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The Fed risks a deflationary spiral by not cutting rates, these bond experts say
The Federal Reserve, by not cutting interest rates, is risking the creation of a deflationary downturn called a Kindleberger ...
The Fed Chair Doesn’t Set Rates by Himself. Here Are the Other Voting Members.
Jerome Powell has been President Trump’s No. 1 target as Trump demands lower interest rates, but other policymakers are also ...
Fed's policy toolkit may be headed for fundamental changes
A U.S. senator's recent push to strip the Federal Reserve of a key aspect of how it controls interest rates and the battle ...
Trump is quietly changing the Fed, even without firing Powell
Sweeping changes are coming to the world’s most powerful central bank, President Donald Trump and his top advisers have said ...
Why labor market weaknesses loom large for Trump and the Fed
Warning signs percolating out of the private sector could undermine the case that the labor force’s resilience can continue ...
Wall Street futures rise as focus shifts to major earnings, Fed meeting
U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Tuesday as investors awaited earnings reports from a number of companies and the ...
Mortgage Interest Rates Today: Mortgage Rates Change Little Ahead of Fed Decision
The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans registered 6.74% for the week ending July 24, down just barely from 6.75% last ...
Veteran Fed watcher drops bold message about future interest rate cuts
It meets July 29-30 to vote whether to cut interest rates for the first time this year. Many economists and market analysts ...