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Trump allies widen fight over Federal Reserve independence
Federal Reserve independence is in focus again as Trump allies widen their push beyond Lisa Cook to Powell, board seats and the Atlanta Fed.
Pirro Fed probe losses stay on books, DC judge rules
Pirro Fed probe losses will remain on the record after a federal judge refused to erase DOJ setbacks tied to Jerome Powell.
Pirro Fed probe losses stay on books, DC judge rules
Pirro Fed probe losses will remain on the record after a federal judge refused to erase DOJ setbacks tied to Jerome Powell.
Fed rate hike odds hit 52% as Trump pressures Warsh
Fed rate hike odds jumped to 52% after strong jobs data as Trump pressured Kevin Warsh before his first FOMC meeting.
Fed independence in focus as Powell warns on credibility
Fed independence is back in focus after Jerome Powell warned political removals would damage credibility and market trust.
Why bond traders think Warsh’s Fed could hike before it cuts
Warsh Fed rate hike bets are building as swaps, 2-year yields and sticky inflation push traders to doubt any near-term move toward cuts.
Kevin Warsh sworn in as Fed chair amid Trump pressure
Kevin Warsh's Fed chair swearing-in formalises the central-bank handover as traders weigh inflation pressure and White House demands for lower rates.
Fed Minutes: Rate Hikes Ahead If Inflation Persists
A majority of Fed officials are open to rate hikes if inflation persists, FOMC minutes show, handing Kevin Warsh a hawkish committee days before his swearing-in.
Fed rate cuts 2026: Reuters poll points to longer hold
Fed rate cuts 2026 look less likely as a Reuters poll, firmer inflation forecasts and higher Treasury yields push markets to price a longer hold.
Gundlach's Fed warning shows how 3.8% inflation is crowding out cuts
Jeffrey Gundlach's blunt view on rates matters less as a personality call than as a marker of what hotter CPI, firmer oil and elevated Treasury yields are doing to the market's easing narrative.
Senate confirms Warsh as Fed chair, sharpens rate repricing
Kevin Warsh's Senate confirmation gives investors a real-time policy transition to price as sticky inflation and fading cut bets reshape the 2026 rates path.
Warsh is right on Fed reform, but wrong on AI-led rate cuts
Warsh's case for Fed reform is stronger than his AI-led argument for cutting rates while inflation still sits above target.
Wells Fargo sticks with two Fed cuts after inflation shock
Wells Fargo still expects two 2026 Federal Reserve cuts even as futures traders price a hike. The split shows how differently banks and markets are reading the latest inflation scare.
Private credit split widens as institutions buy, retail balks
Private credit demand is splitting in two: institutions kept buying in the first quarter while retail money pulled back over liquidity and valuation risk.
Kevin Warsh walks into the Fed's biggest family fight in 34 years
Kevin Warsh takes over as Fed chair with inflation at 3.8%, the FOMC split 8-4 on rate policy, and markets pricing a 51% chance of a rate hike by December.
Powell exits with an inflation scar as Warsh inherits a repriced Fed
Powell preserved the Fed's independence but not its inflation record. Warsh now inherits a central bank facing repriced rate expectations and less room for error.
Fed transition uncertainty deepens as Trump nominees resist Powell stopgap role
Resistance to Jerome Powell serving briefly as chair pro tempore leaves investors weighing a messy handoff to Kevin Warsh just as futures markets start to price a fresh Fed hike.
Markets price Fed hike by January after hot inflation
Traders shifted from betting on Fed cuts to pricing a 60 per cent chance of a 25-basis-point hike by January after hotter inflation forecasts and rising Treasury yields.
U.S. inflation forecast jumps to 6% as traders harden Fed bets
Economists now see U.S. inflation near 6 per cent in the second quarter, pushing Treasury yields higher and lifting bets on a tougher Fed path.
Senate advances Warsh Fed nomination as inflation pressures mount
The Senate voted 49-44 on Monday to advance Kevin Warsh's nomination as Federal Reserve chair, setting up a May 15 confirmation vote that would hand him a central bank grappling with 3.3% inflation and an impatient White House.
Powell holds rates 3.5-3.75%, ties inflation to Trump tariffs in farewell
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell held rates steady at 3.5 to 3.75 per cent on April 29 and pinned elevated inflation on Donald Trump's tariffs. He told reporters he will stay on as governor through January 2028.