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The billionaire entrepreneur sees Trump’s hard-line trade policies as reflecting the views of a “fairly small elite [group] of people around” him.

Buy stocks like STLD, ANDE and IPI for steady returns as the focus shifts to the impact of the Trump administration’s policies on the materials sector.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has "no intention" of firing Jerome Powell, but again pushed the Fed chair to lower interest rates.

Tesla (TSLA) posted its sixth earnings miss in the past seven quarters, coming up -38.6% short.

A top economist lays out the economic fallout from Trump’s tariff war.

It’s also unclear how much interest rate cuts can “stem the bleeding” from tariffs, Renaissance Macro’s Neil Dutta said.

The underlying dynamics of this fast-evolving market are really hard to pin down. On the one hand, there are clear recessionary forces building behind the scenes as a result of quickly shifting trade policy coming from the Trump administration. On the other hand, calls for interest rates to decline as various measures suggest the employment […]

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President Trump again lashed out at Jerome Powell, calling him a “major loser” and urging the Fed Chair to immediately cut interest rates.

“We’re now in a de-escalation mode when it comes to the tariffs,” UBS’s Evan Brown added.

Wonder why President Donald Trump is attacking the Federal Reserve chairman and demanding lower interest rates now? Well, lots of Wall Street forecasters are convinced the U.S. economy is headed for big trouble due to the trade wars.

So Trump just came out with a very serious economic prophecy like: “If Powell doesn’t cut interest rates, the economy might slow down.” Ah yes, thank you, Dr. Donald “I went bankrupt six times (7 now economy) ” Trump, for your expert financial analys…

In a post published on Truth Social on Monday, United States (US) President Donald Trump voiced his criticism over the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) monetary policy and accused Fed Chairman Jerome Powell of lowering interest rates in late 2024 for political …

Stock market indices opened lower Monday after a three-day weekend, over the course of which President Trump criticized, and even threatened to fire, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell over his reluctance to lower target interest rates. Meanwhile, in tariffs news, China is threatening “reciprocal countermeasures” against any country that reaches a tariffs deal with the […]

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Powell’s shaky tenure at Fed weighs on market. Gold soars, but crude oil slides lower.

The European Central Bank (ECB) cut interest rates by 25 bps at its 17 April meeting. This is the seventh time since Jun 2025 that the central bank has lowered rates.

NZD/USD continues its winning streak that began on April 9, trading near 0.5970 during Monday’s Asian session. The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) is buoyed by a weaker US Dollar (USD), which is under pressure due to mounting concerns over the US economic fal…

Hey guys, newbie trying to learn more here, but some of the questions I have I cant really find the answer to on google. My question is that I am seeing posts on social media talking about how other countries like Japan, UK, and Canada are selling off …

Research shows that in his first term, Trump’s social-media posts changed market expectations for interest rates, impacting policy.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fed-daly-says-rates-hold-165439360.html (Bloomberg) — Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly said the US central bank may hold interest rates longer than anticipated due to inflation risks, but could y…

The EUR/USD pair attracts some buyers to near 1.1370 during the early Asian session on Friday. The concerns over the economic impact of tariffs continue to drag the US Dollar (USD) lower against the Euro (EUR). Traders will closely monitor the developm…

President Donald Trump attacked Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday for not cutting interest rates.

US President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, accusing him of being too slow to cut interest rates and escalating a long-running conflict that risks undermining the central bank’s politic…

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is infuriating President Donald Trump by not moving to further cut interest rates, in contrast to aggressive easing by the European Central Bank.

“The White House’s actions have made it harder for the Fed to cut rates,” said a Columbia Business School professor.

Homeowners are struggling to sell in markets including California, Texas and Florida amid economic uncertainty and high interest rates.

Changes in interest rates require a majority vote of 12 members in the FOMC. Powell is one vote. The last time they voted (didn't change rates) it was a 12-0 majority. The Trump loyalist (2026 Q1 at the latest) will of course be very different when…

President Trump lashed out at Fed Chair Jerome Powell over interest rates, saying he should “certainly lower them now.”

EUR/USD faces selling pressure and declines to near 1.1340 during early North American trading hours on Thursday.

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell ‘is always too late and wrong,’ the president said.

New York Fed President John Williams pushed back on calls from President Donald Trump and others for a quick interest-rate cut, saying the Federal Reserve’s benchmark rate was in a good place for the time being.

A day earlier, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell offered a pessimistic view of the economy because of the White House’s tariff policy.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday that Japan’s real interest rates remain very low. Ueda further stated that the central bank will increase the rate if the economic outlook is achieved.

The British Pound advanced during the North American session, posting soft gains of 0.14% against the Greenback as inflation slowed to its weakest level in three months. This adds to pressure on the Bank of England to reduce interest rates.

The USD/CAD pair extends its downside below 1.3900 during North American trading hours on Wednesday. The Loonie pair weakens further as the Bank of Canada (BoC) leaves its borrowing rates at 2.75%, as expected.

The Canadian Dollar (CAD) lost ground yesterday after weaker than expected CPI data lifted market speculation that the BoC could cut interest rates at today’s policy decision (13:45 GMT), Scotiabank’s Chief FX Strategist Shaun Osborne notes.