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Reuters
Traders boost bets on June start to Fed rate cuts as Trump puts on new tariffs | Reuters
Traders boosted bets the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates in June and deliver a total of three quarter-point reductions to the...
The Hill
Factory activity slumps as manufacturers brace for Trump tariffs - The Hill
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said earlier this month that Trump's tariffs could delay further progress on inflation. The central bank is on...
Bloomberg.com
Gold Rises Above $3100 for First Time as US Levies Boost Havens - Bloomberg.com
Those drivers have supported prices even as swaps traders have pared bets on Federal Reserve easing this year to two quarter-point rate cuts. Lower...
Bloomberg.com
Trump and the Fed Are on a Collision Course - Bloomberg.com
... interest rates and higher unemployment. Price stability and maximum employment have equal standing in the Federal Reserve's dual mandate, but...
Bloomberg.com
Goldman Sees More Fed Cuts This Year as Tariffs Dent Growth - Bloomberg.com
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. economists now forecast both the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank will cut interest rates three times this year...
Bloomberg.com
Bond Market Starts Week on Front Foot Ahead of Crucial Jobs Data - Bloomberg
The $29 trillion Treasury market is set to wrap up a strong month, with investors eyeing trade war risks and pivotal labor data that may help...
Reuters
ECB says it watches bank liquidity closely, works well with Fed - Reuters
European Central Bank supervisors watch banks' liquidity "very closely" and continue to work well with their Federal Reserve colleagues, the ECB's...
Reuters
US consumer spending rebounds in February; core inflation firmer - Reuters
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged last week that inflation had started to rise "partly in response to tariffs," adding that "there...
CNBC
Late student loan bills can drop credit scores by up to 171 points, Federal Reserve warns
... Federal Reserve warns. Some borrowers might see their scores fall an ... Federal Reserve Bank of New York warns. Some people with a student...
Axios
Key inflation gauge stayed hot in February - Axios
The Federal Reserve's go-to gauge showed inflation stayed hot in February, the Commerce Department said on Friday. Why it matters: It is a warning...
CNBC
Core inflation in February hits 2.8%, higher than expected; spending increases 0.4%
Federal Reserve officials focus on the PCE inflation reading as they consider it a broader measure that also adjusts for changes in consumer behavior...
Reuters
Fed's Barkin: Extensive uncertainty could hit demand, policy in good place awaiting more clarity
The Federal Reserve's current "moderately restrictive" monetary policy ... Richmond Federal Reserve Bank president Thomas Barkin speaks to...
Reuters
ECB warns banks of liquidity risk from geopolitical shocks | Reuters
... Federal Reserve to provide dollar funding in times of market stress ... Federal Reserve colleagues but they monitored liquidity "very closely".
PYMNTS.com
Car Repos Hit Levels Unseen Since 2008 Financial Crisis | PYMNTS.com
The Federal Reserve said in June that nonbank lenders are dependent on banks for the key lifeblood of funding and liquidity. It estimated at the time...
Reuters
Trump's auto tariffs complicate Fed's deliberations on rates | Reuters
With more tariff announcements looming next week, Federal Reserve policymakers remain in a holding pattern on interest rates. With surveys showing...
Bloomberg
Fed Ends Remote Work Arrangement for Board Staff and Officers - Bloomberg
But as Chair Jerome Powell said in January, the Fed has made it a practice through multiple administrations “to align our policies with the...
South China Morning Post
Hong Kong's home prices fall towards decade low on interest rate, tariff headwinds
... the Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates steady,” said Derek Chan, head of research at Ricacorp Properties. Fresh tariffs on Chinese...
Bloomberg
Fed Urged to Explore Hedge Fund Bailout Tool for Basis Trade - Bloomberg
The Federal Reserve should consider setting up an emergency program that would close out highly leveraged hedge-fund trades in the event of a...
Reuters
Gold slips as dollar, Treasury yields tick higher | Reuters
Gold prices eased on Wednesday as the dollar and U.S. bond yields climbed, although concerns over the Trump administration's fresh tariffs kept...
PYMNTS.com
Executive Order Seeks Faster, Safer $175 Billion in Government Disbursements | PYMNTS.com
The Federal Reserve reported that last year, the government processed 36 million paper checks, representing an aggregate $175 billion in payments...
Bloomberg.com
Elizabeth Warren Warns Fed Chair Powell Could Be Fired by Trump - Bloomberg.com
Senator Elizabeth Warren warned Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell could be fired by President Donald Trump as part of a purge she said could...
Bloomberg.com
Why the Fed Wants to Keep More US Government Debt - Bloomberg.com
The Federal Reserve has raised some questions with its recent decision to slow the pace at which it's shrinking its more-than-$4-trillion pile of...
Reuters
NY Fed details likely looming rise in troubled student loan borrowing | Reuters
... Federal Reserve researchers said on Wednesday ... The Federal Reserve building is seen in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2022.
Reuters
Fed's Goolsbee sees lower interest rates in a year's time, but warns of uncertainties, FT reports
Fed Chair Jerome Powell later said that President Donald Trump's tariff increases would delay progress in bringing down inflation this year, but...
Top Federal Reserve official says market angst over inflation would be ‘red flag’
Signs that investors in the US bond market are baking in higher inflation would be a “major red flag” that could upend policymakers’ plans to cut interest rates, a top Federal Reserve official warned.
Bloomberg.com
Trump Tells Cabinet He Hopes Fed Will Lower Interest Rates - Bloomberg
Trump's administration is preparing to announce a sweeping set of new tariffs on April 2, which Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled was...
The Hill
Trump zeroes in on Fed, setting up potential fight with Powell - The Hill
President Trump announces Federal Reserve board member Jerome Powell as his nominee for the next chair of the Federal Reserve in the Rose Garden of...
Reuters
Stagflation on the radar for the US economy, but no repeat of the '70s
Recent economic projections from Federal Reserve officials had shades of "Stagflation-lite," in the words of one economist, a sentiment increasingly echoed among other observers of the U.S. economy ...
Reuters
Trump says he would like to see the Federal Reserve lower interest rates
President Donald Trump urged the Federal Reserve on Monday to lower interest rates after the U.S. central bank last week kept them unchanged.