Lower Unemployment Rate Supports Longer Pause for Fed

January’s jobs data, released on Wednesday, bolstered expectations that the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady ...

Exclusive-US Fed to tap former Wall Street lawyer Guynn for top bank oversight role, say sources

By Pete Schroeder and Chris Prentice WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to name Randall ...

Tillis suggests Warsh faces long fed chair nomination process

GOP Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina says he won't support the confirmation of any Fed nominee until the Justice Dept.'s investigation into chairman Jerome Powell is resolved.

Gold rises over 2% as soft inflation data rekindles Fed rate-cut hopes

Gold rebounded on Friday as investors digested U.S. inflation figures for guidance on interest rate direction after jobs data ...

Federal Debt to Hit Record Levels, Budget Office Warns

The C.B.O. said that the amount of debt held by the public is expected to become much larger than the annual output of the ...

What would it take for the Fed to raise rates?

What would need to happen for the Federal Reserve to raise U.S. interest rates? If economic factors were the sole consideration, the answer would likely be "not much at all".
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Bessent suggests Senate will move forward with Warsh Fed chair nomination despite Tillis block

President Donald Trump nominated Warsh, a former Federal Reserve governor as the next chairman last month, but he will not be able to assume the role until Powell's term ends in May.
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Further rate cuts in question as Fed policymakers deeply divided over December cut, minutes show

Federal Reserve policymakers were deeply divided over the decision to cut interest rates at their meeting in December as the U.S. economy faces a challenging combination of risks, according to the ...