Trump’s Trade Salvos Test Nerves of Central Bankers
1 week, 5 days ago

Trump’s Trade Salvos Test Nerves of Central Bankers

Live Mint  

An anxious sense of wait-and-see may emerge from central banks in the coming week, in their first collective assessment of how President Donald Trump’s trade policies are impacting the world economy. Taiwan Taiwan’s central bank decision is also due on Thursday, and officials in Taipei are expected to keep the benchmark rate at 2% for a fourth straight meeting. Chile Sticky and stubbornly elevated inflation, risks skewed to the upside, and wobbles in expectations persuaded Chile’s central bank to keep its 5% rate unchanged in January. Argentina Since President Javier Milei took office in December 2023, the Argentine central bank’s rate moves have often come in close proximity to monthly inflation reports. Paraguay Paraguay’s central bank has kept borrowing costs unchanged at 6% since delivering a quarter-point cut a year ago, but February’s jump in headline inflation to 4.3% may bolster the hawkish case at this week’s policy meeting.

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GRAPHIC-Take Five: Tantrums and TIARAs
3 days, 18 hours ago

GRAPHIC-Take Five: Tantrums and TIARAs

Hindustan Times  

March 24 - The first three months of 2025 promised to be bumpy, but few expected the world to be on the verge of a full-on trade war and for investors to be fleeing Wall Street quite so fast after U.S. President Donald Trump's return to the White House. But authorities detaining Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan's main …

Take Five: Tantrums and TIARAs
6 days, 17 hours ago

Take Five: Tantrums and TIARAs

Hindustan Times  

March 21 - The first three months of 2025 promised to be bumpy, but few expected the world to be on the verge of a full-on trade war and for investors to be fleeing Wall Street quite so fast after U.S. President Donald Trump's return to the White House. But authorities detaining Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan's main …

Trump urges Fed to cut rates as tariffs bring uncertainty
1 week ago

Trump urges Fed to cut rates as tariffs bring uncertainty

China Daily  

Traders work as a screen broadcasts a news conference by US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on Wednesday. BRENDAN MCDERMID/REUTERS WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump urged the Federal Reserve on Wednesday to cut interest rates to help offset the effects of his tariffs, renewing his vocal …

Donald Trump splits from central bank officials on rate cut, says Federal Reserve ‘MUCH better off…’
1 week ago

Donald Trump splits from central bank officials on rate cut, says Federal Reserve ‘MUCH better off…’

Live Mint  

United States President Donald Trump on March 20 has urged the US Federal Reserve to cut rates. Donald Trump's Tariffs v Jerome Powell's Impact Watch Donald Trump's opinion comes after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on March 19 announced the central bank's second monetary policy decision, following a two-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting. Powell said the Fed voted to …

Trump pushes for interest rate cut to "ease" effect of tariffs
1 week, 1 day ago

Trump pushes for interest rate cut to "ease" effect of tariffs

Salon  

Donald Trump wants the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates before the economy feels the effects of his sweeping tariffs. The president's comments came after Fed Chair Jerome Powell announced Wednesday that rates would remain steady amid an "unusually elevated" uncertainty surrounding the on-and-off tariffs. “We think the right thing to do is to wait here for greater clarity about …

European Central Bank cuts interest rates as chief Christine Lagarde warns of 'huge uncertainty'
3 weeks ago

European Central Bank cuts interest rates as chief Christine Lagarde warns of 'huge uncertainty'

Firstpost  

The central bank for the 20 countries that use the euro has pivoted from hiking rates to tackle inflation, which surged with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, to lowering them to boost the eurozone’s floundering economy ECB President Christine Lagarde acknowledged that big changes were underway in Europe. Source: AFP European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde warned Thursday the eurozone faces …

European Central Bank cuts rates again as threat of trade war with Trump weighs on economy
3 weeks ago

European Central Bank cuts rates again as threat of trade war with Trump weighs on economy

