Inflation Hits 3.5% as Gas Prices Surge from Iran Conflict

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Rapidly increasing gas prices propelled the Federal Reserve’s favored inflation measure to 3.5% in March, marking its highest level in nearly three years, according to new data released on Thursday. The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index increased by 0.7% from Read More …

“Integrity is priceless”: Powell Wraps Up Eight Years Leading the Fed

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After eight years across three administrations, 66 meetings dedicated to interest rate decisions, a pandemic, a criminal investigation, and numerous criticisms from the Trump administration, Jerome Powell concluded his final policy meeting as chair of the Federal Reserve on Wednesday. Read More …

Fed Maintains Rates as Powell Warns of Global Risks

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The Federal Reserve on Wednesday maintained its interest rates for the third consecutive meeting, as several key policymakers expressed apprehension regarding persistently high energy prices, a situation exacerbated by the ongoing US-Israeli conflict with Iran. Federal Reserve officials maintained the Read More …

Fed Decision and Tech Earnings: Brace for Choppy Trading

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The major U.S. index futures indicate a nearly unchanged opening on Wednesday, suggesting that stocks may exhibit a lack of momentum after the decline observed in the prior session. Market participants might exercise caution in making substantial decisions prior to Read More …

Powell must decide whether to stay at Fed after term ends

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is accustomed to making difficult decisions, yet he now confronts one of his most challenging and personal choices to date: Depart the scene or remain in a subordinate capacity once his successor assumes leadership of Read More …

Jeanine Pirro Ends Criminal Investigation of Jerome Powell

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The conclusion of the Trump administration’s remarkable criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell alleviates considerable uncertainty that had been overshadowing the future of the world’s most crucial central bank. Jeanine Pirro, the US Attorney for the District of Read More …

Kevin Warsh Signals Shift Away from Fed Forward Guidance

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Federal Reserve officials typically maintain a distance from political matters and adhere to their designated roles, as said by Kevin Warsh, the nominee for Fed chair under President Donald Trump, during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday. The purpose of that Read More …

Trump’s moves against Powell and the Fed backfire

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Currently, there is an increasing likelihood that the US central bank might not only postpone a rate cut but could potentially raise rates, especially if the inflationary pressures resulting from the US-Israeli conflict with Iran turn out to be enduring. Read More …

Trump threatens to fire Powell next month if he remains at the Fed

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President Donald Trump indicated that he intends to dismiss Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell should he fail to resign when his term at the head of the central bank concludes next month. “Then I’ll have to fire him,” Trump stated Read More …

Jamie Dimon: Iran War May Sink Economic Party

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Jamie Dimon cautions that the ongoing US-Israeli conflict with Iran may trigger a new phase of sustained inflation and elevated interest rates, potentially plunging the US economy into a recession and reshaping the global economic landscape. “Then again, it may Read More …