Jim Chalmers to burnish his diplomatic efforts, as economic and foreign policy become 'almost indistinguishable'
The treasurer will seek to burnish his diplomatic credentials in a speech on Monday, revealing that he has held about 150 ...
Fed's Kashkari says Trump tariffs could reheat inflation if they provoke global trade 'tit for tat'
Donald Trump unleashed China tariffs during his first term that essentially sparked a trade war after the country retaliated ...
Fed’s Kashkari Says Economy Strong, But Inflation Not Vanquished
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said the US economy has remained remarkably strong as the central ...
Inflation and retail sales data greet a roaring stock market rally: What to know this week
On a "core" basis, which strips out food and energy prices, CPI is forecast to have risen 3.3% over last year in October, ...
Trump Victory Poses Challenges For The Fed's Independence
Donald Trump's return to the White House could put the independence of the US Federal Reserve under strain, potentially weakening its ability to fight against inflation and unemployment free from ...
Central bankers worry about the inflation impact of Trump's policies
Even the FED is unclear about the economic impact. The risk now is that the shadow of tariffs complicates the central bank's ...
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The Fed Just Cut Rates Again, but Mortgage Rates Keep On Rising
It marked the central bank's second rate cut in an easing cycle that signaled victory in its war on inflation, and a renewed ...
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America’s strengthening dollar will rattle the rest of the world
I n 1971 John Connally, then the American treasury secretary, told his European counterparts that the dollar was “our ...
Trump has promised lower interest rates. That will be largely out of his control
While Trump has sought to pressure the Fed to cut rates, consumer rates on mortgages and other loans are determined by a ...
Fed's Kashkari: Both political parties want inflation lower
Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said he was not concerned about a potential clash between the Fed and ...
Voters worldwide are angry about higher prices and keep punishing those in power
Incumbent governments have lost ground in Britain, France, Japan, India, and elsewhere this year, setting the stage for ...
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Congress Should Fire Jerome Powell
Yet, Powell’s defiance ought to provoke us to ask why wealthy, pampered, out-of-touch technocrats like Jerome Powell get to ...