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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 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 ...
Bowman, Waller Explain Their Fed Dissents
Bowman and Waller explained their dissents against the Fed's hold-steady move in separate statements Friday morning. The Trump appointees' votes in favor of rate cuts marked the first time that two ...
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's Waller, Bowman Cite Labor Concerns for Dissents
Federal Reserve Governors Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman expressed concerns that unnecessary damage to the labor ...
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 ...
Powell stresses 'no decisions' made on September cut as Fed holds rates steady, defying Trump again
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates steady Wednesday amid internal divisions over the path of ...
Fed's Bowman: Fed independence is very important with respect to monetary policy-CNBC
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman on Tuesday said the central bank's ability to set monetary policy ...
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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 ...