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Trump says Fed’s Powell must lower interest rate
WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Jun 4) redoubled his calls for Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell to ...
Trump renews call for Powell to cut rates as economy slows
Activity at US service providers unexpectedly contracted last month for the first time in almost a year and private companies ...
Chicago Fed chief: Iowa, with its manufacturing and ag jobs, highly affected by tariffs
Head of Chicago Federal Reserve says tariffs cast uncertainty over Iowa's economy due to its reliance on agriculture and ...
Dollar falls after data disappoints; Trump calls for rate cut
The dollar fell across the board on Wednesday after weaker-than-expected U.S. private payrolls numbers highlighted continued ...
U.S. adds just 37,000 private sector jobs in May 2025 — ADP report stuns as Trump calls on Fed to slash rates
Private sector job growth in May 2025 hit its lowest point in over two years, with just 37,000 jobs added, far below the ...
US economic outlook slashed by OECD as Trump's tariffs upend global growth
The dampened outlook for the U.S. mirrors a slowdown expected for the global economy, the OECD said, predicting global ...
US Fed minutes saw rising inflation, jobless risks as of May meeting
Fed officials had feared “difficult tradeoffs” in the months ahead. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...