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Trump's tariffs have launched global trade wars. Here's a timeline of how we got here
Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into trade wars abroad — all while on-again ...
Why the Fed’s Waiting Game on Rate Cuts Could Extend Until September
Economists have shifted back their forecasts for lower borrowing costs as President Trump’s tariffs raised the risk of higher ...
Fed Warns Trump Tariffs May Increase Inflation, Unemployment
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell held interest rates steady despite the president's threats to force him out his ...
Will the Fed step in if America’s labor market cracks from Trump’s tariffs?
President Donald Trump’s volatile trade war threatens both higher inflation and rising unemployment, forcing the Federal Reserve to make the difficult choice of addressing just one of those problems ...
Global central banks diverge as tariff risks hamper US Fed
Big central banks are diverging as White House tariffs threaten to raise U.S. inflation and a dash out of the dollar sparks ...
Trump’s tariffs puts Fed in a tough spot on interest rates and inflation
The Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady as it navigates uncertainty kicked up by President Trump, who keeps ...
Trump puts Fed's Powell in a political bind with push to cut rates
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell won’t cut interest rates Wednesday, but he might sometime soon. No matter what, he’s in a ...
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Fed Meeting Keeps Interest Rates High. Here's Why That's a Big Deal for Your Finances
As expected, interest rates didn't budge today. You can blame tariffs. At the conclusion of its May 6-7 meeting today, the ...