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Trump to appoint new Fed board member

Trump to appoint new Fed board member after governor Kugler announces resignation

Federal Reserve governor Adriana Kugler is stepping down from the central bank's board, giving President Donald Trump the chance to appoint an early replacement amid his monthslong campaign to badger Fed officials into lowering interest rates.

CNN on MSN · 6h

A Fed governor is resigning, opening a spot for a Trump appointee

A member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors announced Friday that she is resigning several months before the end of her term, handing President Donald Trump an early opportunity to fill a key vacancy.

The New York Times · 6h

Fed Governor Steps Down Early, Giving Trump Opportunity to Shape Central Bank

The resignation comes as President Trump has openly pressured the central bank to lower interest rates and called for Jerome H. Powell, the chair, to step down.

Trump, Fed and US labor

Reuters on MSN · 6h

Trump fires US labor official over data and gets earlier than expected chance to reshape Fed

President Donald Trump on Friday fired a top Labor Department official on the heels of a market-shocking weak scorecard of the U.S. job market, accusing her without evidence of manipulating the figures and adding to already growing concerns about the quality of economic data published by the federal government.

Bloomberg on MSN · 5h

Trump Fires Data Chief on Bad Job News, Gets Chance to Tilt Fed

President Donald Trump got some bad economic news Friday, and responded by shooting the messenger. Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, hours after it sent markets tumbling with a report that showed a dramatic slowdown in US hiring.

Hosted on MSN · 7h

Data credibility fears fueled after Trump orders firing of labor official

By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sharp downward revisions to past jobs data on Friday, followed by Trump’s sudden order to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, stoked investor fears about the integrity of economic data and the Fed’s ability to read the true state of the economy.

Federal Reserve, rates

The New York Times · 17h

Fed Dissenters Defend Call for July Rate Cut as Trump Intensifies Attacks

The central bank this week kept interest rates steady for a fifth-straight meeting, prompting the first double dissent from members of the powerful Board of Governors since 1993.

Forbes · 11h

Mortgage Rate Outlook: Should You Lock Now Or Wait For Possible Fed Cuts?

Americans shopping for a mortgage may want to hold tight for now. At its July 30 meeting, the Federal Reserve did not deliver a rate cut. The majority of members voted to leave the federal funds rate unchanged at 4.

CNN · 2d

The Fed may cut rates later this year. Here’s how to get the most from your cash savings now

Despite unprecedented public needling from President Donald Trump to lower interest rates, the Federal Reserve board stood pat on Wednesday.

10hon MSN

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 ...

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 ...

14h

Diretores Waller e Bowman, do Fed, citam emprego por dissidência

Os diretores do Federal Reserve Christopher Waller e Michelle Bowman expressaram preocupações de que a hesitação do banco ...

7hon MSN

The Fed’s September Rates Decision Just Got More Complicated

The Fed’s next policy meeting is six weeks away. That leaves time for another jobs report, fresh inflation data, and the ...

12hon MSN

US payrolls revisions jolt markets, making Fed look behind the curve

News of a surprise weakening in the U.S. labor market last month jolted investors on Friday, as hefty revisions to past ...

10h

Municipal Bonds Rally as Investors Bet on Earlier Fed Rate Cut

Municipal bonds are rallying on Friday, along with US Treasuries, after softer US jobs data spurred bets that the Federal ...

7hon MSN

The Jobs Report Stunned. The Fed Has to Recalculate.

The weak report changes the math for a central bank that has been trying to wait out the data. Before Friday, traders saw ...

1don MSN

Trump unloads on Powell after Fed decision to keep interest rates steady: ‘Too angry, too stupid’

President Donald Trump slammed Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Thursday morning for failing to heed calls to lower interest rates. Powell held short-term interest rates steady on Wednesday ...

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