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Fed Chair Powell says inflation, hiring slowdown pose 'challenging situation'

Trump ratcheted up his pressure campaign this week, calling on Fed Governor Lisa Cook to resign after a Trump administration official alleged that she had committed mortgage fraud. Cook rebuked the push for her to quit, saying she has “no intention of being bullied to step down from my position because of some questions raised in a tweet.”

Fed Chair Powell faces fresh challenges to Fed independence amid potential rate cuts

Now that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has signaled that the central bank could soon cut its key interest rate, he faces a new challenge: how to do it without seeming to cave to the White House’

Fed Chair Jerome Powell signals path to rate cuts in Jackson Hole speech

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has been under pressure from President Trump to lower the central bank's benchmark interest rate.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell signals possible rate cut, sending stocks sharply higher

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell signaled a possible interest rate cut in the months to come, sending stocks sharply higher.

Fed's Powell issues new Trump tariffs warning

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned that the tariffs unleashed by U.S. President Donald Trump are pushing consumer prices higher and would continue to do so over the coming months.

Watch Live: Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks about economy in Jackson Hole speech

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has been under pressure from President Trump to lower the central bank's benchmark interest rate.

Jackson Hole: Powell's Speech to Put Rates, Fed Independence on Center Stage

Follow live coverage and analysis of the Fed chairman's remarks at the Kansas City Fed's annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Friday.

Dow closes up 840 points after Fed Chair Powell signals possible interest rate cut

Minutes after the speech, investors pegged the chances of a quarter-point interest rate cut at 91%, up from a 75% chance assessed one day earlier, according to CME FedWatch Tool, a measure of market sentiment. Despite the market's positive reaction to Powell's speech, the Fed chair voiced a note of caution for the outlook for the U.S. economy.

Fed Officials Erase Old Policy That Tolerated Higher Inflation

The central bank retired a previous strategy and on Friday unveiled a new approach that updates how inflation and employment are balanced.

Fed's Powell says monetary policy framework back on more traditional footing

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday announced an updated operating framework more oriented toward traditional efforts of promoting price stability, supplanting what had been a troubled effort that biased central bank policy toward its job mandate over its inflation target.
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