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Say It Repeatedly, The Fed Isn’t Nor Can It Be ‘Independent’
The Fed is an outsourced creation of Congress whose officials are appointed by presidents and confirmed by Congress. Of ...
Atlanta Fed's Bostic warns tariff impacts could cause prolonged inflation
Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic warned that effects of President Donald Trump's tariffs could cause ...
Bessent teases new Aug. 1 deadline for tariffs, says Fed chair can’t cut rates like Trump wants
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed that the Trump administration is now eyeing Aug. 1 as the date to slap the ...
The Fed forecast that everyone's watching
The central bank is on a path to hold steady, reaffirming the view that the economy is in strong enough shape for ...
The Fed Just Stepped Into The Repo Market
The Fed just provided over $11B in 1-day liquidity to the overnight repo market. Read the implications for the banking system ...
Steady job market keeps Fed on hold amid tariff uncertainty
Unexpectedly solid job gains in June bolstered the case for the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates on hold to keep ...
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FED Economists Need To Change Careers
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell stated over the past few months that interest rates should not be lowered, as ...
What History Says Happens When the Fed Bends to a President’s Will
President Richard Nixon famously leaned on Fed Chair Arthur Burns to keep interest rates low going into the 1972 presidential ...
Fed independence, US rule of law at risk, UBS reserve managers survey says
Two in three reserve managers fear Federal Reserve independence is at risk and nearly half think the rule of law in the ...