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Trump admin live updates: Trump calls on Fed board to take 'control' if rates not cut

President Donald Trump issued an executive order slapping tariffs on many of America's trading partners but the new duties are set to go into effect in seven days.Trump also continues to face questions over his administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and his relationship with the accused sex trafficker.

The New York Times · 7h

Fed Dissenters Defend Call for July Rate Cut as Trump Intensifies Attacks

The central bank this week kept interest rates steady for a fifth-straight meeting, prompting the first double dissent from members of the powerful Board of Governors since 1993.

Associated Press News on MSN · 14h

Trump calls on Federal Reserve board to wrest full control of central bank from Fed Chair Powell

President Donald Trump is calling for the Federal Reserve’s board of governors to usurp the power of Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

Fed, Trump and Kugler

USA TODAY on MSN · 3h

Trump to appoint new Fed board member after governor Kugler announces resignation

Federal Reserve governor Adriana Kugler is stepping down from the central bank's board, giving President Donald Trump the chance to appoint an early replacement amid his monthslong campaign to badger Fed officials into lowering interest rates.

Reuters on MSN · 6h

Fed Governor Kugler says resigning from Fed effective Aug 8

Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler said on Friday she was resigning from the Federal Reserve effective Aug. 8, the central bank said in a statement.

The New York Times · 3h

Fed Governor Steps Down Early, Giving Trump Opportunity to Shape Central Bank

The resignation comes as President Trump has openly pressured the central bank to lower interest rates and called for Jerome H. Powell, the chair, to step down.

Trump, Fed and US labor

Reuters on MSN · 3h

Trump fires US labor official over data and gets earlier than expected chance to reshape Fed

President Donald Trump on Friday fired a top Labor Department official on the heels of a market-shocking weak scorecard of the U.S. job market, accusing her without evidence of manipulating the figures and adding to already growing concerns about the quality of economic data published by the federal government.

Bloomberg on MSN · 2h

Trump Fires Data Chief on Bad Job News, Gets Chance to Tilt Fed

President Donald Trump got some bad economic news Friday, and responded by shooting the messenger. Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, hours after it sent markets tumbling with a report that showed a dramatic slowdown in US hiring.

Hosted on MSN · 4h

Data credibility fears fueled after Trump orders firing of labor official

By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sharp downward revisions to past jobs data on Friday, followed by Trump’s sudden order to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, stoked investor fears about the integrity of economic data and the Fed’s ability to read the true state of the economy.

The Fed's Preferred Inflation Gauge Shows Rising Price Pressures

Inflation picked up in June, as measured by the Federal Reserve's preferred gauge, reflecting the continued price pressures ...

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The Jobs Report Stunned. The Fed Has to Recalculate.

The weak report changes the math for a central bank that has been trying to wait out the data. Before Friday, traders saw ...

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Weakening US jobs market hits center of Fed rate policy debate

Surprisingly weak July hiring data released on Friday highlighted a fractious Federal Reserve debate over whether the central ...

Municipal Bonds Rally as Investors Bet on Earlier Fed Rate Cut

Municipal bonds are rallying on Friday, along with US Treasuries, after softer US jobs data spurred bets that the Federal ...

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U.S. Job Growth Slowed Sharply, Shifting The Fed's Rate Cut Calculus

Key Takeaways U.S. employers added 73,000 jobs in July, down from the prior month and lower than economists expected.The number of jobs added in May and June were revised sharply lower, showing that ...

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US payrolls revisions jolt markets, making Fed look behind the curve

News of a surprise weakening in the U.S. labor market last month jolted investors on Friday, as hefty revisions to past ...

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Diretores Waller e Bowman, do Fed, citam emprego por dissidência

Os diretores do Federal Reserve Christopher Waller e Michelle Bowman expressaram preocupações de que a hesitação do banco ...

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