Associated Press  

FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank has cut interest rates by another quarter percentage point to boost growth, lowering credit costs for consumers and businesses to support an economy that is struggling to grow - and could soon face even stronger headwinds from threatened U.S. tariffs. That is already having an impact, said ECB head Christine Lagarde, who said …

Inflation eases to 2.4% in Europe, supporting likely central bank rate cut
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Inflation eases to 2.4% in Europe, supporting likely central bank rate cut

Associated Press  

FRANKFURT, Germany — Inflation in Europe eased to an annual 2.4% in February, supporting the case for another interest rate cut from the European Central Bank - but leaving open how far the central bank will go in lowering borrowing costs for an economy that’s still struggling to show robust growth. The February figure for the 20 countries that use …

The latest inflation report shows that high prices are Trump’s major economic challenge
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The latest inflation report shows that high prices are Trump’s major economic challenge

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As a candidate last year, Donald Trump suggested he could easily conquer inflation and ease voters’ fears about the economy. We’re going to knock the hell out of inflation.” Wednesday’s consumer price index report showed that inflation is punching back — and President Trump could end up facing the same challenges that dragged down his predecessor, President Joe …

The latest inflation report shows that high prices are Trump's major economic challenge
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The latest inflation report shows that high prices are Trump's major economic challenge

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. We’re going to knock the hell out of inflation.” …

Trump demands interest rates to be cut even after inflation hit a seven-month high
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump demands interest rates to be cut even after inflation hit a seven-month high

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump called for interest rates in the US to be cut last night even after inflation hit a seven-month high. Closely-watched figures showed that inflation in the world’s biggest economy rose from 2.9 per cent in December to 3 per cent in January – their highest level since June. Costs crunch: Donald Trump called for interest rates in the …

Little to no relief from high borrowing costs expected as Fed Chair Powell heads to the Hill
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Little to no relief from high borrowing costs expected as Fed Chair Powell heads to the Hill

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The odds of further interest rate cuts this year by the Federal Reserve dwindled last week as unemployment fell and more officials say they want to see how new policies from the White House affect the economy. On Friday, Fed governor Adriana Kugler said that the labor market was “stable” and that “gives us a little bit of …

Trump lashes out at a favorite nemesis: The Federal Reserve
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump lashes out at a favorite nemesis: The Federal Reserve

Live Mint  

President Trump picked right up where he left off during his first term, badgering a favorite nemesis—the Federal Reserve and its chair, Jerome Powell—over its recent performance managing inflation and interest rates. During Trump’s first term, Powell erected guardrails to protect the Fed’s autonomy to set interest rates as it deemed fit—its so-called “independence"—by cultivating allies on Capitol Hill and …

Key takeaways from the Fed’s decision to pause interest rate cuts
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Key takeaways from the Fed’s decision to pause interest rate cuts

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday hit pause on interest rate cuts in its first key decision of President Donald Trump’s second term. Fed officials reached that conclusion in their latest policy statement, omitting a phrase included in the previous statement that said inflation has “made progress.” Officials have said recently that they’re still confident inflation will eventually …

US Fed to cut interest rates again? Donald Trump seeks lower rates by raising energy production; Here’s what experts say
2 months ago

US Fed to cut interest rates again? Donald Trump seeks lower rates by raising energy production; Here’s what experts say

Live Mint  

US Fed rate cut: The US Federal Reserve will meet in the coming week and unveil its first monetary policy decision for 2025 on Wednesday, January 29. Regarding the current Fed rates, Trump has said that he seeks to lower interest rates by unleashing energy production and would speak to the US Federal Reserve if needed. "I'll demand that interest …

Dollar falls amid Donald Trump remarks; markets turn to tariffs, central bank actions
2 months ago

Dollar falls amid Donald Trump remarks; markets turn to tariffs, central bank actions

Hindustan Times  

The dollar was modestly lower on Thursday in a choppy session, after comments from U.S. President Donald Trump called for lower interest rates while providing no clarity on tariffs, and investors awaited a round of policy announcements from global central banks. U.S. President Donald Trump The dollar is down more than 1% on the week, largely due to a sharp …

