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Trump trade upheaval leaves foreign central banks guessing

Slowing economic growth mixed with a bout of renewed inflation risks moving the U.S. from global overachiever to a

Trump trade upheaval leaves foreign central banks guessing
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Fed in no rush to cut rates; Trump disagrees

The Trump administration's initial policies, including extensive import tariffs, appear to have tilted the U.S. economy toward slower growth

Fed in no rush to cut rates; Trump disagrees
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Tighter credit, slower spending by better-off households may further cloud Fed outlook

Tumbling stock markets and signs of tightening credit may make the Federal Reserve's job even more difficult this week as U.S. central bank policymakers try

Tighter credit, slower spending by better-off households may further cloud Fed outlook
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Fed officials prepare to lay down marker on impact of Trump policies

New economic projections from Federal Reserve officials this week will provide the most tangible evidence yet of how U.S. central bankers view the likely

Fed officials prepare to lay down marker on impact of Trump policies
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Fed Chair Powell signals possible tweaks to 'dot plot' rate-path forecasts

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday signaled potential changes for the Fed's closely watched "dot plot" interest-rate projections as part of a

Fed Chair Powell signals possible tweaks to 'dot plot' rate-path forecasts
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Storm clouds gather over US economy as Trump kicks off trade war

A U.S. economy praised for its surprising resilience to a pandemic, high inflation, and rapid interest rate hikes faces a new challenge from President Donald

Storm clouds gather over US economy as Trump kicks off trade war
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Head of Fed-watchdog task force in Congress plans broad US central bank review

The head of a new congressional panel gearing up to strengthen Capitol Hill's oversight of the Federal Reserve plans a broad review of how the U.S. central

Head of Fed-watchdog task force in Congress plans broad US central bank review
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Fed officials flag rising inflation risks, Trump policy uncertainty

Federal Reserve officials are taking note of what they see as rising inflation risks and the uncertain impact of President Donald Trump's trade, immigration and other

Fed officials flag rising inflation risks, Trump policy uncertainty
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Fed's Waller: Uncertainty over trade, other policies, shouldn't paralyze rate moves

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said his "baseline" view is that the Trump administration's new tariffs will have only a modest impact on prices

Fed's Waller: Uncertainty over trade, other policies, shouldn't paralyze rate moves
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Fed's Bowman: Greater confidence in falling inflation needed before more cuts

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said on Monday she wanted increased conviction that inflation will decline further this year before lowering

Fed's Bowman: Greater confidence in falling inflation needed before more cuts
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Trump inherits a labor market at full employment. Can he keep it there?

Defying fears of a pandemic-driven Great Depression and bucking Federal Reserve interest rate hikes as well, the U.S. job market closed out the Biden era at

Trump inherits a labor market at full employment. Can he keep it there?
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Goolsbee: Fed in solid place for eventual cuts though uncertainty means a slower approach

A full-employment economy with solid growth and falling inflation will let the U.S.

Goolsbee: Fed in solid place for eventual cuts though uncertainty means a slower approach
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Bessent's focus on 10-year US Treasury yield may let Fed off the hook

The Trump administration's emerging focus on long-term Treasury bond yields may show growing sensitivity to market constraints that could impede President

Bessent's focus on 10-year US Treasury yield may let Fed off the hook

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