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US President Donald Trump went to his golf course in Florida on Friday as the financial markets collapsed after his new tariffs.

After $10.4 trillion wipeout, US expected to fall into recession ‘under weight of tariffs’

While the White House says Trump’s plan is working, some Republicans have joined Democrats to introduce a bill to terminate new tariffs unless the US Congress approves them.

  • Michael Koziol and Rob Harris

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Jerome Powell will speak at 5.30am AEDT.

Fed keeps interest rates on hold, warns of Trump ‘uncertainty’

The Fed said it still anticipates two rate cuts by the end of the year but chair Jerome Powell said uncertainty about the economy is “unusually elevated” as it waits to see the impact of Trump’s policies.

  • Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir
The President said the Fed chair  is sending markets lower with his rates stance.

The Trump shadow hangs over interest rates

The US Federal Reserve Board has left rates on hold as it waits to see Trump’s trade, immigration, tax and deregulation policies and their effects on the US economy.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Jerome Powell will speak at 6.30am AEDT.

Fed keeps rates on hold, in no ‘hurry’ to cut rates

The Federal Reserve stayed on hold amid uncertainty over the impact of President Trump’s policies.

  • Howard Schneider and Michael S. Derby
Trump has wasted no time setting his sights on Jerome Powell.

Trump is set to put the blowtorch to an old enemy

Donald Trump is demanding lower interest rates as soon as possible. He is likely to be disappointed – and an old foe will feel the brunt of his displeasure.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Wall Street tumbled after the Fed shifted its thinking for 2025.

The Trump shadow hanging over Wall Street’s meltdown

A big change in the Federal Reserve’s thinking triggered a bloodbath on Wall Street that has spread around the world.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Fed chair Jerome Powell will speak at 6.30am AEDT.

Fed cuts rates but Wall Street rattled by change to 2025 outlook

Wall Street sank as the US Federal Reserve says it expects to see fewer rate cuts next year than previously projected.

  • Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir
Jerome Powell

Trump set to put an old foe in an uncomfortable position

Donald Trump’s controversial policies set him up for an inevitable clash with old sparring partner Jerome Powell.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
The Trump euphoria has started to fade on Wall Street.

How Wall Street and the Fed could derail Trump’s MAGA plans

Sharemarket investors were initially excited about the president-elect’s return to the White House but Jerome Powell quickly became the party pooper.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said that “in the near term, the election will have no effects” on interest-rate policy.

Trump’s Machiavellian plot to undermine the man he would love to get rid of

Jerome Powell says he will not resign as chairman of the US Federal Reserve should the president-elect ask him to. Trump’s advisers are working on a Plan B.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz

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