Politics


Fed Forecasts No Further Rate Cuts In 2019 And 2020, But Members Are Divided

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The Federal Reserve cut rates Wednesday by 25 basis points to a range of 1.75% to 2.00%. 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

Mark Hulbert: Stock Investors Have Overreacted To The Saudi Oil Attack

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Oil’s price surge might actually keep both the economy and the bull market running strong, writes Mark Hulbert. Read more

FA Center: Trade Wars And Tariffs Arent The Biggest Culprit If Stocks Stumble From Here

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U.S. economy’s growth rate should be investors’ main focus, writes Mark Hulbert. Read more

'No Strategy,' 'erratic,' 'haphazard': Democrats Pile On Trump Over China Trade War

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The 10 Democratic candidates in the Houston debate portrayed Trump as impulsive with little plan to win a trade war with... Read more

Mnuchin Says Trump Could Do A China Trade Pact At Any Time, But Wants A 'good' Deal For US Workers

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But Mnuchin tells CNBC Trump still has all options available to him, including raising taxes on imports from China. Read more

China Wants A Two-track Approach To The Trade Talks, WSJ Reports

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China wants to draw a line between talks about trade and other foreign affairs, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thur... Read more

Trump's Approval On The Economy Slides As Recession Fears Grow

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Approval of Trump's handling of the economy has started to slip as fears about a recession crept into financial markets ... Read more

Peter Navarro Says He's Certain House Democrats Will Approve USMCA By Year's End

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President Donald Trump's trade advisor Peter Navarro 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

Market Extra: Why Anthony Scaramucci Is Waging A Media War On President Donald Trump

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A friendship between President Donald Trump and one of his most vocal advocates has taken an almost-Shakespearean twist.... Read more

Capitol Report: Escalating U.S.-China Trade War Threatens Global Economy, Poses Trump Reelection Risk

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American cars, soybeans and oil largely produced in key swing states have been targeted for additional import tariffs by... Read more

Key Words: Kyle Bass On Where The Global Economy Is Headed: This Is Insane

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The Hayman Capital Management fund manager talked to CNBC about how monetary easing is catching fire around the world an... Read more

White House Pushes Back Against Recession Fears, Defends Trade War

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Trump said he doesn't see a recession after the bond market spooked investors and the Dow suffered its worst day of the ... Read more

Americans Overwhelmingly Support Free Trade As Concern Grows About Trump's Economy

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Americans now say they approve of free trade by 64%-27%, a margin of better than two to one. Read more

Capitol Report: Famed Short-seller Questions Trump As The Worlds Greatest Negotiator

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President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday that he’s delaying some tariffs on Chinese imports to give consumers ... Read more

Ray Dalio Says He Wouldn't Rule Out China Weaponizing Its Massive US Treasury Holdings

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Other observers have dismissed the suggestion that China would sell U.S. Treasurys to gain an upper hand in the trade wa... Read more

Market Extra: The U.S. Treasury Is About To Flood The Market With Debt To Fund A $1 Trillion Deficit. Heres Why That Is A Worry

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Liquidity in short term borrowing markets may become a problem as the U.S. Treasury ramps up its borrowing later this ye... Read more

Trump, Navarro Are The Only Officials In The White House Blaming The Fed For Volatility, Sources Say

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The president has criticized his central bank chief sharply, but stepped it up in recent days when he labeled the Fed le... Read more