Dutch central bank leader is "comfortable" with likely rate cuts; Trump tariffs looming
2 months ago

Dutch central bank leader is "comfortable" with likely rate cuts; Trump tariffs looming

NL Times  

The president of the De Nederlandsche Bank, Klaas Knot, said he feels “comfortable” with the expectation that the European Central Bank is going to lower the interest rates further next week, and then again in March. "I’m pretty comfortable with the market expectations for the upcoming two meetings," Knot said about the likelihood of interest rate cuts during the interview. …

The Fed is trying—again—to size up Trump
3 months ago

The Fed is trying—again—to size up Trump

Live Mint  

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is walking an old tightrope into 2025: He is trying to avoid appearing confrontational with Donald Trump, even though some of his colleagues are signaling unease that the president-elect’s policies might rekindle inflationary pressures. Political antennae Powell said at a news conference last week that some officials accounted for potential policy changes in their new …

Europe’s Rates Head Lower in Readiness for Another Trump Era
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Europe’s Rates Head Lower in Readiness for Another Trump Era

Live Mint  

Europe’s central banks are taking a determined dovish turn to aid economies bracing for more disruption from Donald Trump’s second stint in the White House. The European Central Bank’s own quarter-point move — bringing its rate to a 1 1/2-year low — was accompanied by President Christine Lagarde’s observation that “the direction of travel currently is very clear.” There’ll probably …

month peak as market awaits next Fed cue
4 months ago

month peak as market awaits next Fed cue

Live Mint  

By Brigid Riley TOKYO - The U.S. dollar stuck close to a 13-month high on Friday as investors assessed the outlook for the Federal Reserve's interest rate path and uncertainty in Europe kept the euro on the back foot, while bitcoin eyed the $100,000 level. The yen, meanwhile, held its ground against the greenback after domestic core inflation figures remained …

Trump Win Wreaks Havoc With Rate-Cut Expectations Around World
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump Win Wreaks Havoc With Rate-Cut Expectations Around World

Live Mint  

Central bankers the world over are gauging whether their worst fears over Donald Trump will come to pass following his resounding return to the US presidency. “If a jurisdiction as important as the US imposes tariffs of 60% to any other important jurisdictions — let’s speak about China — I can assure you that the direct effects and the indirect …

Federal Reserve Chief Powell: 'The Time Has Come' To Start Cutting Interest Rates
7 months ago

Federal Reserve Chief Powell: 'The Time Has Come' To Start Cutting Interest Rates

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming — With inflation nearly defeated and the job market cooling, the Federal Reserve is prepared to start cutting its key interest rate from its current 23-year high, Chair Jerome Powell said Friday. “The time has come for policy to adjust,” Powell said in his keynote speech at the Fed’s annual economic conference in Jackson …

Buckle up: Wall Street’s shaky July could be a preview for more sharp swings
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Buckle up: Wall Street’s shaky July could be a preview for more sharp swings

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — For more than a year, the U.S. stock market went in mostly one direction, up, and in mostly one manner, quietly. A bonanza around artificial-intelligence technology helped drive Big Tech stocks higher, while other areas of the market held up amid rising hopes for coming cuts to interest rates by the Federal Reserve. A measure of fear …

US Fed paves the way for pre-election rate cut
7 months, 4 weeks ago

US Fed paves the way for pre-election rate cut

The Telegraph  

The chairman of the US Federal Reserve has paved the way for a pre-election rate cut in a sign that the era of high borrowing costs around the world is coming to an end. Speaking after the Fed held borrowing costs in a range of between 5.25pc and 5.5pc for the eighth time, Mr Powell said: “The broad sense of …

US Employment Seen Moderating Along With Wage Growth
8 months, 3 weeks ago

US Employment Seen Moderating Along With Wage Growth

Live Mint  

-- US employers probably tempered their hiring while wage growth moderated in June, another favorable development for Jerome Powell and his Federal Reserve colleagues seeking more confirmation that inflation is slowing. Among central banks, minutes from the Reserve Bank of Australia’s June meeting will draw a lot of attention on Tuesday after Governor Michele Bullock said the board considered a …

