Federal Reserve
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- Trump's America
The world is more scared of Trump than America is
The Trump circus is in full swing, but Wall Street is surprisingly brushing it off.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
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- Explainer
- Gold
‘The magic thing about gold’: Why we still covet (and hoard) it
It came from the stars and still dazzles us today. But why is gold believed to be a “store of wealth” in troubled times – and where is it all kept?
- Angus Holland
‘Disgraceful’: The $3.8 billion renovation Trump wants to use to oust an old enemy
The US president has long been determined to oust politically independent Fed chair Jerome Powell – and now he’s found a way.
- Christopher Rugaber and Josh Boak
- Opinion
- Trump's White House
Trump’s misguided wars are starting to hurt the American people
Donald Trump and his Treasury Secretary were quick to declare victory in a key economic battle. They are wrong.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Opinion
- Opinion
Trump shows his impotence by attacking the Fed chair
The US president, stepping up his assault on Jerome Powell, threatens to replace him with someone who will do what they’re told. But his powers to control the US central bank are limited.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Opinion
- Regulation
Beware the doom loop: New bank rules raise debt fears
America is poised to soften capital requirements for banks so they can buy more government bonds and help finance Donald Trump’s mega budget. It’s a risky move.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Opinion
- Trump's White House
‘Afraid of his own shadow’: The split that could finally take down Trump’s old enemy
US Fed chair Jerome Powell has been fighting to hold on to his job since Donald Trump returned to the White House. It just got a lot harder.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Opinion
- Middle East at war
The alarm bells should be ringing louder in markets
From the Middle East crisis to Trump’s trade wars and everything in between, investors are seemingly ignoring the escalating risks growing for markets. They may live to regret it.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Opinion
- Opinion
The Fed continues to watch and wait for Trump’s tariffs to bite
The US central bank has kept interest rates on hold as Trump’s tariffs and their potential fallout leave its members as confused as everyone else.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Opinion
- Trump's White House
We are about to find out the cost of the Trump chaos
Donald Trump hailed the latest US inflation data as “great numbers” and called for an interest rate cut. But he is celebrating far too early.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
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