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Trump Says He Wants Interest Rate Cut to 1%, Would 'Love' if Powell Resigned
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would "love" if Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell were ...
Senate Republicans move to slash consumer bureau funding by half, risking hundreds of job cuts
Senate Republicans have moved to cut the funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by roughly half, as part of ...
Big banks all pass the Federal Reserve's stress tests, but the tests were less vigorous this year
The Federal Reserve said all major banks passed this year’s stress tests, showing they can withstand a hypothetical severe ...
Trump says he wants rates cut to 1pc, would ‘love’ if Powell resigned
The president hit out at the Federal Reserve chairman again, saying he’s done “a lousy job” and labelling Powell as “stupid”.
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Trump says he'll expect next Fed chair to cut rates
President Trump on Friday made clear that he won't pick a new Federal Reserve chair who won't cut interest rates. Why it ...
US stocks end at records, completing comeback from tariff rout
The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumps 1 per cent to 43,819.27. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
US stocks close at an all-time high just months after plunging on tariff fears
U.S. stocks closed at an all-time high Friday, another milestone in the market’s remarkable recovery from a springtime plunge ...