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Fed Holds Rates at 3.50%–3.75% in 10–2 Vote as Powell Stresses Data-Dependent Path

Futures now point to June as the earliest likely window for any additional cuts.

Gold Tops $5,500 in Ninth Straight Surge, Silver Breaks $120

Fed Pauses Easing, Holds Rates at 3.50%–3.75% as Inflation Stays Elevated

Fed Poised to Hold Rates as Powell’s News Conference Becomes the Market Focus

White House Nears Fed Chair Nomination as Markets Elevate Rick Rieder

Trump Nears Fed Chair Pick as Rieder’s Chances Rise and Hassett Likely Stays at NEC

Trump Signals Hassett May Stay in West Wing as Fed Chair Race Reorders

Fed Poised to Hold Rates as Bowman Flags Job-Market Risks; ECB Steady, BOJ Hints at Earlier Tightening

Trump to Interview BlackRock’s Rick Rieder in Final Round for Fed Chair

Bessent Presses Fed for Faster Rate Cuts in Minnesota Visit

Fed Officials Split on 2026 Rate Path, With Cautious Pause Opposed by Miran’s Call for 100+ bp Cuts

American Century Small Cap Value Fund Lags in Q3 as Letter Details Headwinds and New Positions

Fed Minutes Reveal Split Over Next Moves After December Rate Cut

Fed Minutes Reveal Split After December Rate Cut, Point to Cautious Hold

Gold Tops $4,500, Heads for Best Year Since 1979

Gold Surges Past $4,500 an Ounce to Set New Record

Gold Sets New Record Near $4,470 as Silver Tests All‑Time High on Safe‑Haven Rush

Trump Sets Litmus Test for Next Fed Chair as Hassett Leads Contender Field

Gold Nears $4,500 as Silver Tops $70 in Fresh Records

Fed Officials Diverge After Delayed CPI, With Williams Cautious and Goolsbee Open to Cuts