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Republican lawmakers break ranks with Trump, affirming Fed chair’s leadership and independence
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Rally in resource-focused stocks helped reverse losses
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US prosecutors launch criminal investigation into Federal Reserve’s Jerome Powell
Central bank chairman says grand jury subpoenas are retaliation for refusal to bow to demand to cut interest rates
Christine Lagarde’s pay is 50% higher than disclosed by ECB
Europe’s top central banker earns almost four times more than Fed chair Jay Powell, FT analysis shows
US economy grew at 4.3% rate in third quarter
Figure surpassing expectations was boosted by spending related to healthcare and artificial intelligence
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Wall Street says report, based on data drawn from second half of November skewed by Black Friday discounts, was ‘a mess’
US inflation unexpectedly falls to 2.7%
November report was distorted by government shutdown, economists say
US unemployment rate hits four-year high of 4.6%
Jobless level for November indicates weakening labour market
Falling tech stocks drag global shares lower
Broadcom drops after sales outlook falls short of lofty expectations
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Oracle’s disappointing quarterly forecasts led to declines in some of the world’s biggest tech names
US Federal Reserve delivers third consecutive rate cut
There is greater uncertainty about when US central bank might reduce rates again
Investors increase bets on ECB rate rise in threat to dollar
Prospect of higher borrowing costs in Eurozone, Australia and Canada could leave Federal Reserve as an outlier in 2026
Trump loyalist Kevin Hassett as Fed chairman could politicise US monetary policy
Respected economists once defended Hassett’s expertise but he has a record of partisanship and poor judgment
Stocks gain as investors cheer delayed US economic data
S&P 500 rises to a hair below October’s record
Global markets edgy as investors gauge chances of Federal Reserve rate cut
Cavan-based insulation specialist Kingpan climbed 1.5% in Dublin after almost 47m shares were traded
Donald Trump says he will nominate Federal Reserve chair in ‘early’ 2026
US president touts frontrunner Kevin Hassett as ‘potential’ new head of the US central bank
Rate cuts will end in leading economies next year, says OECD
Paris-based group signals major central banks have scant room to loosen policy further
Global shares pause for breath after recent winning streak
Rout in bitcoin deepens, sending crypto-related shares down
US adds 119,000 jobs in September but unemployment hits four-year peak
Figures complicate Fed decision on rates next month
Global shares edge lower ahead of key US data and Nvidia earnings
Markets are in a holding pattern at the start of week that will test risk appetite
‘Too early’ to commit to December US interest rate cut, says Fed’s Daly
Mary C Daly, president of the San Francisco Federal Reserve, was speaking at an event in Dublin
Fed takes interest rates to lowest level in three years with another quarter point cut
Stock markets drop as Fed signals that further rate cuts this year are not a foregone conclusion in a divided rate-setting committee
US inflation rises less than expected to 3% in September
Figure paves way for expected Federal Reserve rate cut next week
ECB’s Lane flags US dollar risk for banks amid tariff turmoil
Supervisors have told banks to watch their dollar exposures amid Trump policy upheaval
Jerome Powell signals support for more rate cuts as US job market cools
Federal Reserve chair says inflation expectations are close to central bank’s 2% goal
Is the US economy headed for a tariff-induced downturn?
What happens next to the world’s largest economy is perhaps the biggest economics question right now
Stocks extend September rally despite fears of US government shutdown
Potentially turbulent week lies ahead with slew of central bankers to speak
Federal Reserve’s Jay Powell signals further US interest rate cuts are not guaranteed
Central bank faces ‘challenging situation’ as it weighs inflation risks while jobs market softens
Global shares flat as US indices hover near records
European airline shares take hit after cyber attack
Fed rate cut propels global shares to record highs
Iseq index dips amid decline in Ryanair’s share price
Raise taxes and trim infrastructure costs if you want to keep spending at current level, Government is told
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US Fed interest-rate cut unlikely to go far enough for Trump
US central bank had come under increasing pressure from president’s administration
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