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Powell says Fed remains in wait-and-see mode; markets processing policy shifts
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday that the Fed would wait for more data on the economy's direction before making any changes to interest rates and characte...
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Wall St tumbles, Nvidia drops after new US chip export curbs
Wall Street's main indexes slid on Wednesday, with chipmakers leading declines as Nvidia warned of steep charges from new U.S. curbs on its chip exports to China, making it one of ...
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US banks flag risks to consumer spending from tariff policy uncertainties
U.S. consumer spending has benefited from strong wage growth and low unemployment so far, but it faces huge risks, bank executives warned, if the upheaval sparked by President Dona...
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US import prices ease, but tariffs casting shadow over inflation
U.S. import prices unexpectedly fell in March, pulled down by decreasing costs for energy products, the latest indication that inflation was subsiding before President Donald Trump...
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Wall St edges up as investors hold on to tariff relief hopes
Wall Street inched higher on Tuesday, as investors assessed the possibility of tariff relief for the auto sector, although signs of new levies on pharma and semiconductor imports k...
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Fed's Bostic: Bold moves 'in any direction' wouldn't be prudent
Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic said on Monday the uncertainty surrounding the Trump administration's tariff and other policies has put the economy into a "bi...
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JBS sets tentative dates for US listing vote, share trading in NY
JBS SA, the world's largest meat-packer, appears to have moved a step closer to obtaining the necessary approvals for a primary listing of shares on the New York Stock Exchange, ac...
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S&P 500's 'death cross' may not be as ominous as it sounds, analysts say
A tariff-induced selloff in the U.S. stock market faces another worry, the "death cross" pattern, but history shows the ominous sounding technical signal may not necessarily mean e...
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Drop in job-finding rate, rise in time out of work could signal recession ahead, SF Fed paper says
Behind the gradual and relatively small rise in the U.S. unemployment rate in recent years are a couple of less-closely followed labor market indicators that are flashing yellow fo...
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Tech stocks power Wall St higher after Trump's tariff relief for some electronics
Wall Street's main indexes rose on Monday, boosted by gains in technology stocks after the White House exempted smartphones and computers from new tariffs on Chinese imports, altho...
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Trump says looking at electronics supply chain in national security tariff probe
U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday that his administration is looking at semiconductors and the electronics supply chain as part of upcoming national secu...
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That seat will cost how much? US businesses already seeing impact of Trump tariffs
Business owners provide an early idea of what many more Americans might expect.
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Fed's Williams says tariffs will push up inflation, unemployment
New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said on Friday the Trump administration's current trade policies will accelerate inflation this year, while adding that it's critic...
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US consumer sentiment, inflation expectations deteriorate sharply in April
U.S. consumer sentiment deteriorated sharply in April and 12-month inflation expectations surged to the highest level since 1981 amid unease over escalating trade tensions.
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Fed should 'lean against' persistent tariff-driven inflation, Musalem says
St. Louis Federal Reserve President Alberto Musalem said on Friday he's closely watching whether a rise in short-term inflation expectations seeps into longer-term expectations, a ...
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US producer inflation muted before import tariffs blast
U.S. producer prices notched their first monthly decline in nearly 1-1/2 years in March as gasoline prices plunged, but tariffs on imported goods are expected to significantly boos...
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Kashkari: Fed should intervene only reluctantly, still needs to squash inflation - CNBC
The Federal Reserve should intervene in markets only reluctantly and in a true emergency, Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said on Friday in the most explicit comments yet f...
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