January jobs report expected to show hiring slowed, unemployment rate held steady to start 2025
The January jobs report is expected to show hiring slowed to start 2025 while the unemployment rate was flat. The Bureau of ...
News Highlights: Top Global Markets News of the Day - Friday at 3 AM ET
The Hang Seng Tech Index, which tracks the 30 largest technology companies listed in the city, rose as much as 2.9% on Friday, reflecting a rise of more than 20% from its January low. The Reserve Bank ...
Fed Chair Powell to testify to Congress next week, his first appearance since July
Powell is set to testify before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday at 10 a.m. Eastern and to the House Financial ...
Trump's focus on 10-year Treasury yield to cut borrowing costs raises curiosity - and problems
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell may be breathing easier now that the Trump administration intends to focus on the 10-year Treasury yield, instead of rate cuts, to lower borrowing costs. But for ...
Bessent on Powell: ‘I’m sure he’s going to do the right thing’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday he wouldn’t be commenting on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policies and ...
Trump Treasury secretary Scott Bessent relives some pressure on the Fed
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Donald Trump is not asking the Federal Reserve to lower its short-term interest rates, ...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell under pressure from Donald Trump; can the President fire him as interest rates hold steady at 4.25%-4.5%?
The Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady at 4.25% to 4.5%, despite US president Trump's call for deeper cuts. Trump has ...
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Fed's balance sheet runoff nears pivotal moment
As the Federal Reserve's overnight reverse repurchase agreement program nears zero, pressure could mount on the central bank ...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Faces Trump's Pressure: 'The President Can't Fire Me' As Interest Rates Hold Steady At 4.25%-4.5%
Fed Chair Jerome Powell pointed to solid economic growth, a stable job market, and inflation that's easing but still a little ...
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Looking for Changes at the Fed
Centrally-coordinated economic planning, especially central banking, has been detrimental to liberty, freedom, and the ...
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Celebrity birthdays
Former Argentinian President Isabel Peron is 94. Former Vice President Dan Quayle is 78. Rock singer Alice Cooper is 77. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is 72. Football Hall of ...