Federal Reserve
What is stagflation, and why are we talking about it again?
The US President’s tariff war has brought back fears of stagnation and inflation, but why is it sending gold prices through the roof?
- Nick Newling
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- Opinion
- Jerome Powell
Jerome Powell says Trump’s tariffs are a threat to inflation and jobs
The US Federal Reserve Board’s usually cautious chairman says Trump’s tariffs will lead to higher inflation and lower US economic growth. That won’t go down well in the White House.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Opinion
- US politics
As an American, I have never been more afraid for my country’s future
The world is now seeing Donald Trump’s America for exactly what it is becoming: a rogue state led by an impulsive strongman disconnected from the rule of law.
- Thomas L. Friedman
- Opinion
- Opinion
Trump is making life very difficult for an old enemy
Fed chair Jerome Powell has, not for the first time, found himself between a rock and a hard place. It didn’t have to be like this.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Opinion
- Trade wars
Is Trump sending America into a financial crisis? We’re about to find out
The ways markets are reacting to Trump’s tariffs paint a very threatening picture of the outlook for the US and the world.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Updated
- Global economy
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
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
Trump didn’t use the ‘R-word’, but that’s what markets fear
The sell-off on Wall Street is accelerating as fears of stagflation and recession rise. It’s not helping that no one, including Donald Trump, seems to know what his tariff regime will ultimately look like.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Opinion
- Opinion
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
- Updated
- Jerome Powell
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
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