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Fed’s Waller, Bowman Cite Labor-Market Worries for Dissents
Federal Reserve Governors Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman expressed concerns that the central bank’s hesitance to ...
Fed holds rates steady but sees first double dissent in three decades
The Federal Reserve kept short-term interest rates at a level of 4.25 percent to 4.5 percent on Wednesday, but the vote saw ...
Fed recap: Powell says no decision on September, must wait to see tariff impact on inflation
The central bank kept its target rate at a range of 4.25% to 4.50%, but two policymakers disagreed with the decision.
Fed’s Powell sticks with patient approach to rate cuts, brushing off Trump’s demands
The Federal Reserve is leaving its key short-term interest rate unchanged for the fifth time this year, brushing off repeated ...
Fed Dissenters Defend Call for July Rate Cut as Trump Intensifies Attacks
The central bank this week kept interest rates steady for a fifth-straight meeting, prompting the first double dissent from ...
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Michelle Bowman's Reforms Will Help Reverse Dodd-Frank Damage
America’s community banks are disappearing and forming more infrequently. These local lenders once dotted every city and ...
The Fed Splits Into Three Camps on Interest Rates. These Are the Dividing Lines.
Federal Reserve officials are split into three camps over what economic evidence they need before resuming interest-rate cuts ...
Powell stresses 'no decisions' made on September cut as Fed holds rates steady, defying Trump again
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday for the fifth meeting in a row as two Fed governors dissented, ...
Economist Warns Fed Could Hike Interest Rates Despite Trump Calls for Cut
The Fed's rate-setting committee is scheduled to meet later this week as Trump continues to push for looser monetary policy.
Fed Starts Talks on a Looser Version of Basel III Endgame
The Federal Reserve has kicked off the process for putting together a new risk-based capital rule that would be less ...
Fed's Waller, Bowman Cite Labor Concerns for Dissents
Federal Reserve Governors Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman expressed concerns that unnecessary damage to the labor ...