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Fed Chair Powell faces fresh challenges to Fed independence amid potential rate cuts

Now that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has signaled that the central bank could soon cut its key interest rate, he ...

Powell says Fed may need to cut rates, will proceed carefully

By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (Reuters) -Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday pointed to ...

Fed’s Jackson Hole Conference Is Underway: Here’s What to Expect

The Federal Reserve’s annual conference, hosted by the Kansas City Fed in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, began Thursday evening with ...

Powell suggests rate cuts are coming — but not because Trump demanded them

The Fed may need to cut rates at its next meeting due to growing risks to the economy, including some “unusual” behavior in ...

‘On another level’: crypto industry hosts rival gathering in Jackson Hole

Eric Trump, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s new, crypto-friendly chair Paul Atkins and two Fed governors on Donald Trump’s shortlist to replace Powell are all set to attend the Wyoming ...

Fed’s Goolsbee Says He Hopes Dangerous Inflation Data Was a Blip

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said while some recent inflation readings have come in better than ...

U.S. Federal Reserve conference starts Thursday in Wyoming

Fed Chair Jerome Powell is under intense pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to cut interest rates. Economics professor ...

Central Bankers Flock to Jackson Hole at Pivotal Moment

Chair Jerome Powell in remarks on Friday is expected to unveil the Fed’s new policy framework — the strategy it’ll use to ...