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Hedge funds favour short-dated, convertible bonds if Fed's Powell leaves early
Hedge funds say they are prepared if U.S. President Donald Trump fires Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell before his term ...
The Global Risks That Come With the Loss of an Independent Fed
It isn’t just the U.S. Other countries have also come to expect an independent U.S. central bank.
Fed Gov. Waller Makes the Case for Cutting Interest Rates in 2 Weeks
The speech comes as President Donald Trump intensifies pressure on the Fed to lower borrowing costs. Trump has repeatedly ...
'Reduce the credibility dramatically of the central bank.' Trump attacks the Fed chair, sending a chill through the global economy
The escalating campaign by Donald Trump against the Federal Reserve chairman is unnerving the global economy. Ron Insana and ...
The Fed defends against White House attacks on headquarters renovation
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell defends the central bank's $2.5 billion renovation project against Trump administration criticism ...
Fed's Kugler Says Tariff-Driven Inflation Should Leave the Fed on Pause
Federal Reserve governor Adriana Kugler said the Fed should hold interest rates steady for a while to come, because new trade ...
The Math Behind Trump’s Fed Critique Doesn’t Add Up
The president insists the Fed’s interest rate is costing the nation hundreds of billions. The math doesn’t work, Allan Sloan ...
Top Fed Official Backs July Rate Cut as Trump Ramps Up Pressure
Christopher Waller, a potential contender to be the next chair of the central bank, said the Federal Reserve should not wait ...