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This week in Trumponomics: Dueling Fed chairs
When it comes to the Federal Reserve, President Trump can’t get no satisfaction. He wants the Fed to cut interest rates, and it continually declines to do so. He mused about firing Fed Chair Jerome ...
Weekly mortgage rates continue to fall as the Fed debates timing
The article Weekly Mortgage Rates Continue to Fall as the Fed Debates Timing originally appeared on NerdWallet.
Top housing official sends Fed Chair Powell blunt message on mortgage rates
U.S. Housing FHFA Director William J. Pulte, echoing his boss President Donald Trump, puts the blame squarely on Federal ...
Markets are gearing up for rate cuts. Morgan Stanley thinks investors will be disappointed.
Morgan Stanley analysts predict that, despite recent dovish comments from officials, the Fed is unlikely to cut interest ...
Trump says he won't appoint anyone to Fed who doesn't back rate cuts
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would not appoint anyone to head the Federal Reserve who would not lower ...
Hassett: Inflation Is Lowest It's Been In 4 Years. If The Fed Were Data Driven, They Would Be Lowering Interest Rates
Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett told "Special Report" host Bret Baier he has "high confidence" ...
Trump says he wants interest rate cut to 1%, would 'love' if Powell resigned
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would "love" if Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell were to resign, and the ...
The Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Was Slightly Hotter in May, as Spending Cooled
Most economists and policymakers are bracing for price pressures to intensify this summer because of President Trump’s ...
Trump ends trade talks with Canada, warns of tariffs by next week
President Donald Trump on Friday announced he would no longer engage in trade talks with Canada and vowed to implement more ...
Semiannual Monetary Policy: Powell Tells Congress Why The Fed Won't Cut Rates Now
The Fed stays focused on inflation and employment, with no rate cuts expected soon. Check out my analysis on Fed policy and ...
Trump mulls a ‘shadow’ Fed chair as he rips Powell on rate cuts. Is the president right?
President Trump certainly thinks so. He’s pounding the table for immediate rate cuts, and two of the central bank’s five ...
Powell Isn’t Trump’s Only Holdout Against Cuts at a Divided Fed
Should Fed governors Waller and Bowman both lodge dissenting votes against a committee decision to hold rates steady next ...