Jerome Powell
- Opinion
- Interest rates
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
Latest
- Updated
- World markets
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
- Opinion
- Interest rates
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
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
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
- Opinion
- US Votes 2024
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
- Updated
- US Votes 2024
‘Not permitted under the law’: Powell shuts down Trump questions as Fed cuts rates
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point while chair Jerome Powell addressed concerns about his future when Donald Trump returns to the White House.
- Christopher Rugaber
- Updated
- World markets
Miners push ASX to record close after Fed unleashes jumbo rate cut
The Australian sharemarket broke successive records on Thursday after the Federal Reserve issued a whopper 0.5 percentage point interest rate cut.
- Brittany Busch
- Analysis
- Interest rates
Bullock might have to change her tune after America’s big-bang rate cut
The US Federal Reserve has gone big with its rate cut – exposing the problems facing the Reserve Bank of Australia in its inflation fight.
- Shane Wright
- Opinion
- Interest rates
How Trump could destroy the Fed’s grand plan
The Federal Reserve has started its rate-cutting cycle with a bang as it tries to help keep the US out of a recession. That plan could be derailed by November’s election.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Updated
- Interest rates
US cuts interest rates, turning up heat on RBA
America’s central bank has cut US interest rates by half a percentage point. The move amps up the pressure on the Reserve Bank to cut rates in Australia.
- Shane Wright
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