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Stocks climb as investors bet on rate cut following Powell speech

Markets rose Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appeared to open the door to lowering interest rates, something ...

Powell says rates may need to be cut, but Fed to proceed carefully

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday pointed to a possible interest rate cut at the U.S. central bank's meeting next ...

Powell didn't promise September interest rate cut, may hold steady if data is ugly, Rosengren says

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell didn't "promise" to cut interest rates in September and may not adjust rates if there are ...

Wager for Half-Point Rate Reduction Faces Test of Powell Remarks

Traders are piling into one specific options wager that relies on a dovish Federal Reserve slashing interest rates by over a ...

Trump may want lower interest rates for consumers, but it sure is convenient for the national debt he’s creating, too

While Trump frames the issue as consumer pain, Wharton’s Joao Gomes told Fortune that cheaper borrowing would also ease ...

Fed officials point to August data as critical for looming interest-rate decision

So many Federal Reserve officials have said they are waiting for data over the next few weeks before deciding on a September ...

Dollar drifts as investors ponder Fed independence ahead of Powell speech

The U.S. dollar drifted on Thursday as investors fretted about the Federal Reserve's independence after yet another attack ...

U.S. Treasury Yields Edge Lower Ahead of Powell’s Speech

Treasury yields edged marginally lower in Asian trade with investors focusing on Jerome Powell’s speech. He will likely highlight longer-term economic challenges, such as demographics and productivity ...