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The Markets Advance Despite Trump’s Attacks on the Fed and Trade Partners
Investors continue to shrug off the president’s threats, sending stocks to new highs. That calm could be tested going into a ...
Why Trump's push for a 1% Fed policy rate could spell trouble for US economy
A Fed policy rate that low is not typically a sign that the U.S. is the "hottest" country in the world for investment, as ...
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Trump's administration is putting the quality of trade agreements ahead of the calendar
Scott Bessent said the administration is putting the quality of trade agreements ahead of the calendar, even as an August 1 ...
Trump seizes on Fed renovations as potential cause for Powell ouster
President Trump has seized on the Federal Reserve’s multibillion-dollar makeover as a possible avenue for finally ousting its ...
Trump may want to push out Powell, but markets value an ‘independent’ Fed
US Federal Reserve’s operational independence is not a gift from the political executive and legislature. It’s the outcome of ...
Here's when a top economist says the US will see the most damage from Trump's tariffs
Inflation from tariffs will likely keep rising until November or December, according to Apollo's chief economist Torsten Sløk ...
Senate Democrat: Trump economy full of ‘uncertainty,’ ‘chaos’
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis) said Wednesday that President Trump firmly placed his stamp on the U.S. economy with his tariff ...
Trump says Powell is costing the US a fortune by not lowering rates. But firing the Fed chair may not fix the issue
As part of his campaign to get rid of Jerome Powell, President Donald Trump has blamed the Federal Reserve chair for costing the country “hundreds of billions of dollars” by not slashing interest ...
FirstFT: US embassy in China warns that exit bans risk damaging relations
Also in today’s newsletter, Japan’s Ishiba presses for quick US trade talks, and Russia’s drone swarms overwhelm Ukraine’s defences ...