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US Treasury chief says he expects Fed chair announcement by year's end
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday he is pulling together a list of potential candidates to lead the U.S.
Fed Holds Rates Steady, but Two Officials Back a Cut
Dissents highlight a fraying consensus among policymakers, who are debating the effects that tariffs will have on the economy ...
Powell downplays Fed board dissents: ‘Quite a good meeting’
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell downplayed Wednesday the decision by two members of the central bank’s board to dissent on an interest rate decision for the first time in more than three ...
Fed policy decision generates most governor dissents since 1993
The Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates steady following the end of a two-day policy meeting on Wednesday ...
Fed holds rates steady but sees first double dissent in three decades
The Federal Reserve kept short-term interest rates at a level of 4.25 percent to 4.5 percent on Wednesday, but the vote saw ...