Hiring and unemployment data for November will offer a snapshot of a cooling job market buffeted by President Trump’s policies.
Category: Federal Reserve System
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Cooling Labor Market and Elevated Inflation Stoke Fed Divisions on Rate Cuts
Fed officials explained their opposition to the central bank’s decision this week to cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point.
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Bessent Accelerates Regulation Overhaul to Jumpstart Growth
The Treasury Secretary unveiled changes to the Financial Stability Oversight Council to ease “overregulation.”
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This Isn’t the First Time the Fed Has Struggled for Independence
The Trump administration is threatening the Fed’s autonomy, which the central bank regained with the Treasury-Fed accord in 1951.
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Fed Divisions Underscore Challenge for Trump’s Next Chair
President Trump wants substantially lower borrowing costs, but officials at the central bank appear ready to resist delivering further cuts if the economic backdrop does not warrant it.
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How to Read the Fed’s ‘Dot Plot’ Projections Like a Pro
The forecasts will offer a glimpse of the path for policy at a highly uncertain moment for economy — and the central bank.
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What the Fed’s Rate Decision Means for Loans, Credit Cards, Mortgages and More
See how the central bank’s interest rate stance influences car loans, credit cards, mortgages, savings and student loans.
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Trump’s Search for Powell’s Replacement Adds to Cacophony Around Interest Rate Decision
The end of Jerome Powell’s term as Fed chair will give President Trump his biggest opportunity yet to reshape the central bank.
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Why Markets Are Getting Anxious About the Fed
The central bank is widely expected to lower its benchmark lending rate on Wednesday. But investors are worried about what comes afterward.
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Fed Divisions Will Cloud Interest Rate Decision at Final 2025 Meeting
The central bank is poised to lower interest rates on Wednesday even as a growing chorus of officials urge caution.
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Supreme Court Struggles With How to Insulate the Federal Reserve From Politics
The president seemed poised for a big Supreme Court win letting him remove officials without cause. But the justices appeared to struggle with how to insulate the Federal Reserve from politics.