The Federal Reserve’s Michelle Bowman backs three cuts to interest rates this year
NEW YORK (AP) — A top official at the Federal Reserve said Saturday that this month’s stunning, weaker-than-expected…
Trump narrows Fed chair candidates, excludes Scott Bessent
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he’s whittled down his list of potential Federal Reserve…
Prediction markets see Hassett and Warsh as Fed chair frontrunners as Trump talks up the ‘Kevins’
Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council (L), and Kevin Warsh, former governor of the US Federal…
Federal Reserve governor Kugler resigns, creating vacancy for Trump
Aug. 2 (UPI) — One of the seven members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Adriana Kugler,…
How this week’s avalanche of news kept markets and investors guessing
It was a dizzying week on Wall Street. The S & P 500 closed this past Monday at…
Everyone’s watching Jerome Powell as warnings flash for the U.S. economy
A surprisingly weak July employment report has intensified expectations that the Federal Reserve will resume cutting interest rates…
It’s Trump’s economy now. The latest financial numbers offer some warning signs
WASHINGTON (AP) — For all of President Donald Trump’s promises of an economic “golden age,” a spate of…
Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics after weaker-than-expected jobs figures slam markets
President Donald Trump on Friday fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, hours after the agency reported that…
Trump wants Fed board to take control from Powell
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday called for the Federal Reserve’s board of governors to usurp…
Slow US job gains expected in July; unemployment rate forecast rising to 4.2%
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. job growth likely slowed in July, with the unemployment rate forecast rising…