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  2 days ago

  Trump would face constraints in remaking the Federal Reserve if elected

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  If he wins in November, former President Trump would likely attempt to take a more hands-on role steering the Federal Reserve's policy moves than has …

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  3 days ago

  How central bank moves to bolster markets are like dealing with a toddler tantrum

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  The Bank of Japan blinked. After its surprise interest rate hike last week sent tremors through global markets, a top BOJ official on Wednesday gave …

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  4 days ago

  In the data that matters most, so far it's a slowdown, not recession

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  A group of eight academics determines when the United States has entered a recession. The indicators they rely upon to make that call point to an …

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  5 days ago

  What the Fed's past rate cut pivots tell us about today

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  Financial markets gyrating. The economy showing cracks. Wall Street talking heads accusing the Federal Reserve of being cluelessly behind the …

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  6 days ago

  The stock market slump doesn't have to mean a recession is near

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  U.S. economic outlook has dimmed some. But the sharp stock selloff of recent days appears to have its roots in more obscure forces — and does not, in …

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  6 days ago

  Global markets go wild and woolly as U.S. economic outlook shifts

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  There is no reason that a 0.2 percentage point rise in the U.S. unemployment rate should trigger a 12% collapse in the price of Japanese stocks. Yet …