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Fed's Powell opens door to rate cut

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell signals possible rate cut, sending stocks sharply higher
"While the labor market appears to be in balance, it's a curious kind of balance that results from a marked slowing in both the supply of and demand for workers," Powell said.

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Jerome Powell hints long-awaited rate cuts are coming soon — the first during Trump’s term
Fed's Powell signals likely September interest rate cut, citing 'downside risks' to jobs
Powell suggests rate cuts are coming — but not because Trump demanded them
As the Trump administration ramps up its pressure on the Federal Reserve, Chair Jerome Powell is set to deliver a key speech Friday at a central banking symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

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President Steps Up Attack on Fed as He Demands a Governor Resign
Fed Chair Powell faces fresh challenges to Fed independence amid potential rate cuts
Why the Federal Reserve has historically been independent of the White House
Firing the Fed chair or forcing out a governor would threaten the Fed’s venerated independence, which has long been supported by most economists and Wall Street investors.

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Trump gives meandering answer about the Fed after Powell hints at rate cut the president has long wanted
Markets worldwide start going on a tear after Jerome Powell signals he’s open to a September rate cut

Jerome Powell Signals Possible Rate Cuts—Here’s How To Protect Your Savings

During a speech this morning at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell addressed the tensions behind the central bank’s upcoming decision on the federal funds rate.

The Fed is under full-scale assault. Jerome Powell is facing his toughest battle yet

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to give what could be his most consequential speech yet — just a few days after one of his colleagues was threatened with prosecution for alleged mortgage fraud.

Powell to give his last Jackson Hole speech under watchful gaze of Wall Street and the White House

If the famously data-dependent Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell shifts gears and takes a gloomier view of the job market, that could open the door for a rate cut at the Fed’s next meeting in September.
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