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In split vote, Fed policymakers snub Trump, leave rates unchanged

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With job market stable and economy chugging along, futures market investors now think the odds of a September rate cut are less than even. Continue reading →

Fed rebuts accusations that Powell mismanaged $2.5B renovation

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Central bank refutes allegations by Trump administration officials that headquarters renovation project has been mismanaged and that Powell lied to Congress about its specifics. Continue reading →

Rates ease as Fed says it will dial back balance sheet tightening

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Federal Reserve policymakers say they’ll slow the pace of “quantitative tightening” to $40 billion a month, less than half the pace envisioned 2 years ago. Continue reading →