Europe Central Bank jumps ahead of the Fed in lowering rates. But future cuts may be limited
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Europe Central Bank jumps ahead of the Fed in lowering rates. But future cuts may be limited

Associated Press  

FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank cut its key interest rate Thursday by a quarter-point, moving ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve as central banks around the world lean toward lowering borrowing costs — a shift with far-reaching consequences for home buyers, savers and investors. Speaking afterward at a news conference, ECB President Christine Lagarde said inflation had eased …

Federal Reserve foresees 3 rate cuts in 2024 despite bump in inflation
1 year ago

Federal Reserve foresees 3 rate cuts in 2024 despite bump in inflation

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials signaled Wednesday that they still expect to cut their key interest rate three times in 2024, fueling a rally on Wall Street, despite signs that inflation remained elevated at the start of the year. Speaking at a news conference, Chair Jerome Powell said the surprising pickup in inflation in January and February hadn’t fundamentally changed …

Federal Reserve officials caution against cutting US interest rates too soon or too much
1 year, 1 month ago

Federal Reserve officials caution against cutting US interest rates too soon or too much

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Several Federal Reserve policymakers warned Thursday against cutting U.S. interest rates too soon or by too much in the wake of recent data showing inflation stayed unexpectedly high in January. Christopher Waller, a member of the Fed’s influential board of governors, titled a written copy of remarks he delivered Thursday, “What’s the rush?” “We need to verify that …

Federal Reserve is likely to show little urgency to cut interest rates despite market's anticipation
1 year, 1 month ago

Federal Reserve is likely to show little urgency to cut interest rates despite market's anticipation

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Federal Reserve will likely …

Inflation has slowed. Now the Federal Reserve faces expectations for rate cuts
1 year, 1 month ago

Inflation has slowed. Now the Federal Reserve faces expectations for rate cuts

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Chair Jerome Powell will enter this week’s Federal Reserve meeting in a much more desirable position than he likely ever expected: Inflation is getting close to the Fed’s target rate, the economy is still growing at a healthy pace, consumers keep spending and the unemployment rate is near a half-century low. The Fed’s consideration of rate cuts is …

Fed rate cut: This week’s decision could be the prelude to March move
1 year, 1 month ago

Fed rate cut: This week’s decision could be the prelude to March move

Live Mint  

Federal Reserve policymakers may finally be right on the verge of cutting interest rates. Going into this week’s two-day policy meeting, which wraps Wednesday afternoon in Washington, investors are assigning roughly even odds to the prospect that the US central bank will start lowering borrowing costs at its next decision in March. The Fed’s preferred gauge decelerated to 2.9% in …

Financial markets are jonesing for interest rate cuts. Not so fast, says the European Central Bank
1 year, 2 months ago

Financial markets are jonesing for interest rate cuts. Not so fast, says the European Central Bank

Associated Press  

FRANKFURT, Germany — European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde pushed back Thursday against market expectations for quick interest rate cuts even as Europe’s economy sputters and financial markets froth in hopes of cheaper credit that would boost business activity and stock prices. was that it was premature to discuss rate cuts.” Financial markets have been expecting a cut as early …

Fed to begin rate cut discussions but avoid teeing first one up
1 year, 2 months ago

Fed to begin rate cut discussions but avoid teeing first one up

Live Mint  

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and his colleagues could be forgiven if they’re feeling a bit like parents on an extended road trip with their children. San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly on Friday said it’s “premature” to think interest-rate cuts are around the corner, noting she needs to see more evidence that inflation is on a consistent trajectory back …

Fed’s tough challenge: Confront inflation and bank jitters
2 years ago

Fed’s tough challenge: Confront inflation and bank jitters

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Still grappling with persistently high inflation, the Federal Reserve faces an entirely new — and in some ways conflicting — challenge as it meets to consider interest rates this week: How to restore calm to a nervous banking system. Last week, the European Central Bank imposed a half-point rate hike to try to reduce an 8.5% inflation rate …

