New Voters Could Shake Up Fed Meetings This Year
The new voters on the Federal Reserve’s policy committee in 2025 are an official seen as one of the system’s most dovish, as ...
Powell’s goal at this week’s Fed meeting: Don’t give Trump an easy target
Eight days after President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, Federal Reserve officials will gather in Washington to ...
Analysis-Global economy takes Trump guessing-game in stride
Global economic policymakers had been braced for an economic firestorm from the new U.S. administration but instead got a ...
Federal Reserve expected to stand pat on rates even as Trump demands cuts
The Federal Reserve is nearly certain to keep its key interest rate unchanged at its policy meeting this week, just a few ...
An outdated IRS tax law that’s unchanged since the Clinton era is making the U.S. housing crisis worse
The capital gains tax exclusion for primary residences hasn’t changed since 1997. The dramatic gains in home values mean this ...
Trump says inflation isn't his No. 1 issue. So what will happen to consumer prices?
Inflation was a driving force behind Donald Trump's election victory, but he's put the issue on the back burner during his ...
Will Fed officials drop a bombshell on interest rates?
But, for those working for the Fed and working for a President of the United States, the distance is infinite. 🎁 Buy 1 Year ...
Who Is Jerome Powell?
Jerome H. Powell has been a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB) since May 25, 2012, ...
With Trump in Office, What’s the Fed’s Next Move?
Bond futures markets aren’t pricing a significant chance of a first cut happening until at least June, according to the CME ...
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Fed’s Collins says her concerns about labor-market fragility have decreased
The U.S. labor market remains healthy and the Federal Reserve can take a gradual and ... Greg Robb is a senior reporter for MarketWatch in Washington. Follow him on Twitter @grobb2000.
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Federal cuts threaten Washington crime victims’ advocacy programs
The federal Victims of Crime Act, passed in 1984, created a financial assistance fund for victims of crime and the organizations that support them. In Washington, this funding supports services ...
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Youngkin backs push for cutting federal workforce, spending
Trump proposed the new entry to slash the federal workforce, moving employees and agencies outside of the Washington, D.C., area, including the Northern Virginia suburbs that depend on them ...