Hassett pivots to possible ‘Trump cards’ amid credit card interest rate battle with banks
Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, speaks to members of the media outside the White House in Washington,
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Interest Rates
Fed’s Goolsbee says inflation could come ‘roaring back’ if central bank independence goes
Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee expressed caution Thursday about recent attacks on the central bank and Chair Jerome Powell,
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Trump attacks Powell again amid Fed independence fears: ‘That jerk will be gone soon’
President Donald Trump on Tuesday slammed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as either “incompetent” or “crooked,” even as his Department
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Treasury Secretary Bessent says more Fed rate cuts are ‘only ingredient missing’ for
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference to unveil the official Trump Accounts website, at the Treasury
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Fed minutes show officials were in tight split over December rate cut
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve on Tuesday released minutes from its highly divisive meeting earlier this month, which concluded with
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Economist Mark Zandi sees the Fed surprising with three rate cuts in first half of 2026
Labor market weakness, uncertainty about inflation and political pressure will push the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates aggressively in
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Fed’s Goolsbee says he’s uncomfortable front-loading too many rate cuts
Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee on Friday explained why he voted against this week’s interest rate cut, telling CNBC
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Here are the five big takeaways from Wednesday’s Fed rate decision
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting at the Federal
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Trump says Fed could have ‘at least doubled’ latest interest rate cut
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable discussion with business leaders at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S.,
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Core inflation rate watched by Fed hit 2.8%, delayed September data shows, lower than
A key inflation measure was lower than expected in September, the Commerce Department said Friday in a report delayed by
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