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Federal Reserve policymakers worry U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policy could deal a blow to economic growth, but are signaling they will not be quick to ride to the rescue with interest rate c...
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China announced countermeasures on Friday, raising tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125% starting Saturday.
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U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers were nearly unanimous at their meeting last month that the U.S. economy faced risks of simultaneously higher inflation and slower growth, with some policymakers noting that "difficult tradeoffs" could lie ahead for the central bank,
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. economists raised their recession probability assessment and brought forward the forecast timing of the next US Federal Reserve interest-rate cut following the Trump administration’s tariff announcement.
Trade tensions remain high despite President Trump's decision on Wednesday to temporarily freeze U.S. tariffs on dozens of countries.
Powell said the Fed faces a “highly uncertain outlook” because of the new reciprocal levies the president announced Wednesday
Now, with the economy at a crossroads after President Donald Trump kicked off a trade war with his tariff announcement on April 2, investors are keen to hear from Fed Chair Powell, who spoke today in his first public remarks since the global tariffs were announced.
Inflation cooled in March, but economists expect prices to reaccelerate as some of President Trump's tariffs kick in.
His remarks come amid growing unease in financial markets as the impact of Trump’s latest round of tariffs on key trade partners continues to unfold.
Powell’s statements indicate the Fed won’t make interest rate moves for the time being, dashing the hopes of investors and President Trump, who has been loudly calling for rate cuts. The Fed’s effective rate is currently about 4.3%, where it has stayed since December.
Lower interest rates typically benefit risk assets like ... Bitcoin’s 4% rally post-Fed announcement aligns with its US-based spot exchange-traded funds (ETF) inflows. US Bitcoin ETF net flows.
Inflation cooled in March, but economists expect prices to reaccelerate as some of President Trump's tariffs kick in.