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Powell faces fresh challenges to Fed independence amid potential rate cut

For months, Jerome Powell largely ignored President Donald Trump’s constant hectoring that he reduce borrowing costs. On ...

US Inflation to Edge Up as Powell Shifts on Job Market

A report Friday is forecast to show the personal consumption expenditures price index excluding food and energy — the Fed’s ...

Four takeaways from the Fed’s Jackson Hole Symposium

The Federal Reserve’s annual economic symposium is winding down; the Wallabies suffer tight loss to South Africa. Follow live ...

Investors cheer dovish Powell speech at Jackson Hole

Investors have cheered a dovish speech on US interest rates from the world’s most powerful central banker, Jerome Powell.
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US inflation seen rising, challenging Fed’s balancing act amid job market concerns

A key US inflation gauge probably ticked higher last month, underscoring the challenge Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell ...

Fed Chief Gives Surprise Reason For Trump to Get His Rate Cut

Stocks surged on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled that the central bank could finally lower interest ...

‘Attacked from all sides’: Jackson Hole bankers fear their demise

After several decades in which economic technocrats enjoyed a large degree of autonomy, they are now under intense pressure ...
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Powell may cut interest rates in September because the economy is slowing

Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, says rate cuts may come soon. The challenge is doing it without making the Fed look ...

Laura Troup Our wonderful, beloved mother, grandmother and

Laura Troup Our wonderful, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother Laura Anita Ann "Nan" Brewer Troup, passed at the age of 85 on August 16, 2025, surrounded by her family. Nan was born in ...