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Fed policymakers discussed increased risk of inflation at March meeting: FOMC minutes
Federal Reserve officials saw an increased risk that tariffs would boost inflation, even though they didn't know the ...
Trump calls for Fed's Powell to cut interest rates and 'stop playing politics'
President Donald Trump on Friday called on Chairman Jerome Powell to cut interest rates. The comments come ahead of Powell's ...
Fed Chair Powell says he expects Trump's tariffs will hike inflation and slow growth
"While tariffs are highly likely to generate at least a temporary rise in inflation, it's also possible the effects will be ...
Fed Not Seen Cutting Rates At May Meeting
Fixed income markets expect the Federal Open Market Committee to hold interest rates steady on May 7. The meeting could tee up a June cut, which markets view as likely.
Democrats propose bill to prevent Trump from relocating federal agencies outside DC
A cohort of Democratic representatives and senators are proposing legislation aimed at stalling President Donald Trump's ...
Watch Fed Chair Jerome Powell speak live on interest rates and tariffs
In March, the Fed voted to hold its benchmark interest rate steady while noting the issues over trade policy. Other Fed ...
Gov. Tim Walz tells state agencies with federal funding to ‘assume it’s going to be cut’
The comment comes days after the Minnesota Department of Health sent layoff notices to 170 employees connected to federal ...
Federal Reserve chief says Trump tariffs likely to raise inflation and slow US economic growth
US Fed Chair Jerome Powell says the Trump administration’s expansive new tariffs will likely lead to higher inflation and ...
US bishops halt partnerships with federal government on aid programs, citing funding cuts
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is ending a half-century of partnerships with the federal government to serve ...