As Musk, Trump administration target CFPB, Democrats defend consumer watchdog
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an independent agency formed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to safeguard ...
Why the Job Market Is Giving the Fed Cover to Extend a Pause on Rate Cuts
The central bank is grappling with how quickly to lower interest rates after pausing cuts last month.
Fed Monetary Policy Report flags solid economy, elevated markets
The Federal Reserve's latest Monetary Policy Report to Congress, released on Friday, was upbeat about the state of the ...
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Fed rate cut dreams as Macquarie now sees no rate cuts this year after jobs data
Investing.com -- The Federal Reserve is now expected to keep interest rates hold this year, Macquarie said after the January jobs data showing U.S. economic exceptionalism is far from over forced ...
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Goolsbee says Fed 'may be on hold' for now but sees rates going lower in next 12-18 months
Chicago Federal Reserve president Austan Goolsbee told Yahoo Finance Friday that the central bank "may be on hold" for now, but he still sees interest rates moving lower over the "next 12-18 months." ...
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants to bypass the Fed to lower interest rates
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a new plan in the fight to bring down historically high interest rates, and it’s got nothing to do with the Federal Reserve. Bessent, in two interviews this ...
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Traders now see just one Fed rate cut this year
Feb 7 (Reuters) - Traders of short-term interest-rate futures on Friday now expect the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates just one time this year, backing away from earlier bets on two rate ...