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12 hours ago

U.S. gold reserves hit $1 trillion in value after record rally | Fortune

The US Treasury's gold reserves have surpassed $1 trillion in value - more than 90 times what's stated on the government's balance sheet - as the precious metal breaks new all-time highs. The world's biggest gold stash passed the milestone after prices rose above $3,824.50 an ounce on Monday, in a 45% rally this year. Its official value, however, based on the $42.22-an-ounce price set by Congress in 1973, is fixed at just over $11 billion.
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fromFortune
3 days ago
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Wall Street snaps 3-day losing street on moderate inflation report | Fortune

fromFortune
4 days ago
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S&P 500 has longest losing streak for over a month as Wall Street stumbles to third straight loss | Fortune

fromFortune
3 days ago
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Wall Street snaps 3-day losing street on moderate inflation report | Fortune

fromFortune
4 days ago
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S&P 500 has longest losing streak for over a month as Wall Street stumbles to third straight loss | Fortune

#stock-market
fromFortune
14 hours ago
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Trump's overnight demand for 100% tariffs on pharmaceuticals will be 'a meaningful commercial hit for U.S. consumers,' top analyst says | Fortune

fromFortune
14 hours ago
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Trump's overnight demand for 100% tariffs on pharmaceuticals will be 'a meaningful commercial hit for U.S. consumers,' top analyst says | Fortune

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#inflation
fromFortune
2 days ago
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Ken Griffin has a warning for Trump and the GOP: 'I would not underestimate how grating a 3% inflation rate could be' on Americans | Fortune

fromFortune
2 days ago
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Ken Griffin has a warning for Trump and the GOP: 'I would not underestimate how grating a 3% inflation rate could be' on Americans | Fortune

fromFast Company
3 days ago

Fed's favored inflation gauge climbs slightly in August

The Commerce Department reported Friday that its personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index was up 2.7% in August from a year earlier, a tick higher from a 2.6% year-over-year increase in July and most since February. Excluding volatile food and energy prices, so-called core PCE inflation showed a 2.9% increase in prices from August 2024, the same as in July. The increases were what forecasters had expected.
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#tariffs
fromBoston.com
3 days ago
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Wall Street ticks higher after Trump threat of new tariffs on drugs, furniture, and trucks

President Trump announced new tariffs including 100% import taxes on pharmaceuticals and measures affecting furniture, cabinetry, and heavy trucks, prompting mixed market reactions.
fromAxios
1 week ago
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Most CEOs say Trump policy has harmed their businesses, new survey finds

Most surveyed CEOs say tariffs harm business, oppose pressure on the Fed, view Robert Kennedy Jr. as a public-health risk, and fear White House marginalization.
fromBoston.com
3 days ago
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Wall Street ticks higher after Trump threat of new tariffs on drugs, furniture, and trucks

fromAxios
1 week ago
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Most CEOs say Trump policy has harmed their businesses, new survey finds

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fromFortune
3 days ago

The Fed's once oh-so-certain cuts for the rest of 2025 are already fading into oblivion | Fortune

Stronger-than-expected U.S. economic data reduces the likelihood of rapid Fed rate cuts, lifts Treasury yields, and pressures rate-sensitive stocks.
#mortgage-rates
#supreme-court
fromAxios
1 week ago
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Supreme Court lets Trump fire FTC official as it weighs president's power over agencies

fromBoston.com
1 week ago
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Trump asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to remove Lisa Cook from the Fed board

fromAxios
1 week ago
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Supreme Court lets Trump fire FTC official as it weighs president's power over agencies

fromBoston.com
1 week ago
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Trump asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to remove Lisa Cook from the Fed board

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fromAxios
4 days ago

Surprisingly strong GDP report undermines economic slowdown narrative

Stronger Q2 GDP and consumer spending revisions signal healthier underlying demand, lowering odds of aggressive Fed rate cuts and pointing to supply-side labor constraints.
#lisa-cook
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from24/7 Wall St.
4 days ago

Small Caps Could Be in for a Boom, Says Pro-2 Stocks to Buy

Fed rate cuts make small- and mid-cap stocks and small-cap ETFs attractive for growth and diversification by easing financing for indebted, capex-heavy companies.
#monetary-policy
fromFortune
4 days ago
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The man Trump nominated to undermine Fed independence once wrote a scathing critique of how the Fed wasn't independent enough | Fortune

fromFortune
5 days ago
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Jerome Powell says Congress and the private sector, not the Fed, are responsible for 'the things that will really matter for future generations' | Fortune

fromFortune
1 week ago
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Drama at the Fed has CEOs worrying about the health of its reputation | Fortune

fromFortune
4 days ago
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The man Trump nominated to undermine Fed independence once wrote a scathing critique of how the Fed wasn't independent enough | Fortune

fromFortune
5 days ago
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Jerome Powell says Congress and the private sector, not the Fed, are responsible for 'the things that will really matter for future generations' | Fortune

fromFortune
1 week ago
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Drama at the Fed has CEOs worrying about the health of its reputation | Fortune

