The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at its latest policy meeting, as officials navigate a murky economic outlook clouded by mixed signals on...
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Fed caution and market optimism pull in opposite directions
Federal Reserve officials have been signaling growing concern about the economic outlook, even as equity markets have continued to push higher. The divergence raises a question...
Fed’s Case for Rate Cuts Grows Harder to Make
The Federal Reserve is finding fewer and fewer economic reasons to lower interest rates, as resilient jobs data and sticky inflation give policymakers little urgency to...
Trump’s pressure on the Federal Reserve raises global economic stakes
Political pressure on the Federal Reserve’s independence is drawing fresh attention from economists and investors worldwide, with concerns mounting that interference in U.S. monetary policy could...