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President Trump’s comments that he will not look to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell sent stocks higher in after-hours trading Tuesday
Markets seem to sense the Fed has another tough decade ahead of it — one spent fighting for a certain cause
Trump is the only sitting president in modern history who has publicly threatened to fire the Fed chair
Fed Governor Waller said tariff inflation could be “temporary,” and Chair Powell said the bank will take a “wait-and-see” approach
Trace Mayer warns that the government shouldn’t “smash buy” without a long-term strategy
Cuts to interest rates unlikely as officials weigh labor market data and Trump tariffs take effect
Latest PCE data inched down just slightly in January, but we remain a ways off from the Fed’s 2% target
January’s FOMC minutes shed light on what the Fed thinks about its bank reserves and its ongoing campaign of QT
If yields move too much higher, recessionary fears could come back and send stocks go down
The unemployment rate has “stabilized” and the labor market is “solid,” officials said
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek spurred a $1 trillion rout in US and European tech stocks yesterday
Some were eyeing the $125,000 level for BTC at the end of 2024, while others did warn of a pullback
The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge showed that prices increased 0.2% from September and 2.3% annually
The latest data should assure investors that the Fed will continue on its easing path through the end of the year
There are a few possible outcomes now that Trump will be moving back to Washington in January
Markets are, unsurprisingly, still all but certain (96% sure) the Fed will opt for another 25bps interest rate cut next month
It’s crucial to look at the broad economy and not just the overnight rate that the Fed talks about
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