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Fed's Powell says tariffs could lead to inflation, economic slowdown
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in a speech today that President Trump's tariffs are likely to boost U.S. inflation.
Fed Chair Lays Out Game Plan in Case of High Inflation and Slower Growth
In a recent speech, Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the central bank, warned that levies of the scope and scale Mr. Trump is ...
Trump’s Tariffs ‘Highly Likely’ To Boost Inflation, Says Fed Chair Powell
Fed chief Jerome Powell also indicated the Fed will take a wait-and-see approach on pursuing the interest rate cuts yearned ...
Why your water bill is an inflation problem that isn't budging
Between aging US water infrastructure and newer standards to rid water of harmful chemicals, a reprieve in US water bill ...
Relief for Rachel Reeves as inflation dipped to 2.6% in March - better than expected - fuelling hopes the BoE can cut interest rates... but experts warn of worse to come
Headline CPI was 2.6 per cent in March, down from 2.8 per cent in February and better than the 2.7 per cent analysts had ...
Here's when HELOC interest rates could fall again
HELOC interest rates have declined multiple times in the opening months of 2025. Here's when they could fall again.
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq smoked as Powell warns of 'challenging' tariff impact, Nvidia plunges
US stocks fell after Nvidia revealed costly new curbs on chip exports to China, and investors grappled with uncertainty over ...
2 Judges Order Federal Agencies to Unfreeze Climate Money
The rulings are setbacks to Trump’s efforts to halt climate and environmental funding approved under the Biden administration ...
Bank of Canada says US tariffs could trigger deep recession
If U.S. tariffs trigger a global trade war, inflation in Canada would spike and the country would enter a deep recession, ...
US retail sales surge in March due to motor vehicle buying ahead of tariffs
U.S. retail sales surged in March as households boosted purchases of motor vehicles ahead of tariffs, though concerns about ...
FTSE 100 LIVE: Stocks tumble into the red as trade war fears offset slowing UK inflation
The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) and European stocks headed lower on Wednesday as the escalating trade war between the US and China ...
Fed Chair Powell gives starkest warning yet on potential economic consequences from tariffs
President Donald Trump’s turbulent trade war could put the Federal Reserve in a difficult situation it hasn’t seen in about half a century, Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday.