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Aug 22

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Powell hints at long-awaited rate cut but admits Fed in ‘challenging situation’

By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins

In a closely watched speech, Fed Chair Jerome Powell gave the strongest indication yet that the central bank will cut interest rates as soon as September. With inflation ticking up and the job market cooling down, Powell said the Fed…

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Aug 22

Wall Street rallies over hopes that the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates

By Stan Choe, Associated Press

Wall Street is rallying on Friday toward its best day in months after the head of the Federal Reserve hinted the cuts to interest rates that investors and President Donald Trump crave so much may be on the way.

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Aug 22

WATCH: Powell signals Fed may cut rates soon even as inflation risks remain

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

In a high-profile speech closely watched at the White House and on Wall Street, Powell said that there are risks of both rising unemployment and stubbornly higher inflation.

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Aug 01

Trump demands that Federal Reserve board wrest full control of central bank from Fed Chair Powell

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has held the Fed's benchmark rate for overnight loans constant this year, saying that Fed officials needed to see what impact President Donald Trump's massive tariffs had on inflation.

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Jul 30

Watch 7:32
Economy grows more than expected despite trade war concerns

By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins

The Federal Reserve announced it would keep interest rates steady, despite dissents from two members of its rate-setting committee who were appointed by President Trump. Trump has been pressuring Jerome Powell to cut rates, but the Fed chair has expressed…

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Jul 30

WATCH: Powell speaks after Fed keeps interest rates unchanged even as Trump demands cut

By Chris Rugaber, Associated Press

The Federal Reserve is leaving its key short-term interest rate unchanged for the fifth time this year, brushing off repeated calls from President Donald Trump for a cut.

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Jul 25

U.S. stocks coast toward the finish of a record-setting week

By Stan Choe, Associated Press

Wall Street has zoomed higher on hopes that President Donald Trump will reach trade deals with other countries that will lower his stiff proposed tariffs, along with the risk that they could cause a recession and drive up inflation.

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Jul 24

Watch 8:35
Trump ramps up pressure on Powell to cut interest rates during visit to Federal Reserve

By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins, Solveig Rennan

President Trump continued to dial up the pressure on Jerome Powell during a visit to the Fed. The president's public remarks and personal insults about Powell are a major departure from past presidents, and his approach has sparked questions about…

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Jul 16

How Trump could use an expensive Fed building renovation to oust Powell

By Christopher Rugaber, Josh Boak, Associated Press

President Donald Trump says he has finally found a way to achieve his goal of removing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, who has resisted the Republican president's calls to slash interest rates out of concerns about the administration's tariffs sparking…

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Jul 03

U.S. employers added 147,000 jobs last month despite uncertainty over economic policy

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

The unemployment rate ticked down 4.1% from 4.2% in May, the Labor Department said Thursday.

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