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Trump signals DOJ should continue Powell probe, complicating Warsh Fed nom
President Donald Trump on Thursday signaled his continued support for a Department of Justice investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell — a stance that could further delay the confirmation of his would-be successor, Kevin Warsh. “He’s under investigation because he’s building a building for hundreds of billions of dollars more than it’s supposed to […]
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Government bonds face ‘perfect storm’ as Iran war rattles Europe’s central banks
Europe’s sovereign bonds are facing “a perfect storm” after new inflation fears sparked by the Iran conflict forced the region’s central banks to signal a new course for interest rates on Thursday, sending yields soaring. The Bank of England left interest rates unchanged at 3.75% on Thursday, with the European Central Bank also holding steady […]
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The Fed decision, Micron earnings, Amazon’s USPS contract and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Thursday. I’m back after a long weekend skiing in Colorado, just in time for yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting. Stock futures are lower this morning. The three major indexes are coming off a losing day. Here are five key things investors need […]
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Analysis: The Fed’s Powell just delivered a new blow to Warsh’s plans for swift rate cuts
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, DC, on March 18, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh wants to lower interest rates. Fed officials signaled Wednesday that it […]
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Dow tumbles 600 points to session low as inflation fears hurt stocks: Live updates
A television station broadcasts the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold rates after a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stocks sold off on Wednesday after new U.S. economic data […]
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Fed still expects to cut rates once this year despite spiking oil prices
Key Points The Federal Reserve’s so-called dot plot showed a median estimate of 3.4% for the federal funds rate at the end of 2026, the same as what it had projected at the end of last year. However, a closer look at the overall dot plot showed the balance of projections moved toward fewer reductions. […]
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Fed votes to hold rates steady, notes ‘uncertain’ impacts from Iran war
WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday voted to hold its key interest rate steady as policymakers navigate their way through higher-than-expected inflation readings, mixed signs on the labor market – and a war. In a widely expected decision, the Federal Open Market Committee voted 11-1 to keep the benchmark federal funds rate anchored in […]
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Here’s what changed in the new Fed statement
This is a comparison of Wednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee statement with the one issued after the Fed’s previous policymaking meeting in January. Text removed from the January statement is in red with a horizontal line through the middle. Text appearing for the first time in the new statement is in red and underlined. Black text appears in both statements. […]
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Expectations for the next Fed rate cut get pushed back after hot inflation report
Construction work continues at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC, on Dec. 30, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images A hotter-than-expected wholesale inflation reading for February had traders contemplating the possibility that the Federal Reserve won’t be lowering interest rates at all this year. Following a Bureau of Labor […]
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Wholesale prices rose 0.7% in February, much more than expected and up 3.4% annually
Wholesale prices rose sharply in February, providing another sign that inflation continues to percolate even aside from rising energy prices. The producer price index, a measure of pipeline costs that producers receive for their products, increased a seasonally adjusted 0.7% on the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. Excluding volatile food and energy […]
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