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Who after Jerome Powell? Two Kevins heat up US Fed chair race— one from Trump’s inner circle
Two Republicans are vying for the top chair at the Federal Reserve. Kevin Hassett, a Ph.D. economist who worked at the Fed in ...
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq edge higher as Nvidia touches $4 trillion market cap
US stocks edged higher on Wednesday as AI chip maker Nvidia (NVDA) became the first company to ever touch a $4 trillion ...
Stocks are in a 'Goldilocks' setup in the 2nd half, but 3 things could disrupt the market
A stagflationary slowdown, higher rates, and a deeper slide in the US dollar could spoil the party for investors in the ...
Trump’s Trade War Roils the Copper Market
Futures contracts hit a record price after the president announced plans for a 50 percent tariff on the metal, driving up ...
Kevin Hassett seen as top contender for US Federal Reserve chair, says Report
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett is emerging as a leading candidate to become the next chair of the US Federal Reserve, signalling a potential shift in America’s monetary policy leadership ...
Trump thinks interest rates are too high. Here's the level he wants.
At its last meeting, the Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate in a range of 4.25% to 4.5%. That's too high for President Donald Trump, whose latest jawboning of the central bank came ...