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Nomura sees Fed cutting rates by 25bps in September as inflation cools
RA now expects the US Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by 25 basis points at its September meeting, citing softer core PCE inflation…
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Asia: Stocks to gain as US CPI fuels Fed cut bets
STOCKS in Asia were set to track Wall Street higher after an in-line US inflation reading bolstered speculation the Federal Reserve will…
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US: Wall Street opens higher as Fed shake-up stokes dovish bets
Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Aug 8) as US President Donald Trump’s temporary pick for a Federal Reserve governor post…
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Trump taps top economic aide for vacant Fed seat
President Donald Trump on Thursday named the leader of his White House economic panel to fill a recently vacated seat on the Federal…
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Trump picks Stephen Miran to fill open spot on Fed board
US President Donald Trump on Thursday (Aug 7) said he will nominate Council of Economic Advisers chairman Stephen Miran to serve out the…
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Gold inches higher as US dollar weakens on Fed rate cut hopes
Gold prices edged higher on Thursday (Aug 7), helped by a weaker US dollar on growing expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut next…
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US: Wall Street opens higher on Fed rate cut hopes; earnings in focus
Wall Street opened higher on Wednesday (Aug 6), as ongoing optimism about Federal Reserve interest rate cuts kept markets afloat and…
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Gold extends gains on rate cut hopes, markets eye Fed appointments
Gold prices extended gains for a fifth straight session on Wednesday (Aug 6), helped by prospects of lower US interest rates, while…
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Asia: Markets track Wall Street rally on Fed rate cut bets
Stock markets rose on Tuesday as investors grow increasingly confident the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next month, despite…
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Gold rises as Fed rate cut bets pressure dollar, yields
Gold prices rose on Tuesday (Aug 5), after gaining in the last three sessions, supported by a weaker US dollar and lower Treasury yields…
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Trump to name new Fed governor, jobs data head in coming days
US President Donald Trump said that he will announce a new Federal Reserve governor and a new jobs data statistician in the coming days,…
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Trump has 'set up an active search' for the next Fed chair, White House economic adviser says
President Trump has "set up an active search" to decide who to appoint as the next Federal Reserve chair when Jerome Powell's term…
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Adriana Kugler resigning from Fed, opening door to Trump appointment
The US Federal Reserve said on Friday (Aug 1) that governor Adriana Kugler is resigning early from her term and will exit the central bank…
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Trump calls for ‘stubborn’ Fed chair Powell to be unseated by board at Federal Reserve
President Donald Trump on Friday called for the Federal Reserve’s board of governors to usurp the power of Fed Chair Jerome Powell,…
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Transcript: Fed Chair Drops Hammer on Angry Trump as Poll Drop Worsens
Downie: Yeah, I think that’s certainly part of it. Trump is also looking for any lever he can to prevent the House, prevent the Judiciary…
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Trump Hit by Harsh Blow From Fed Chair as Polls Reveal Fresh Weakness
President Donald Trump has been raging at Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for weeks, demanding that he cut interest rates. But on…
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Asian markets with strong policy support stand to gain as Fed defies Trump’s demand to cut rates
The US Federal Reserve’s decision to defy President Donald Trump’s demands by keeping interest rates unchanged for the fifth straight time…
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Asia: Most markets down as Fed holds and Trump announces fresh tariffs
Asian markets mostly fell on Thursday while the dollar held most of its gains as traders weighed a cautious Federal Reserve with strong…
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US: Wall St opens higher as investors digest GDP data; Fed verdict awaited
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday (Jul 30) as investors assessed better-than-expected GDP data, and awaited the…
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Gold holds steady ahead of Fed policy statement
Gold prices steadied on Wednesday (Jul 30) as investors held back on making big bets ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s policy statement…
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US: S&P 500, Nasdaq open at record highs with earnings, Fed meeting in focus
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq opened at fresh record highs on Tuesday (Jul 29), as investors assessed a slew of earnings reports from major US…
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US Fed is set for contentious debate as investors eye fall rate cut
US Federal Reserve officials are determined to hold interest rates steady a little while longer, though an increasingly contentious debate…
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Trump and Jerome Powell have tense exchanges at rare presidential visit to the Fed
President Donald Trump locked horns with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell during a rare presidential visit to the U.S. central bank on…
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Gold eases after Trump downplays clash with Fed chair Powell
Gold extended a decline on Friday (Jul 25) as the US dollar rose after President Donald Trump downplayed his clash with Federal Reserve…