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What to Watch at the Federal Reserve’s April Meeting

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29 April 2026 at 09:03
By: Colby Smith
The U.S. central bank is widely expected to hold interest rates steady at what is scheduled to be Jerome H. Powell’s final meeting as chair.

Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair.

F.B.I. Said to Dig Up Old Investigative Files on Democratic Lawmaker

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28 March 2026 at 20:15
By: Edward Wong and Devlin Barrett
The urgent instructions at the Trump administration’s behest to gather and relay the files on Representative Eric Swalwell have alarmed some career law enforcement officials.

Representative Eric Swalwell of California, one of President Trump’s most vocal critics in the House, said that he was being targeted by the Trump administration.

Fed’s Independence Faces Critical Tests as Trump Seeks to Remake Institution

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7 January 2026 at 10:01
By: Colby Smith
The central bank faces two major hurdles early on in 2026 that will determine the extent to which it operates free of political meddling.

President Trump has said anybody who disagrees with him will never get the top job at the Federal Reserve, prompting concern that his nominee will prioritize pleasing him over all else.

CPI Shows US Inflation Sped Up in June as Trump’s Tariffs Pushed Up Prices

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15 July 2025 at 18:46
By: Colby Smith
The Consumer Price Index rose 2.7 percent from a year earlier, as the global trade war started to bite.

Shoppers at a mall in Miami Beach, Fla.

Jamie Dimon Backs Jerome Powell Over Trump in Fed Fight

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15 July 2025 at 18:37
By: Rob Copeland
The C.E.O. of JPMorgan Chase, who has rarely taken on President Trump during his second term, wades into the argument over the Federal Reserve chair.

“Playing around with the Fed can often have adverse consequences — the absolute opposite of what you might be hoping for,” Jamie Dimon, chief executive of JPMorgan bank, said Tuesday.

The Fed Could Be on Hold Until September, Economists Say

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8 May 2025 at 18:17
By: Colby Smith
Economists have shifted back their forecasts for lower borrowing costs as President Trump’s tariffs raised the risk of higher inflation and slower growth.

“It’s really not at all clear what it is we should do,” Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, said during a news conference on Wednesday in Washington.

The Markets Want Rate Cuts but The Fed Is Taking Its Time

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1 February 2024 at 10:01
By: Jeff Sommer
Vague comments about possible future rate cuts were all that central bankers gave the markets. Patience will be difficult at this tricky moment, our columnist says.

Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, emphasized at a news conference on Wednesday that the Fed was still waiting for “a true signal” that it was time to lower interest rates.

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