dogs. Source link
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US: Wall Street opens lower as investors brace for Fed meet; Walmart slides
Street’s main indices opened lower on Thursday (Aug 21), as investors turned cautious ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s three-day…
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Fed minutes show majority of FOMC saw inflation as greater risk
Most US Federal Reserve officials highlighted the risk to inflation as outweighing concerns over the labour market at their meeting last…
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Trump calls on Fed governor Lisa Cook to resign over mortgage fraud claim
President Trump urged one of the Federal Reserve's governors, Lisa Cook, to resign on Wednesday after a top housing official accused her…
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US: Wall St subdued at open on mixed retail earnings ahead of Fed meet
Wall Street’s main indexes were subdued at the open on Wednesday (Aug 20) as investors assessed uneven earnings from retailers such as…
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Gold hits near three-week low on stronger US dollar; Fed symposium in focus
Minutes of the US central bank’s July meeting are anticipated to offer further insights into the central bank’s policy stance Gold prices…
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Bessent will interview 11 candidates to replace Powell at Fed
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday he plans to interview nearly a dozen "very strong" candidates to replace Jerome Powell as…
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Bolivia Is Fed Up with Socialism
Both presidential candidates who advanced to the runoff promise to undo two decades of leftism. Source link
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US: Wall Street opens flat, focus on retail earnings and Fed summit
Street’s main indices were subdued at the open on Monday (Aug 18), in a quiet start to a week packed with corporate earnings reports from…
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Gold poised for weekly fall as bets fade for big Fed rate cut
Gold was subdued on Friday (Aug 15) and was heading for a weekly fall, as hotter-than-expected US inflation data dented expectations for a…
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Oil prices climb 2% to one-week high as Fed rate cut, Trump-Putin talks loom
Oil prices climbed about 2 per cent to a one-week high on Thursday after US President Donald Trump warned of “severe consequences” if his…
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Gold extends rise as Fed rate-cut bets pressure dollar
Gold rose for a third straight session on Thursday (Aug 14), helped by a weaker US dollar and lower Treasury yields as traders raised bets…
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Europe: Shares near two-week highs on Fed rate cut expectations
EUROPEAN shares hit a near two-week high on Wednesday, underpinned by gains in heavyweight healthcare and technology stocks, as…
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Wall Street stocks surge on hopes for interest rate cuts by the Fed
U.S. stocks are ticking higher on Wednesday after a rally spurred by hopes for lower U.S. interest rates wrapped around the world. The S&P…