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The Latest Breaking News from the US Federal Reserve

The 1970s inflation crisis shaped modern central bank independence. Now it’s under populist threat – podcast

For months, Donald Trump has badgered the US Federal Reserve and its chair, Jerome Powell, to lower interest rates. When the governors of the Fed did so by 0.25 percentage points in mid-September to a target of between 4% and 4.25%, it wasn’t big or fast enough for Trump.

The Conversation

Why investors are turning bullish on European markets again

European fund managers are turning more optimistic as trade tensions ease, inflation fears fade, and central banks start to cut interest rates. Despite US labour concerns, growth hopes remain firm, with investors favouring defensives and betting on a soft landing.

Euronews

New Fed Governor Says Was Not Told How To Vote By Trump

Donald Trump's pick to join the US Federal Reserve said Friday that he did not speak to the president about how to vote on interest rates ahead of the central bank's meeting this week.

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Here's Why These AI and Storytech Stocks Surged Double Digits on a Volatile Tuesday

These stocks soared as US equity indexes declined markedly ahead of the US Federal Reserve's rate-cut decision on Wednesday afternoon.

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US Fed Set For First Rate Cut Of 2025 As Trump Pressure Looms

The US Federal Reserve is poised to make its first interest rate cut of 2025 on Wednesday, but it battles competing forces in the path forward -- with heightened political pressure and likely divisions among its ranks.

International Business Times

US Fed Opens Key Meeting After Trump Aide Sworn In As Governor

The US Federal Reserve started a key interest rate meeting Tuesday, hours after Donald Trump's new appointee narrowly won confirmation to join the central bank -- while another top official fights her removal by the president.

International Business Times

Rate Cuts Are Coming — What Smart Investors Know That You Don't

The US Federal Reserve is set to cut interest rates for the first time in 2025, sparking opportunities across stocks, bonds, real estate, and savings strategies—here's what smart investors are doing now.

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Bank of England urged to slow bond-selling plan to help cut record UK borrowing costs

Ex-MPC members say ‘quantitative tightening’ should be scaled back or halted entirely, saving the Treasury up to £10bn a year

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US Fed Poised For First Rate Cut Of 2025 As Political Tension Mounts

The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to make its first interest rate cut of the year at its policy meeting this week, spurred by a weakening jobs market -- but political tension looms over the gathering.

International Business Times

Falls continue for Australian shares as gold shines

Australian shares have traded lower in five of their past seven sessions, as gold hit a fresh record and the Aussie dollar rallied against the greenback.

AAP

18% of US Households Are Millionaires. Here is Why You Aren’t One of Them.

Every three years, the US Federal Reserve conducts a survey of Americans’ finances. This study is called the US Survey of Consumer Finances (SCR) and...

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Japan’s Nikkei 225 hits all-time high after US inflation remains steady

Asian stock markets see big gains amid growing expectations of an interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve.

Al Jazeera

One FOMC dissenter might have just called out the Fed on criticism for its shifting base rate policy

Citing sharp downward revisions to U.S. job growth, Bowman reiterated her forecast for three cuts this year while warning that declining data reliability complicates policymaking.

Fortune

The ‘Fed put’ is back: If Tuesday’s inflation report is bad expect chaos in the markets

Investors think the Fed will almost definitely cut interest rates in September, and they are hoping that the consumer price inflation report—due tomorrow—won’t show a significant rise in inflation.

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Trump Targets Banks For Crypto Bias, Scaramucci Flags 'Ethereum Killer,' Kiyosaki Slams 'Marxist Fed' As BTC Booms — This Week In Crypto

The past week has been a whirlwind of news in the world of cryptocurrency and finance. From Robert Kiyosaki’s bold predictions of the U.S. Federal Reserve to President Donald Trump’s potential penalties on banks, there’s a lot to unpack.

Fortune

Labor department's data upset may have sealed the deal for a base rate cut

The resignation of FOMC member Adriana Kugler also opens the door for a more dovish Fed shift.

Fortune

The markets are poised for volatility today if they see anything that looks like a vibe shift at the Fed

Investors are positioning themselves for some excitement today. They are likely to get it—as we get new numbers on U.S. GDP, a new rate decision from the Fed, and ADP reports on private payrolls.

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Fed Under Fire: How Political Pressure Is Undermining the Dollar’s Credibility

Amid heightened political tensions in Washington, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) sounded the alarm this weekend. The aim was to highlight the crucial importance of central bank independence at a time when the US Federal Reserve is under unprecedented political pressure.

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International Business Times

Trump To Tour Fed As War On Central Bank Chief Ramps Up

Donald Trump is due to visit the US Federal Reserve Thursday as the president escalates his pressure on its chairman Jerome Powell over the central bank's management of the economy.

The Conversation

Central bank independence and credibility matters. Here’s why

In the United States, President Donald Trump has been pressuring the chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, to slash interest rates. This is partly to ease the interest payments on the ballooning US government debt.

International Business Times

Asian Stocks Struggle As Traders Eye Fed Saga, Trade War

Asian markets fluctuated Thursday after a rollercoaster day on Wall Street punctuated by fears Donald Trump was considering sacking the head of the US Federal Reserve.

Fortune

The markets seem to be betting the Fed is poised to deliver on the TACO trade

Why investors seem to be so confident that inflation risk will go away and the Fed will deliver more cheap money in the fall.

Fortune

Investors fled U.S. bond funds, but Treasuries may get relief

The Federal Reserve has moved to boost bank participation in the bond market.

International Business Times

US Fed Proposes Easing Key Banking Rule

The US Federal Reserve released plans Wednesday to relax a key capital rule for major banks, a move they say can help facilitate Treasury market trading.

Euronews

US Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged as it awaits the impacts of Trump's global tariffs

Trump has slammed the US Federal Reserve Board chief Jerome Powell, calling him “stupid”, as the federal agency holds off on interest rate changes as it anticipates economic decline in the wake of the US president’s global tariff policies.

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