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25 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

US Fed’s Kugler watching pickup in prices, inflation expectationsFederal Reserve governor Adriana Kugler expressed support for holding interest rates steady for “some time,” while highlighting a move up in some measures of Americans’ inflation expectations.

By Amara Omeokwe / Bloomberg

25 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

19 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

Bessent resists DOGE cuts that put low-income lending programme under firePresident Donald Trump’s aggressive government cost-cutting agenda is forcing his treasury chief to balance support for that mission with efforts to protect a crucial financial lifeline for millions of low-income Americans.

By Emily Flitter, Simone Foxman & Amara Omeokwe / Bloomberg

19 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

06 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

Trump’s trade war reignites Fed’s ‘transitory’ inflation questionUS President Donald Trump’s rapidly evolving trade war threatens to resurrect an all-too-familiar question for the Federal Reserve (Fed): If inflation moves higher, will it be transitory? Trump’s decision to slap tariffs on America’s largest trading partners — and his vows for more levies — could dampen economic growth and add to already stubborn inflation.

By Jonnelle Marte & Amara Omeokwe / Bloomberg

06 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

21 Feb 2025, 08:00 am

Trump’s tariff wars leave US small business with nowhere to hideAmerican companies of all sizes are on edge over President Donald Trump’s tariffs, but it’s arguably small business that is most exposed.

By Mark Niquette, Enda Curran, Amara Omeokwe & Michael Sasso / Bloomberg

21 Feb 2025, 08:00 am

12 Feb 2025, 08:00 am

Powell tells Congress Fed still in no rush to lower ratesFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank doesn’t need to rush to adjust interest rates, again signalling that officials will be patient before lowering borrowing costs further.

By Amara Omeokwe / Bloomberg

12 Feb 2025, 08:00 am

08 Jan 2025, 08:00 am

US Fed’s Waller supports further cuts, says inflation moving lowerFederal Reserve governor Christopher Waller said he believes inflation will continue to cool toward the central bank’s 2% target, prompting his support for additional interest-rate cuts this year.

By Amara Omeokwe / Bloomberg

08 Jan 2025, 08:00 am

03 Jul 2024, 08:00 am

Fed sought more evidence of cooling inflation, June minutes showFederal Reserve (Fed) officials said they were awaiting additional evidence that inflation is cooling and were divided on how long to keep interest rates elevated at their last policy meeting. Minutes from the two-day Federal Open Market Committee gathering ended June 12 showed officials didn’t expect it would be appropriate to lower borrowing costs “until additional information had emerged to give them greater confidence that inflation” is on track to their 2% goal. Uploaded by Isabelle Francis

By Amara Omeokwe / Bloomberg

03 Jul 2024, 08:00 am

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