Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank is in wait-and-see mode amid mostly positive U.S. economic conditions.
In an address to the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, delivered via video link Thursday, President Donald Trump revisited his displeasure with the policy direction of the U.S. Federal Reserve that surfaced during his first term in spite of having appointed the leader of the monetary body.
The president says he wants Opec and Saudi Arabia to bring down the price of oil which he says is fuelling the Russia-Ukraine war.
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday did not comment on U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks from last week about demanding a fall in interest rates. Trump, speaking at the World Economic Forum at Davos-Klosters,
This uncertain outlook in oil markets could pose a challenge to Canada's economic stability, given its heavy reliance on oil exports. Falling crude prices threaten to widen Canada's trade deficit, which could weigh heavily on the Canadian dollar, already hovering at multi-year lows.
while OPEC output holds steady. This looming supply overhang could exacerbate the market’s oversupply, keeping prices in check. Federal Reserve and Dollar Strength Apply Additional Pressure The ...
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday will announce its latest decision setting the level of interest rates, just days after President Donald Trump called on the central bank to lower them. Investors widel
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he will call for a lowering of U.S. interest rates, exerting pressure on the Federal Reserve despite a longstanding norm of political independence at the central bank.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would ask Saudi Arabia and other OPEC nations to 'bring down the cost of oil'.
Asian stocks fell broadly on Monday as investors reacted to weak Chinese data and awaited interest-rate decisions from the U.S.
In President Trump’s first week in office, he issued a blitz of executive orders, but perhaps his most ambitious statement to date is his claim yesterday that he would order the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.