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Jun 19

WATCH: Fed leaves its key rate unchanged but hints at future cuts

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

The Federal Reserve signaled that it's prepared to start cutting rates if needed to protect the U.S. economy from trade conflicts and other threats.

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Jun 04

Powell hints Fed will cut rates if needed over trade wars

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

Powell's remarks helped drive up stock prices, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ending the day up more than 500 points, or 2 percent.

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Apr 05

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As Trump takes another shot at the Fed, how is the economy faring?

The U.S. economy has created jobs for over 100 consecutive months, and unemployment is near a 50-year low. Still, President Donald Trump is vocal about his belief that the Federal Reserve is holding the economy back from stronger growth. William…

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Mar 21

Who benefits from the Fed’s decision not to raise interest rates

By Stan Choe, Associated Press

Borrowers, homeowners and investors could all benefit from the Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates steady for the foreseeable future.

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Mar 20

WATCH: Federal Reserve foresees no interest rate hikes in 2019

The Fed is all but sure to keep its key short-term rate — which can influence mortgages and credit cards — below 2.5 percent.

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Feb 22

Federal Reserve says it will be ‘patient’ on interest rate hikes

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

The Fed's semi-annual report to Congress on monetary policy cites a range of risks to the economy that have developed over the last six months, as well as continued muted inflation as reasons to slow further hikes.

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Feb 05

Trump, Federal Reserve Chair Powell meet over dinner

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

The dinner marks the first time Trump and Powell have met since Trump picked him for the top Fed job in November 2017.

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Jan 04

What will happen to the economy in 2019? Watch these 7 factors

By Gretchen Frazee, Maea Lenei Buhre

The final jobs report of 2018 released Friday, boasting 312,000 jobs added in December, puts the U.S. economy on track for another relatively strong showing in 2019, with economists predicting a slowdown coming toward the end of the year.

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Dec 20

Fed Chair Powell embraces the uncertainty of future interest rate hikes

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

As the Federal Reserve edges closer to ending its rate hikes altogether, its decision-making has become trickier.

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Dec 19

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Markets drop as Fed signals it’s not done raising interest rates yet

In a sign of confidence in economic growth, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point, to its highest level in a decade. Fed chairman Jerome Powell said politics played "no role whatsoever" in the bank's…

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