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Is The Federal Reserve "Public Enemy Number One"?

Authored by Peter Schmidt via SchiffGold.com, When currency was backed by gold, a central bank’s main function was to maintain the value of the issu.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeJun 17th, 2018

Fed should keep cutting rates despite jobs number: U.S. trade adviser Navarro

White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro said in a television interview on Friday the low U.S. unemployment rate and steady job growth should not deter the Federal Reserve from lowering interest rates......»»

Category: topSource: reutersOct 4th, 2019

Flexible office space on the rise in Houston, CBRE report says

The flexible office market has been a hot topic this year, thanks in part to WeWork’s rocky — and ultimately unsuccessful — initial public offering effort. Add to that Boston Federal Reserve President Eric Rosengren’s warning that coworking cou.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsSep 27th, 2019

"Our bigger enemy": Trump escalates attack on Fed chief

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump launched a furious and highly personal Twitter attack Friday against the Federal Reserve and Chairman Jerome Powell, fuming that the Fed once more "did NOTHI.....»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralAug 24th, 2019

Trump Today: Trump blasts Powell and Xi as ‘enemies’ of U.S. as Fed fight, trade war heat up

President Donald Trump on Friday slammed Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell after a closely watched speech, asking if the central bank chief or China’s president was a bigger enemy of the United States......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchAug 23rd, 2019

Trump questions whether Fed"s Powell "bigger enemy" of U.S. than China"s Xi after Jackson Hole speech

President Donald Trump on Friday said the Federal Reserve "did nothing" after Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank is watching economic developments and will "act as appropriate." Trump, who has frequently.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchAug 23rd, 2019

Jerome Powell: I won"t leave if Trump asks me to quit

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell defiantly said Wednesday he would not accept being fired by President Donald Trump, who has waged an unprecedented public pressure campaign on the central bank......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJul 10th, 2019

S&P 500 hits round-number milestone at 3000 for the first time in history

The S&P 500 intraday Wednesday surged above a closely watched milestone at 3,000 for the first time ever as investors were heartened by prepared remarks from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powe.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJul 10th, 2019

Trump says he plans to keep criticizing Fed over rates

President Donald Trump says he has no intention of ending his public attacks on the Federal Reserve's interest rate policies even though he knows he has made Chairman Jerome Powell's job more difficult......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsJun 14th, 2019

Capital Confidential: Bill Browder’s latest adversary — Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson

Russia’s public enemy number one has a new adversary in the shape of ‘The Rock’.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 7th, 2019

"Tone deaf" Powell leaves Wall Street dazed by changing views

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, who pledged early in his tenure to speak in “plain English” and improve the central bank’s public communications, is finding it tough to deliver a clear message......»»

Category: worldSource: nytMay 5th, 2019

Republicans and Democrats cite the same Federal Reserve data in high-stakes debate on payday lenders

The public has until May 15 to comment on a CFPB proposal to roll back Obama-era restrictions on payday loans......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 1st, 2019

Why Friday’s Employment Report Has to Be Strong

What the market is going to want here is a solid jobs number that is also "not too solid" because the market does not want Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and other members of the Fed to return........»»

Category: blogSource: 247wallstMay 1st, 2019

Fed"s balance sheet plan, economic outlook under microscope

The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday is expected to hold interest rates steady, shave the number of hikes projected for the rest of the year, and release long-awaited details of a plan to end the monthly reduction of its massive balance sheet......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 20th, 2019

Economic Report: Chicago Fed economic measure cools in March from February’s nearly two-decade high

A measure of the U.S. economy from the Chicago Federal Reserve cooled to a barely positive reading in March from an upwardly revised, multiyear-high February number......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 23rd, 2018

Candace Owens Thanks Kanye West, Says He Fought Against "Political Correctness" Before Trump

Candace Owens responded to Kanye West's supportive tweet, saying "Long before Donald Trump came down the escalator, Kanye West was public enemy Number 1 for simply trying to tell the truth.".....»»

Category: topSource: newsweekApr 22nd, 2018

Fed"s Barkin--in first public speech--backs continued rate hikes

Richmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin, in his first public speech, said Monday that he thinks the central bank should continue to raise interest rates. Barkin said the level of the fed-funds rate target is still .....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 7th, 2018

Wall Street rallies, Apple approaches $1 trillion value; Dow, S&P gain

A higher inflation number could have increased fears of more aggressive interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve.....»»

Category: topSource: business-standardMay 10th, 2018

Fed to put Wells Fargo remediation plan to public board vote: letter

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve board will hold a public vote on whether to lift growth restrictions on scandal-hit Wells Fargo following pressure from Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts lawmaker said on Friday......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMay 11th, 2018

Fed Sets May 30 Vote on Proposed Volcker Rule Changes

The Federal Reserve set a May 30 vote on proposed changes to the Volcker rule, the first public step in an expected rewrite of the restrictions that have held back bank trading desks for years......»»

Category: smallbizSource: wsjMay 23rd, 2018

Caroline Baum: The Fed’s verbal gymnastics include loads of back flips

The Federal Reserve has a hard time communicating with the public, especially when theory and reality diverge, writes Caroline Baum......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 31st, 2018