European Central Bank expected to slow pace of rate hikes
2 years, 3 months ago

European Central Bank expected to slow pace of rate hikes

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The European Central Bank is …

Trump blames Fed's policy for capping economic gains
5 years, 4 months ago

Trump blames Fed's policy for capping economic gains

India TV News  

US President Donald Trump has criticised the Federal Reserve's monetary policies, saying the central bank's hesitation in lowering the interest rates capped gains in the US economy and stock market. In a speech delivered on Tuesday at the Economic Club of New York, Trump emphasised the country's economic strength, citing improving labor market data, Xinhua news agency reported. "If we …

Trump barks at Fed but offers no fresh details on trade in New York speech
5 years, 4 months ago

Trump barks at Fed but offers no fresh details on trade in New York speech

Live Mint  

New York: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday took aim once again at the Federal Reserve for its interest rate policy in a highly anticipated speech that offered no fresh details on his administration's long-running trade war with China. With financial markets from frothy stocks to jittery bonds eager for word about the state of talks between Washington and Beijing, …

Donald Trump again attacks Fed, says central bank ’derelict in its duties’
5 years, 5 months ago

Donald Trump again attacks Fed, says central bank ’derelict in its duties’

Live Mint  

President Donald Trump once again attacked the US Federal Reserve on Thursday, calling for more interest rate cuts to stimulate the American economy just days before the key policy meeting. "The Federal Reserve is derelict in its duties if it doesn't lower the Rate and even, ideally, stimulate," he said on Twitter, a relatively mild epithet after calling policymakers "boneheads" …

A divided Fed reduces rates but may not cut again this year
5 years, 6 months ago

A divided Fed reduces rates but may not cut again this year

Live Mint  

A sharply divided Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for a second time this year but declined to signal that further rate cuts are likely this year. But the Fed is trying to combat threats including uncertainties caused by President Donald Trump's trade war with China, slower global growth and a slump in American manufacturing. The Fed's modest …

Enraged Donald Trump likens U.S. Fed chief to ‘enemy’ Xi
5 years, 7 months ago

Enraged Donald Trump likens U.S. Fed chief to ‘enemy’ Xi

The Hindu  

President Donald Trump reacted furiously on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell linked the trade war with China to risks to the U.S. economy, asking whether the man he handpicked to run the U.S. Central bank was a greater “enemy” than Chinese leader Xi Jinping. I will work ‘brilliantly’ with both, and the U.S. will do great.” “My only …

Stocks week ahead: Markets think the Fed will cut rates. Here’s what that means
5 years, 9 months ago

Stocks week ahead: Markets think the Fed will cut rates. Here’s what that means

CNN  

London CNN Business — 1. “We have now reared an entire generation of investors that buy stocks because interest rates go down,” said Brian Belski, chief investment strategist at BMO Capital Markets. “If the Fed just delivers exactly what the market is expecting, then it’s not going to have an economic impact,” Cabana said. In a note Friday, PNC chief …

President Trump’s policies may lead to rate hike ‘fairly soon’: Federal Reserve
8 years, 1 month ago

President Trump’s policies may lead to rate hike ‘fairly soon’: Federal Reserve

India TV News  

President Trump’s policies may lead to rate hike ‘fairly soon’: Federal Reserve The Federal Reserve said the economy’s continued growth might convince it to raise its benchmark interest rate "fairly soon" due to the ambitious policies proposed by President Donald Trump that may have unforeseen effects, the media reported. The Federal Reserve said the economy’s continued growth might convince it …

Yellen has tough time convincing traders she’ll raise rates soon
9 years, 8 months ago

Yellen has tough time convincing traders she’ll raise rates soon

Live Mint  

Washington: Janet Yellen has work to do if she’s going to convince the holdouts in the bond market that the Federal Reserve will raise US interest rates this year. A Morgan Stanley index based on futures trading shows the Fed won’t act until early 2016 while federal funds futures show the probability for a move in September of just 33%. …

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