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Policy Decisions

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

The president says his choice must cut rates when markets rise, raising fresh questions about central bank independence.

Silver Soars to All-Time Highs, Overtakes Microsoft by Market Value

Fed Cuts Rates for Third Straight Meeting, Signals Likely Pause

Williams Puts Near‑Term Fed Rate Cut Back in Play as Markets Price December Move

Bitcoin Breaks Below $100,000 Again as Liquidations and Risk-Off Selling Intensify

Fed Rift Deepens as Miran Urges 50‑bp December Cut While Economists Lean to 25‑bp

Fed Cuts Rates Again as Powell Says December Move Is Not Assured

Fed Cuts Rates Again, Plans to End QT as Powell Cools Expectations for December Move

Fed Cuts Rates Again to 3.75%–4% as Labor Risks Rise

Fed Set to Cut Rates Again This Week as Data Blackout Clouds Outlook

Fed Minutes Lay Bare Split on Pace of Rate Cuts as Slim Majority Signals More Easing in 2025

Q2 U.S. Growth Revised Up to 3.8%, Tempering Near-Term Fed Cut Bets

Powell Flags Caution on Cuts as Fed Splits Over How Fast to Ease

Fed Cuts Rates by 25 Basis Points, Signals Two More This Year

Markets Poised for Fed’s Expected Quarter-Point Cut as Meeting Begins

Fed Poised to Cut Rates Next Week as Labor Weakens and Markets Price a Quarter-Point Move

Senate Sets Up Floor Vote After Panel Advances Trump Fed Pick Stephen Miran

Markets Price September Fed Cut as Yields Slide and Gold Near Records After Jobs Shock

Fed Cut Bets Firm After Williams Calls September Meeting 'Live' as Dollar Slips

Powell Signals Possible September Cut as Trump Pressure Tests Fed Independence