The central bank is likely to lower borrowing costs at its meeting next week amid budding concerns about the labor market.
Category: Interest Rates
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Republicans Race to Advance Stephen Miran, Trump’s Fed Pick, Despite White House Ties
Stephen Miran, a top economic adviser to the president, has said he intends to take a leave of absence if confirmed, heightening fears about the central bank’s independence.
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Judge Rules Fed Governor Can Remain in Role, for Now
The decision is a win for Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor that President Trump sought to dismiss over allegations of mortgage fraud.
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Employers Added Fewer Jobs Than Believed, Updated Data Shows
Preliminary annual revisions could add to political pressure on the agency that produces the data.
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Ken Griffin Speaks Out Against Trump’s Attacks on the Fed
The criticism from the hedge fund billionaire and Trump voter is a rare rebuke of the president by a corporate leader.
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Labor Market Stalled This Summer, With August Data Adding to Slowdown
Employers added 22,000 jobs in August. Revised data also showed that employment fell by 13,000 jobs in June, the first net loss since December 2020.
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Weak Jobs Report Strengthens Case for Fed to Cut Interest Rates
A reduction at the Federal Reserve’s next meeting this month looks all but assured after August’s labor market data.
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Mounting Deportations Meet Slow Hiring in a ‘Curious Kind of Balance’
An influx of immigrants helped ease worker shortages, and now their expulsion is helping to mask the country’s weakening demand for labor.
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Stephen Miran, Trump’s Fed Pick, to Face Grilling From Lawmakers
Stephen Miran, who served as one of the president’s top economic advisers, will have to reconcile his past criticism of the central bank with his new responsibilities if he becomes a governor.
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Stephen Miran, Trump’s Pick for Fed, Says He Will Preserve Its Independence
Stephen Miran is scheduled to face members of the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday as the administration steps up its attacks on the Federal Reserve.
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Cook’s Lawyers Fire Back at Trump’s Claim of Vast Powers to Oust Fed Officials
Lisa Cook is seeking a swift ruling on her ability to remain on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors as the case is litigated.
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Trump’s Fight with the Fed Carries a Heavy Cost, Experts Say
The president’s attacks on the central bank’s independence could undermine investor confidence in the institution at a crucial time.