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Mortgage Rates Dropped Ahead of This Week's Fed Meeting—But the Link May Be Weaker Than You Think
Mortgage rates have dropped, but it's not likely tied to the latest Fed news. Here’s why waiting for a Fed rate cut could be ...
Trump calls on Federal Reserve board to wrest full control of central bank from Fed Chair Powell
President Donald Trump is calling for the Federal Reserve’s board of governors to usurp the power of Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
The Fed's Preferred Inflation Gauge Shows Rising Price Pressures
Inflation picked up in June, as measured by the Federal Reserve's preferred gauge, reflecting the continued price pressures ...
Weakening US jobs market hits center of Fed rate policy debate
Surprisingly weak July hiring data released on Friday highlighted a fractious Federal Reserve debate over whether the central ...
Did the Fed just royally screw up?
“The labor market has become less dynamic and shows increasing signs of fragility,” Bowman wrote, adding that just few ...
The Jobs Report Stunned. The Fed Has to Recalculate.
The Fed’s next policy meeting is six weeks away. That leaves time for another jobs report, fresh inflation data, and the ...
Fed's reticence on rate cuts forces market to rethink outlook
The Federal Reserve's decision to avoid signaling imminent rate cuts despite relentless political pressure underscores its ...