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Chicago Fed National Activity Index improves further in June; May print revised up
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index ("CFNAI") rose to -0.10 in June from -0.16 in May, which was upwardly revised from -0 ...
Federal Reserve likely to air divisions as it keeps rates unchanged
Two top Federal Reserve officials could dissent from the central bank’s likely decision Wednesday to hold its key interest ...
Stock futures are little changed as investors analyze earnings, await Fed rate decision: Live updates
Investors are awaiting the Federal Reserve's interest rate announcement Wednesday afternoon. Fed funds futures are pricing in ...
Equities March Higher While Fed Asserts Its Independence
Once again, equities rose for the week (ended July 25th) with the S&P 500 nearly 1.5%, the Nasdaq just over 1.0%, the Dow ...
Fed expected to keep rates unchanged as it sifts through mixed economic data
The U.S. central bank, to President Donald Trump's chagrin, will likely leave interest rates unchanged at a policy meeting ...
Bessent, Warsh, Hassett are the leading contenders to get Fed chair job, CNBC survey finds
The CNBC Fed Survey found the leading contenders to succeed Jerome Powell as Fed Chair are Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, ...
Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee on Tariffs, Inflation and AI | WSJ’s Take On the Week
Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee joins WSJ’s Take On the Week to discuss the economy, inflation, tariffs and AI.
Conditions as loose as 2021 call into question more Fed cuts
Amid all the mounting political pressure on the Federal Reserve to resume cutting interest rates, Chair Jay Powell is already ...
Trump looms large over a Fed likely to again defy his call for cuts
President Trump will loom large over the Federal Reserve's policy meeting this week, even if the central bank does what the market expects and keeps interest rates on hold.
Downtown Chicago fed building lockdown, standoff ends after roughly 9 hours, evacuation
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A standoff at the Dirksen Federal Building downtown Chicago ended after roughly nine hours Tuesday night.
Trump and Powell bicker over Fed building renovations as president ratchets up pressure campaign
President Trump and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell squared off in an awkward disagreement live on TV about renovation costs at ...
Fed's Goolsbee defends Powell as 'totally honorable guy' amid White House attacks
Chicago Federal Reserve president Austan Goolsbee expressed support for Jerome Powell and central bank independence when ...