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As Trump badgers Fed to lower rates, it’s the bond market in need of convincing
While the Fed exerts control over short-term rates, market forces dictate longer 10-year and 30-year yields, which serve as a ...
Fed holds rates steady, eyes Trump tariff risks and inflation
The Fed, helmed by Chair Jerome Powell, is expected to hold rates steady this month despite pressure from President Donald ...
Trump's housing director rips the Fed, says the slow pace of rate cuts is fueling America's home-inventory problem
FHFA director Bill Pulte says the Fed's inaction on rate cuts is worsening the housing crisis and called on Powell to step ...
Fed governor breaks ranks and says rate cuts could resume next month to prevent further cracks in the job market
If you’re starting to worry about the downside risk to the labor market, move now, don’t wait,” Waller told CNBC.
Markets flatline amid Trump’s delay on Iran and potential Fed cuts in July
The White House said Thursday evening that President Donald Trump would decide on whether he’d strike Iran within two weeks.
Nearly one-third of $36T national debt needs refinancing as Trump demands rate cuts
The Treasury Department faces the challenge of refinancing $11 trillion in U.S. debt within a year as President Trump calls ...
US rate futures bolster September, October rate cut chances after Fed decision
Futures on the federal funds rate, which measure the cost of unsecured overnight loans between banks, raised the odds the ...