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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
4 days ago

The uptrend structure of the Dow Jones remains intact - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Declining real yields, gradual Fed easing, and resilient growth support the Dow's advance, with lower capital costs and tighter expense management likely to help profit margins.
#us-dollar
fromFortune
1 week ago
Business

Trump's attacks on the Fed are hurting the dollar and driving up the price of gold | Fortune

fromFortune
1 week ago
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Trump's attacks on the Fed are hurting the dollar and driving up the price of gold | Fortune

fromFortune
5 days ago

Markets are selling off after Powell said six words investors don't want to hear: 'Equity prices are fairly highly valued' | Fortune

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell gave a speech in Rhode Island yesterday and, afterwards, was asked whether the Fed was keeping an eye on the markets. His reply contained six words that investors didn't want to hear: "Equity prices are fairly highly valued." The S&P 500 lost 0.55% on the day. Markets in the U.K. and Europe are all down this morning. The picture is mixed: Asia largely had a good day and U.S. futures are marginally up, so it's not a tsunami.
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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
5 days ago

Forecast for USD/JPY: Between US monetary policy and Japanese volatility - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

In relatively calm Asian trading, the USD/JPY pair is hovering around 147.95 after retreating to 147.60- a decline that was less surprising than it was a reflection of the intersection between two opposing monetary policy paths in the United States and Japan. On the one hand, the U.S. Federal Reserve, led by Jerome Powell, sent clear signals that the slowdown in the labour market has become a higher priority than persistent inflation, which was reflected in a rate cut last week.
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#interest-rates
fromFortune
1 week ago
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Trump's new Fed appointee says fewer immigrants should free up more housing and lower rental costs | Fortune

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fromFortune
1 week ago

Inside the Fed's economic projections, 'something isn't adding up' according to SoFi investment chief | Fortune

The Fed projects stronger growth and falling unemployment through 2028 while signaling substantial interest-rate cuts toward about 3%.
fromFortune
1 week ago
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Trump's new Fed appointee says fewer immigrants should free up more housing and lower rental costs | Fortune

fromFortune
1 week ago
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Inside the Fed's economic projections, 'something isn't adding up' according to SoFi investment chief | Fortune

fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
6 days ago

Silver at record highs Amid Fed rate cuts - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Silver hit fresh record highs on Tuesday, as safe-haven demand and bullish industrial fundamentals continued to support prices. The rally follows last week's 25 bps Federal Reserve rate cut, its first of the year, which prompted markets to fully price in nearly two more reductions by year-end. However, yesterday several Fed officials adopted a cautious tone, warning of persistent inflation and narrowing room for further easing, which could limit silver's bullish run.
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1 week ago

Crypto traders lose $1.6 billion as sector shows signs of 'bearish exhaustion' | Fortune Crypto

Cryptocurrency markets plunged as $1.62 billion in long positions were wiped out; Bitcoin fell 2.3% below $113,000 and Ethereum dropped nearly 7%.
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from24/7 Wall St.
1 week ago

Stock Market Live September 22: S&P 500 (VOO) Relapses as Investors Fear Government Shutdown

S&P 500 ETF eased as investors weighed recent Fed rate cuts against growing fears of a potential government shutdown ahead of the September 30 funding deadline.
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

Control of the Fed Is About Much More Than Interest Rates

President Donald Trump could be close to taking over the Federal Reserve. On September 9, a federal district judge blocked Trump's effort to remove Lisa Cook as a Federal Reserve governor; on Thursday, the administration petitioned the Supreme Court to allow the firing to go through. If the high court ends up siding with the administration, then Trump will have a clear path to filling the central bank with loyalists willing to vote the way he directs them to.
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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 week ago

The significant events in the global economy over the past week - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

U.S. financial markets rallied this week as the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates for the first time since December 2024, cutting by a quarter of a percentage point. The move had been widely anticipated, but it reassured investors that the central bank is ready to support growth as the labour market shows signs of softening. The Fed's updated projections suggest that policymakers expect further cuts of up to half a percentage point
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fromFortune
1 week ago

The Fed doesn't actually have a 'dual' mandate-there's a third part it rarely mentions, and economists want it to stay that way | Fortune

The Federal Reserve's statutory mandate includes price stability, maximum employment, and moderate long-term interest rates, though the long-term rate objective is often overlooked.
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fromFuturism
1 week ago

Fed Boss Concerned About AI's Effect on Job Market

AI appears to be contributing to job-market disruption for recent graduates amid poor AI performance, slowing hiring, and possible outsourcing disguised as automation.
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fromwww.housingwire.com
1 week ago

Trump climate finance policy shifts as FHFA exits global network

The Federal Reserve Board resigned from the NGFS as the U.S. federal government retreats from climate-related commitments and reduces related agency staffing.
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fromAbove the Law
1 week ago

