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Powell signals Federal Reserve to move slowly on interest rate cuts
Fed Chair Jerome Powell signaled caution on more rate cuts, diverging from Trump-appointed officials pushing for faster, deeper reductions.
Wall Street holds near its record heights
U.S. stocks eased Tuesday after record highs, with Nvidia slipping and gold prices soaring past $3,800 amid Fed rate-cut expectations.
Federal Reserve cuts key rate for first time this year
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday and projected it would do so twice more this year as concern grows at the central bank about the health of the nation’s labor market. The move is the Fed’s first cut since December and it lowered its short-term rate […]
Wall Street coasts toward the finish of its best week in the last 5
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is coasting toward the finish of its best week in the last five on Friday as U.S. stocks hang near their record levels. The S&P 500 was mostly unchanged from the all-time high it set the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 204 points, or 0.4%, as […]
Average rate on a 30-year mortgage falls to lowest level in nearly a year
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell this week to its lowest level in nearly a year, reflecting a pullback in Treasury yields ahead of an expected interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve next week. The long-term rate eased to 6.35% from 6.5% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, […]
US inflation worsened last month as the cost of gas, food and airfares jumped
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation rose last month as the price of gas, groceries, hotel rooms and airfares rose, along with the cost of clothes and used cars. Consumer prices increased 2.9% in August from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Tuesday, up from 2.7% the previous month and the biggest increase since January. Excluding […]
Powell signals possible Fed rate cut, faces Trump pressure
Powell signals Fed could cut rates by September, balancing inflation and growth risks amid Trump pressure.
Powell signals Fed may cut rates soon even as inflation risks remain
Fed Chair Jerome Powell said a rate cut may come in the months ahead but gave no timing, citing risks from both inflation and unemployment.
Wall Street rallies and the Dow soars 700 points on hopes for lower interest rates
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is rallying on Friday after the head of the Federal Reserve indicated the cuts to interest rates that investors and President Donald Trump have been craving so much may be coming soon, though he gave no clear clue about when. The S&P 500 jumped 1.4% and erased all of its […]
Powell to give his last Jackson Hole speech under watchful gaze of Wall Street and the White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just three weeks ago, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke to reporters after the central bank had kept its key interest rate unchanged for a fifth straight meeting and said the job market was “solid.” His assessment was important because if the job market is healthy, there is less need for the Fed to […]
Wall Street holds near its record heights
Stocks hovered near record highs Monday as investors awaited Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech and key earnings from Walmart, Target and Home Depot.
Trump calls on the Federal Reserve board to take full control of the central bank from Powell
Trump calls Fed Chair Powell “stubborn” and urges the Fed board to take control and slash interest rates amid a slowing U.S. economy and rising inflation.
