Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: U.S. Inflation Data, Fed Comments in Focus
U.S. inflation data plus comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell could be key for determining the path for U.S. interest rates.
Fed's Kugler says labor market healthy, inflation elevated
A Labor Department report showing the unemployment rate edged down to 4% last month and employers adding 143,000 jobs is ...
Fed hold rates steady, sees inflation as ‘elevated,’ as Powell declines comment on Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday after cutting it three times in a ...
Forecasting the upcoming week: Enter Powell and US CPI data
Despite a resurgence of optimism in the latter half of the week, the Greenback was unable to reverse its weekly pullback.
Trump says Powell and Fed ‘failed to stop the problem they created’ on inflation
President Donald Trump wasted no time criticizing the Fed after it held rates steady Wednesday, arguing Jerome Powell and the ...
The New York Times9d
Fed Stays Steady, and Powell Offers No Guidance on Future Rate Cuts
Powell says he is confident, noting that inflation has gradually cooled. But he notes policy is “meaningfully less restrictive than it was before we began to cut.” Jan. 29, 2025, 2:40 p.m. ET ...
Bessent on Powell: ‘I’m sure he’s going to do the right thing’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday he wouldn’t be commenting on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policies and expressed confidence in the central bank Chair Jerome Powell, ...
Trump accuses Fed, Powell of creating inflation on heels of rate decision
Trump, who appointed Jerome Powell, has called for lower interest rates and said he believes the president should get a ...
USA Today9d
Fed pauses interest rate cuts as inflation, Trump's plans create uncertainty
Noting that inflation is still above the Fed's 2% goal while the economy and job market are strong, Fed Chair Jerome Powell told reporters Wednesday, We don't need to be in a hurry to adjust ...
Powell says recent inflation readings were 'good'
Fed Chairman Powell says the central bank wasn't sending a negative message by ditching a line about making progress on lowering inflation in its latest statement. "We just did a little bit of ...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Faces Trump's Pressure: 'The President Can't Fire Me' As Interest Rates Hold Steady At 4.25%-4.5%
Fed Chair Jerome Powell pointed to solid economic growth, a stable job market, and inflation that's easing but still a little ...
Powell Says Fed Language Tweak on Inflation ‘Not Meant to Send Signal’
Short-term Treasury yields fell slightly after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell downplayed a language change in the Fed's policy statement. Asked about a change to the policy statement that removed ...