Is Now the Time to Buy Bonds? Watch the White House, Not the Fed
Benchmark Treasury yields have been climbing toward 5%, despite the central bank’s recent rate cutting.
Bond ETFs slip as Fed Chair Powell waits on White House policies
Exchange-traded funds focused on the bond market slipped Wednesday, after the Federal Reserve decided to pause its interest-rate cutting cycle while waiting for new policies to be enacted under President Donald Trump.
The Federal Reserve should resist pressure from Trump and defend its independence, experts say
President Trump has said he will "demand" lower interest rates, raising questions about his ability to influence the Federal Reserve.
The Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady: Here's what that means for your money
Federal Reserve expected to stand pat on rates even as Trump demands cuts
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Trump renews feud with Federal Reserve over inflation, interest
U.S. economy grows solid 2.3% in October-December on eve of Trump return to White House, 2.8% in '24
The American economy ended 2024 on a solid note with consumer spending continuing to drive growth. The Commerce Department reported Thursday that gross domestic product — the economy's output of goods and services — expanded at a 2.
Donald Trump is waging a very public war on Jerome Powell—so why hasn’t he picked up the phone?
President Trump has a lot to say about FOMC chairman Jerome Powell—and yet it seems he won't take his fight directly to the Fed.
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Powell's goal at this week's Fed meeting: Don't give Trump an easy target
The Fed is likely to hold rates until June, while Trump will push for a rate cut in the nearer term Eight days after President Donald Trump's return to the White House, Federal Reserve officials ...
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The Trouble With Tariffs: What You Think About Prices Matters to the Fed
Eight days after President Donald Trump's return to the White House, Federal Reserve officials will gather in Washington to discuss the outlook for interest-rate policy, with a goal of simply ...
Oklahoma nonprofits worry for future if federal funding, grant freeze resumes
A federal judge blocked an effort by President Donald Trump's administration to pause federal grants and loans being dispersed across the nation on Tuesday. Nonprofit organizations are some of the recipients of those funds. Organizations in Oklahoma discussed what could happen if this effort moves forward in the future.
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All of DOD exempt from White House’s civilian hiring freeze
Hiring for vacant positions in commissaries, child care centers, schools and everywhere else within DOD can continue, two memorandums show.
Federal Reserve takes a pause, keeps interest rates unchanged
The US Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, pausing its recent easing cycle as it navigates economic uncertainty and rising political pressure. This marks the central bank’s first policy decision since President Donald Trump returned to the White House last week,
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US Federal Reserve pauses rate cuts as Trump’s policies spark inflation fears
The US Federal Reserve is in no “hurry” to adjust interest rates again, the central bank’s chair Jerome Powell said yesterday, after policymakers