Articles by Victoria Guida
If you dont deliver after that big speech, people are really going to be like: This is not a credible Fed, said Omair Sharif, president of Inflation Insights.
Indeed, the stakes for Warsh are higherοΏ½...
All of that makes it unlikely and perhaps unwise for Warsh, who was confirmed to join the Fed board by the Senate in a 51-45 vote on Tuesday, to quickly push for the lower borrowing costs that Trump οΏ½...
But he cited a precedent: Then-Fed Chair Paul Volcker was present at the Supreme Court during a case in 1985.
He also said it would have been harder for him to explain why he didnt attend because tοΏ½...
All of this helps explain why the Feds interest rate decision on Wednesday was essentially a non-event for markets. Central bank officials paused their campaign of rate cuts as they assess the effectοΏ½...
Some economists warned, however, that the release, which was delayed by the lengthy government shutdown, could contain distortions because of the difficulty in collecting data.
Still, the news is a οΏ½...
And though Fed policymakers cut rates for the third straight time on Wednesday in a bid to protect a weakening job market, there are plenty of scenarios that might call for them to hold rates steady οΏ½...
The numbers are a sign that Trumps policies may be starting to chip away at the global trade deficit, which the president views as a key problem for the U.S. economy. And tariffs were not yet pushingοΏ½...
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks from the Oval Office at the White House on March 07, 2025, in Washington, D.C. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
President Donald Trump said he is weighing οΏ½...
