Tag: Breaking News: Economy

Fed’s Miran sees China trade tensions as a further reason for quick interest rate cuts

Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran said Wednesday that the latest impasse in…

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Watch Fed Chair Powell speak live on policy at the NABE conference in Philadelphia

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivers the keynote speech Tuesday at the…

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Fed’s Powell suggests tightening program could end soon, offers no guidance on rates

Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during a news conference…

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Bessent tells the FT that struggling China wants ‘to pull everybody else down with them’

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to the press, on the day…

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Fed Governor Waller sees more rate cuts but says central bank needs to be ‘cautious about it’

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Friday that he continues to support…

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Fed minutes September 2025

Federal Reserve officials in September were strongly inclined to lower interest rates,…

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WTO hikes global trade forecast for 2025; slowdown expected in 2026

A cargo ship sits outside of the Port of Elizabeth marine terminal…

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