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While the markets are pricing in two or three interest rate cuts this year, doubters remain.
June 18 -
Traders are now pricing in a more than 80% chance of a rate cut in July.
June 17 -
Former Fed Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer predicted President Trump won’t renominate Jerome Powell as central bank chair, undercutting the Fed’s autonomy.
June 17 -
President Trump sharply criticized Jerome Powell in an interview aired Friday, blaming the Federal Reserve chairman for raising interest rates.
June 14 -
Next week's Summary of Economic Projections will be watched closely.
June 12 -
With no surprises in the producer price index, the Federal Reserve will have flexibility on rates.
June 11 -
Bonds rallied as market observers gauged whether Friday’s weak employment report will spur the Federal Reserve to cut rates.
June 7 -
The standoff continues as the Fed won't talk rate cuts and the market continues to expect more.
June 6 -
Brian Rehling, co-head of global fixed income strategy for Wells Fargo Investment Institute, discusses trade issues, the growing yield curve inversion and Fed rate cut prospects. Gary Siegel hosts.
June 6 -
A disappointing read from the ADP employment report overshadowed a positive read on the service sector, and the markets upped expectations for rate cuts through next year.
June 5 -
Under the right conditions, Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell hinted he would be willing to consider lowering interest rates.
June 4 -
The St. Louis Fed's James Bullard and the San Francisco Fed's Mary Daly said economic conditions may justify lower interest rates.
June 3 -
An uptick in inflation may be a sign that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was right when he said a dip in prices could be brief, allowing patience on rates.
May 31 -
Judy Shelton, a conservative economist whom the Trump administration is considering for a vacancy on the Federal Reserve, said the central bank should avoid restraining growth while the U.S. is engaged in a trade war with China.
May 29 -
A 2.1% drop in durable goods orders shows businesses are holding off on equipment purchases as trade tensions with China increase.
May 24 -
Analysts homed in on the phrase “some time” and the absence of rate cut discussion in the minutes of the last Federal Open Market Committee meeting..
May 23 -
The latest slip in inflation will likely be short-lived and interest rates could stay where they are “for some time.”
May 22 -
Trade issues with China should end with a deal, leaving the U.S. economy mostly unscathed, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston president said.
May 21 -
During the Great Recession, interest rates hit zero lower bound, which caused the Fed to make unprecedented moves, or quantitative easing, to spur the economy.
May 17 -
The White House is considering Derek Kan, an undersecretary at the Department of Transportation, for one of two open seats on the Federal Reserve Board, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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