Trump Asks Supreme Court To Pretend It Didn't Just Tell Him He Can't Fire The Fed - Above the Law

Trump asked the Supreme Court to permit an injunction allowing him to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, testing presidential removal power after recent Court rulings.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

Trump asks Supreme Court to let him fire Fed governor Cook

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to allow removal of Fed Governor Lisa Cook, directly challenging statutory protections for Federal Reserve independence.
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fromFast Company
1 week ago

Wall Street climbs toward more records after Intel-Nvidia deal

Nvidia's $5 billion stock purchase of Intel sparks tech-led rally, pushing major U.S. indexes toward record highs amid mixed economic signals and Fed rate cuts.
#interest-rate-cut
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Trump Asks Supreme Court for Order to Remove Lisa Cook

(Mark Schiefelbein/Evan Vucci/AP photos) President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court for an emergency order to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from the central bank's leadership in his latest bid to fire her. The move was expected after an appeals court rejected Trump's latest attempt to forcibly remove her from office earlier this week. Cook has been steadfast in her efforts to remain in office, maintaining for weeks that Trump can't fire her without cause.
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1 week ago

Ending the Fed: What Rand Paul's Proposal Means for Everyday Americans | stupidDOPE | Est. 2008

The Federal Reserve’s interest-on-reserves policy has channeled hundreds of billions to large banks, prompting legislative proposals to ban such payments and push monetary reform.
from24/7 Wall St.
1 week ago

Rate Cuts Could Actually Spark a Sell-Off: 5 Safe JP Morgan Dividend Stocks

Markets often rally in anticipation of rate cuts but then decline when the actual rate cuts are implemented. J.P. Morgan's trading desk recently warned that despite stocks setting "more than 20 all-time highs this year," the Federal Reserve's next rate cut "threatens to curb investors' zeal" through a potential "sell the news" drop. The S&P 500 is up almost 33% from its lows in April and is up nearly 13% for 2025.
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from24/7 Wall St.
1 week ago

Here Come the Fed Rate Cuts-3 Stocks That Could Benefit Most

Federal Reserve cut 25 bps and signaled further cuts; falling rates and AI momentum favor stocks and create value opportunities such as homebuilder Lennar.
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

How CDC's vaccine advisers could affect policy. And, Jimmy Kimmel pulled off the air

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices starts meeting today to discuss vaccine recommendations. The committee's decisions have a significant influence on who will have access to COVID vaccines this fall and whether babies get vaccinated against Hepatitis B. Many health and medical experts are paying close attention to what comes from the meeting because the Trump administration recently changed all of the committee members.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The Federal Reserve's independence is about to be tested like never before

The time has come to ban the revolving door between the White House and the Federal Reserve, two academics argued last year. Doing so would be critical to reducing the incentives for officials to act in the short-term political interests of the president, they wrote. Eight months ago, the two writers Dan Katz and Stephen Miran joined the Trump administration in senior roles.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

Fed rate cuts: Saving American jobs or stoking inflation?

The US Federal Reserve cut interest rates to support a weakening labor market despite inflation risks and political pressure, while other global economic issues emerge.
fromFortune
1 week ago

Powell isn't being subtle about Trump, immigration and the employment disaster: 'The supply of workers has obviously come way down' | Fortune

When pressed by reporters on why hiring has slumped, Powell responded: "That's much more about the change in immigration," He continued, "The supply of workers has obviously come way down. There's very little growth, if any, in the supply of workers. And at the same time, demand for workers has also come down quite sharply, and to the point where we see what I've called a curious balance."
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fromFortune
1 week ago

Jerome Powell warns there's 'no risk-free path' to avoid stagflation: 'We have a situation where we have two-sided risk' | Fortune

The Federal Reserve faces a daunting challenge in seeking to guide the U.S. economy clear of stagflation, Chair Jerome Powell said following the central bank's September 2025 policy meeting, warning there is "no risk-free path" ahead for the central bank. The frank admission highlights how policymakers are navigating an environment marked by persistent inflation and slowing economic growth, with significant risks on every side.
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fromAxios
1 week ago

Why everybody's talking about the Fed's "third mandate"

The Federal Reserve may treat moderate long-term interest rates as an explicit mandate, implying more direct actions to influence long-term borrowing costs.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 week ago

DAX edges higher on SAP rebound and rate-cut optimism ahead of Fed decision - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

European markets opened higher on Wednesday, supported by a rebound in SAP and growing investor optimism ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy decision later in the day. However, the market could remain at risk as investors could remain cautious. SAP led gains in the index, advancing nearly 4% in early trading after upbeat management commentary helped allay recent concerns over its cloud segment.
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fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

A 90-year-old Supreme Court precedent protecting Fed independence is on its deathbed

Until his dying day, Humphrey maintained that he held his job and could, by law, only be fired for "inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office" - in other words, "for cause." His dying day turned out to be four months later, in 1934, following a stroke. His executor sued the Roosevelt administration, alleging it owed Humphrey's estate back pay.
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