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Trump ramps up pressure on the Fed to slash rates to 1% — but would that be risky for US jobs, savings and investments?
Despite President Trump ramping up pressure on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to cut interest rates, the Fed held rates ...
Shockingly Weak Job Growth Ramps Up Pressure on Fed
U.S. job growth has slowed to below what’s generally considered healthy, suddenly upending the picture of a balanced job ...
US stocks end down on Trump tariffs, weak jobs. Near-term yields fall on rate cut bets
U.S. stocks end lower after Trump ordered a new slate of tariffs and jobs growth slowed more than expected. Amazon drops on cloud disappointment.
Did the Fed just royally screw up?
Last year, after the unemployment rate climbed quickly in a short period of time and there were similar calls that the central bank was too late to lower rates, the Fed stepped in with a bold, ...
Fed Governors Michelle Bowman and Christopher Waller wanted 25-basis-point cut at this week's meeting
Federal Reserve Governors Bowman and Waller dissented from this week's decision to hold interest rates steady and explained why they would've cut rates by 25-basis-points.
Federal Government Shed 12,000 Jobs in July
The U.S. government has lost 84,000 jobs since January as the Trump administration aggressively reduces the work force.
Weak US Jobs Data Cast Doubt on Fed’s Wait-and-See Approach
A weaker-than-expected July jobs report is calling into question the Federal Reserve’s wait-and-see approach to interest-rate ...
5 questions Trump faces after dismal jobs report; BLS commissioner firing
President Trump’s economic pitch took a serious hit Friday after the latest federal jobs report revealed stunning weakness in the labor market. He responded by firing the commissioner of the ...