Fed leaves rates steady and signals a pause in 2020
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at its December meeting on Wednesday, halting a series of rate cuts that lifted markets and countered recession fears amid ongoing trade uncertainty.
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Fed expected to leave interest rates alone, Trump pushes for more cuts
The Federal Reserve has erased nearly half of all the rate increases of the past two years since July -- but now the central bank is expected to halt any further cuts even as President Donald Trump continues to push for more.
Even an unusual Trump-Powell meeting can't spook investors right now
You'd think that Monday's surprise meeting between Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and President Donald Trump might leave investors feeling shaken.
Powell: US growth threatened by trade wars, global sluggishness
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday depicted a robust US economy with a healthy job market and rising incomes, but warned of
Fed cuts rates for the third time as US economy slows
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the third time this year as the US economy continued slowing amid ongoing trade disputes and weak global growth.
Trump's attacks on the Fed are moving markets, study shows
The Federal Reserve insists it's immune to President Donald Trump's bullying. Investors, however, think otherwise.
Fed's Powell signals a possible rate cut
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Friday repeated his pledge to do whatever it takes to keep the US economy growing and waved off fears of an imminent recession despite "significant risks" from uncertainty around trade.
Dow logs second-worst month of the year
On the last trading day of August, the Dow and the broader stock market logged their second-worst month of this year. Stocks finished mixed Friday, giving up gains after opening higher.
Dow logs second-worst month of the year
On the last trading day of August, the Dow and the broader stock market logged their second-worst month of this year. Stocks finished mixed Friday, giving up gains after opening higher.
Dow sinks more than 600 points after Trump's China, Fed tweets
Stocks finished a volatile trading day sharply in the red Friday, after a selloff driven by President Donald Trump's response to new retaliatory tariffs from China and Fed policy.
