Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve
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With the central bank expected to keep its benchmark rate steady at 4.25%-4.50% on Wednesday, traders will be scrutinizing comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
May 7 -
The pace of hiring drove traders to dial back rate-cut bets that had steadily mounted as Trump's trade war unleashed havoc in financial markets and sowed fears of a US recession.
May 5 -
The labor market continues to cool gradually, a sign that businesses facing heightened uncertainty and turmoil didn't significantly alter their hiring plans.
May 2 -
The selling comes after overseas investors made record purchases of US corporate debt in 2024. Official data shows the demand slowing in February.
May 1 -
The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation reading fell in March, but the positive reading came before new trade policies hit the economy.
April 30 -
As President Donald Trump approaches his 100th day in office, he has generated a growing list of unknowns, forcing traders to focus on a broad array of issues beyond just the likely path of interest rates.
April 28 -
In its latest financial stability report, the Federal Reserve found that asset prices continue to exceed underlying fundamentals and leverage levels remain high, especially by hedge funds.
April 25 -
It marked another day of gains in the $29 trillion Treasury market, which has swung throughout April on President Donald Trump's evolving trade policies and uncertainty about the Fed's path.
April 24 -
Federal Reserve Gov. Adriana Kugler said tighter monetary policy has proved to be less impactful on nonbank lenders during the post-pandemic era.
April 23 -
At the Oval, Trump didn't respond to a follow-up question from a reporter about whether he was trying to remove him.
April 17