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Fed's Musalem flags risk of rising inflation expectations

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Fed's Musalem flags risk of rising inflation expectations
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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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Potential impact of Trump policies stirring inflation concerns at Fed, minutes show

President Donald Trump's initial policy proposals raised concern at the Federal Reserve about higher inflation, with firms telling the U.S.

Potential impact of Trump policies stirring inflation concerns at Fed, minutes show
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Fed concerns rise as tariff threats ratchet higher and wider

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Fed concerns rise as tariff threats ratchet higher and wider
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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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US inflation jump puts Fed officials on notice as Powell testifies

Higher inflation readings reported on Wednesday left Federal Reserve officials telling U.S. lawmakers, business executives and the public that they may be

US inflation jump puts Fed officials on notice as Powell testifies
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Fed's Powell, quizzed about trade, Musk, and bank safety, says economy is fine

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Fed's Powell, quizzed about trade, Musk, and bank safety, says economy is fine
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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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Fed's Jefferson: Rates likely to fall over medium term

The Federal Reserve can continue cutting interest rates at least "over the medium term," Fed Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said on Tuesday, reiterating the U.S. central

Fed's Jefferson: Rates likely to fall over medium term
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Fed officials see inflation risks from Trump's tariffs

By Michael S.

Fed officials see inflation risks from Trump's tariffs
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Fed officials wait for clarity on Trump policies

Two Federal Reserve officials seen as representing contrasting sides of the policy spectrum said on Friday they'll be watching the impact of

Fed officials wait for clarity on Trump policies
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Trump is getting the lower interest rates he demanded from everyone but the Fed

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Trump is getting the lower interest rates he demanded from everyone but the Fed
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Fed guided by economic goals and the law, not politics, says Powell

Fielding a range of questions about the imprint of the Trump administration on the U.S. central bank, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday

Fed guided by economic goals and the law, not politics, says Powell
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Fed leaves rates unchanged, sees no hurry to cut again

By Howard Schneider, Michael S.

Fed leaves rates unchanged, sees no hurry to cut again
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Global economy takes Trump guessing-game in stride

Global economic policymakers had been braced for an economic firestorm from the new U.S. administration but instead got a surprisingly

Global economy takes Trump guessing-game in stride
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A Fed on hold, for now, eyes strong jobs, easing inflation

At their last meeting in December, U.S.

A Fed on hold, for now, eyes strong jobs, easing inflation
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Fed to hold rates steady at an unsteady moment

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Fed to hold rates steady at an unsteady moment
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Fed axed diversity section from website around time of Trump's executive order

The Federal Reserve has scrubbed a "Diversity and Inclusion" section from its website, with previous links to a statement of the U.S. central bank's

Fed axed diversity section from website around time of Trump's executive order
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After two years of smooth sailing, Fed ready to navigate rocky bond market, Trump uncertainty

After two years of progress on inflation and surprisingly persistent economic growth, the Federal Reserve next week meets with one eye on new Trump

After two years of smooth sailing, Fed ready to navigate rocky bond market, Trump uncertainty
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US economy in 'uncharted waters' as inflation falls with low unemployment -study

U.S. Federal Reserve officials are in “uncharted waters” with no clear historical guide as they set monetary policy in an environment with inflation falling but no increase as yet in the unemployment rate, Richmond Fed staff said in a new research note analyzing a central bank rate cycle they deemed “unlike any other.” “The current cycle is the first time over the entire postwar period the (Federal Open Market Committee) has made significant progress in lowering inflation without an associated increase in the unemployment rate,” Richmond Fed staffers including senior adviser Pierre-Daniel Sarte wrote in

US economy in 'uncharted waters' as inflation falls with low unemployment -study
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Fed's Powell: higher rates may be needed, will move 'carefully'

The Federal Reserve may need to raise interest rates further to cool still-too-high inflation, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday, promising to move with care at upcoming meetings as he noted both progress made on easing price pressures as well as risks from the surprising strength of the U.S. economy. While not as hawkish a message as he delivered this time a year ago at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium, Powell’s remarks still delivered a punch, with investors now seeing one more rate hike by year-end more

Fed's Powell: higher rates may be needed, will move 'carefully'

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