27 h. ago Wall Street coasts to the finish of its best week in the last 5

Stocks have rallied with expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut its main interest rate for the first time this year at its meeting next week. The post Wall Street coasts to the finish of its best week in the last 5 appeared first on Boston.com.

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45 h. ago US Fed expected to cut rates amid cooling labour market, surging inflation

US Fed expected to cut rates amid cooling labour market, surging inflation  Al Jazeera

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3 d. ago Applications for jobless benefits jump to 263,000 last week, most in nearly 4 years

In another grim sign for the U.S. labor market, jobless claim applications jumped to their highest level in almost four years last week, virtually assuring the Federal Reserve will cut its benchmark interest rate next week

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3 d. ago Consumer Prices Rose More Than Expected in August, Core Inflation In Line With Forecasts

Inflation rose in August but there was no evidence of broad tariff pass-through to consumers. The post Consumer Prices Rose More Than Expected in August, Core Inflation In Line With Forecasts appeared first on Breitbart.

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8 d. ago White House: Jobs Numbers Would Be Better if Rates Were Cut, Don't Match with Rest of Economy, and Might Be Revised Up

On Friday’s edition of NBC’s “Meet the Press Now,” White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett stated that “when we’re looking at all of the indicators, it’s looking like things are running very smoothly and that the economy is The post White House: Jobs Numbers Would Be Better if Rates Were Cut, Don’t Match with Rest of Economy, and Might Be Revised Up appeared first on Breitbart.

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9 d. ago Weak Jobs Report Strengthens Case for Fed to Cut Interest Rates

A reduction at the Federal Reserve’s next meeting this month looks all but assured after August’s labor market data.

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1 week ago ‘Without the United States, everything in the world would die’: Trump's argument for Fed rate cut

‘Without the United States, everything in the world would die’: Trump's argument for Fed rate cut  Firstpost

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1 week ago San Francisco Housing Market 2025: Prices Up 1.8% Amid Inventory Surge and Decline Forecast

San Francisco Housing Market 2025: Prices Up 1.8% Amid Inventory Surge and Decline Forecast  WebProNews

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1 week ago Gold trades near record highs on US rate cut bets; silver at 14

Gold trades near record highs on US rate cut bets; silver at 14-year high  Reuters

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3 w. ago WATCH: Stocks rally as Fed Chair Jerome Powell signals rate cut

ABC News' Alexis Christoforous discusses how Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's statements affected the market.

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3 w. ago Fed Chair Jerome Powell signals possible rate cut, sending stocks sharply higher

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell signaled a possible interest rate cut in the months to come, sending stocks sharply higher.

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3 w. ago Powell opens door to interest rate cut, citing labor markets

Powell opens door to interest rate cut, citing labor markets  Los Angeles Times

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3 w. ago US Fed Reserve Chair Powell opens door to September rate cut

US Fed Reserve Chair Powell opens door to September rate cut  Al Jazeera

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3 w. ago Stocks and Bonds Rise After Powell Suggests Interest Rate Cuts Could Be Imminent

Investors’ expectations of lower interest rates were reflected in the major stock indexes and lower government bond yields.

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3 w. ago Jerome Powell Suggests Fed Will Soon Cut Interest Rates in Jackson Hole Speech

Jerome H. Powell said the “balance of risks” across the economy had started to shift, raising the odds the central bank lowers borrowing costs at its next meeting in September.

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3 w. ago Jay Powell Takes Center Stage with Friday’s Jackson Hole Address

The Fed chief is expected to address inflation, interest rates and the economy in his speech on Friday. Will he also confront President Trump’s attacks on central bank independence?

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3 w. ago Powell Is on the Cusp of Taking a Big Gamble With the U.S. Economy

Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, is managing a high-stakes balancing act as he grapples with a cooling labor market, rising inflation and White House pressure to cut interest rates.

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last month US Fed to cut rates in September and once more this year, say most economists: Reuters poll

US Fed to cut rates in September and once more this year, say most economists: Reuters poll  Reuters

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