Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve
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Analysts are not convinced the Fed's mid-cycle adjustment will deliver the elusive soft landing.
November 25 -
Judy Shelton, one of President Donald Trump’s most recent picks for the Federal Reserve board, challenged an article of faith regarding the U.S. central bank in private comments to a bank executive last month: that it should operate free of political influence.
November 22 -
In the late stages of the longest economic expansion since World War II, the current cycle is uncharted territory, according to a report from RBC Wealth Management.
November 21 -
Potential downside risks from “global developments” persuaded most members of the Federal Open Market Committee to vote to cut the benchmark rate in October, and then to hold it.
November 20 -
The minutes of the most recent Federal Open Market Committee meeting may offer perspective on the holding pattern for rates.
November 19 -
President Donald Trump invited Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell to meet at the White House with him and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, with few details released.
November 18 -
Fed Chair Jerome Powell doesn't see signs of recession in “the star economy,” while the St. Louis Fed's Bullard warns of a sharper-than-expected slowdown.
November 14 -
The most telling part of Fed Chair Jerome Powell's appearance before the Joint Economic Committee was when he refused to commit to the fed funds rate staying where it is for the next year.
November 13 -
Economic Club of New York attendees questioned the president's claims of an economic boom as well his efforts to spur the Federal Reserve into cutting interest rates faster.
November 12 -
With the fed funds rate target cut to a range of 1.50% to 1.75%, the Federal Reserve may not have enough firepower to respond to the next economic shock.
November 12 -
Unlike previous central bank chiefs, Powell’s chances of being renominated by either the current president or many of the Democratic contenders are slim.
November 10 -
Two Federal Reserve policymakers warned that climate change poses current and future risks to the U.S. economy.
November 8 -
Nonfarm productivity slipped, the Labor Department reported Wednesday, a day when comments from Fed presidents suggested cuts are done for now.
November 6 -
Nonfarm payrolls beat expectations, supporting the belief that while slowing, the employment market remains strong.
November 1 -
Analysts are skeptical of Fed Chair Jerome Powell's signal that policy makers will keep rates at a range of 1.50% to 1.75%.
October 31 -
As expected, the Federal Open Market Committee cut the fed funds rate target 25 basis points to a range of 1.50% to 1.75%.
October 30 -
Consumer confidence remained high even after a dip this month, and a rate cut by the Federal Reserve could send it higher.
October 29 -
Reads of the economy show continued weakening, which will allow the Federal Open Market Committee to cut the fed funds rate target 25 basis points to a range of 1.5% to 1.75%.
October 28 -
While a rate cut is likely next week, dissent on the Federal Open Market Committee may hold the key for future moves.
October 25 -
The Fed has been trying to rein in volatility in the market and keep the fed funds rate within its target range.
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