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Trump Says Powell And The Fed 'Fail Again' — 'No Guts, No Sense, No Vision!'
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The decision to cut rates followed a monthslong pressure campaign by Trump, who often criticized Chairman Jerome Powell ... Read more
Fed Cuts Rate On Bank Reserves Amid Repo Market Turmoil
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The interest on excess reserves now stands at 1.8%, a 30 basis point cut compared with the 25 basis point reduction for ... Read more
Fed Approves Quarter-point Rate Cut But Is Divided On Further Action This Year
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Investors largely expected the FOMC to cut rates by a quarter point. Read more
Fed Is Expected To Cut Rates, But Powell May Have A Hard Time Appeasing Critics
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Jerome Powell will "underwhelm everyone and not overwhelm anyone," one economist says Read more
Fed Rate Cut Is Coming, But Some Market Insiders Doubt It's Really Necessary
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A Federal Reserve rate cut at the end of this week's two-day FOMC meeting is considered a "lock" by the market, but chie... Read more
The Fed: 3 Things To Watch As Fed Meets On Interest Rates
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Here are 3 things to watch at this week’s Fed interest-rate committee meeting. Read more
Powell Says The Fed Is Not Forecasting Or Expecting A Recession
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the central bank's pivot this year to lower interest rates has helped sustai... Read more
Cramer To Fed's Powell: Just Admit You Were Wrong To Hike Rates So Aggressively And Move On
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"The Fed chair should be bullied by the bond market. And the bond market is saying, 'Whoa, are you wrong,'" says CNBC's ... Read more
What Will The 'Japanification Of Europe' Mean For Investors?
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Five CEOs, chief economists and portfolio managers discuss the potential impact of Europe’s low-growth, low-interest... Read more
The Fed: Fed Officials Shied Away In July From Planning Future Interest-rate Cuts
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Federal Reserve officials at their meeting on July 30-31 agreed to cut short-term interest rates but shied away from say... Read more
The Tell: How China Is Joining The Rush Of Global Central Banks Aiming To Lower Borrowing Costs
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The central bank for the second largest economy in the world could follow the footsteps of global monetary policymakers ... Read more
The Tell: How China Is Joining The Rush Of Global Central Banks Aiming To Lower Borrowing Costs
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The central bank for the second largest economy in the world could follow the footsteps of global monetary policymakers ... Read more
Fed May Not Have Enough Firepower To Prevent A Recession
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President Trump has been pressing the Fed to help head off a feared economic slowdown, but it's not clear the central ba... Read more
Falling Mortgage Rates Boost Homebuilder Confidence, But Not New Construction
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The nation's homebuilders are feeling better about their business, as falling mortgage rates help more buyers afford hom... Read more
A $1 Trillion US Budget Deficit Is One Big Reason The Fed May Have To Cut Rates
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If low inflation, a wobbly economy and tariff jitters weren't enough to push the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates... Read more
Fed's Rate Cutting Helps Provide Cover For Trump To Wage The Trade War
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The president's move to intensify the trade dispute with China comes with an important backstop. Read more
Commodities Corner: Why Gold Is Falling After The Fed Decision To Cut Interest Rates
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Gold didn’t see a bullish price reaction to the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to cut key interest rates for the fi... Read more
Fed Chairman Powell Says Rate Move Was A 'midcycle Adjustment,' Hinting More Cuts Not A Guarantee
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank's rate cut was part of an ongoing move to adjust to economi... Read more
Here's What That Fed Rate Cut Means For Your Finances
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Everything from credit cards to car loans are generally based on a benchmark rate, which in turn is influenced by the Fe... Read more
Why It Could Get More Difficult For Americans To Get Approved For A Mortgage
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Would-be minority and low-income buyers could be especially hard-hit by this policy change at the CFPB. Read more