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Aug 21

Most Federal Reserve officials favor rate cut in September if inflation cools, minutes reveal

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

The minutes of the Fed's July 30-31 meeting indicate that the "vast majority" of policymakers "observed that, if the data continued to come in about as expected, it would likely be appropriate to ease policy at the next meeting."…

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Aug 21

U.S. economy added 818,000 fewer jobs than first reported, sign job market has been slowing

By Associated Press

The Labor Department estimated that job growth averaged 174,000 a month in the year that ended in March — a drop of 68,000 a month from the 242,000 that were initially reported. The revisions released Wednesday were preliminary, with final…

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Aug 20

How fast and how far could the Fed cut rates? Powell may give hint during Friday speech

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

A lower Fed benchmark rate would eventually lead to lower rates for auto loans, mortgages and other forms of consumer borrowing.

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Aug 14

Year-over-year inflation hits lowest level in three years, clearing way for Fed to begin cutting rates

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Measured from a year earlier, prices rose 2.9%, down from 3% in June. It was the mildest year-over-year inflation figure since March 2021.

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Aug 13

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How Trump’s wish for more Federal Reserve control could impact economy if he’s reelected

By Geoff Bennett, Diane Lincoln Estes, Azhar Merchant

Former President Donald Trump says he wants a more direct role in how the Federal Reserve sets interest rates and suggested he could break with traditional policies when it comes to the Fed’s independence. Geoff Bennett discussed what Trump could…

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Aug 06

Wall Street steadies after worst day in nearly 2 years, economic fears and finance structures blamed

By Stan Choe, Associated Press

Several factors have been behind the recent swoon for markets, including fears about a slowing U.S. economy. Some technical reasons may also be accelerating movements for markets worldwide.

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Aug 05

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The data fueling investor concerns as stocks plunge on recession fears

By Amna Nawaz

Global markets have plunged on fears that the world’s strongest economy, the United States, may be slowing down. U.S. Stocks also fell with all three indexes recording losses. To discuss what happened and what it means, Amna Nawaz spoke with…

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Aug 05

Why financial markets are falling and how we got here

By Associated Press

Worried about a slowing U.S. economy, investors sent the market in Japan to its worst day in decades and have sliced billions in market value off some of the world’s biggest technology companies.

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Aug 02

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Economist says Federal Reserve too slow to cut interest rates and weakening the economy

By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant

The U.S. labor market slowed down in July and looked weaker than expected, creating 114,000 new jobs. The unemployment rate also ticked up to 4.3 percent. It's raising questions about whether the Federal Reserve has waited too long to cut…

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Aug 02

U.S. hiring slows with just 114,000 jobs added in July, unemployment rate hits 4.3 percent

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

U.S. hiring decelerated sharply last month in the face of high interest rates as employers added a weak 114,000 jobs. Friday's Labor Department report showed a drop from the 179,000 jobs created in June.

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