But chair, would the Fed have cut more by now if it weren't for the tariffs. So I I do think that I think that's right where in effect we went on hold uh when we when we saw the size of the tariffs and where and essentially all all inflation forecasts for the United States went up materially as a consequence of the tariffs. So uh we we didn't overreact. In fact, we didn't react at all.We're we're simply taking some time. As long as the US economy is in a in solid shape, we think the the the prudent thing to ...

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"I wouldn't take any meeting off the table"Jerome Powell won't be drawn on whether the Fed is likely to cut rates when it meets in July, as he joins other central bankers at Sintra https://t.co/FbZSTDqvWU https://t.co/OXZDTqTu16 ...

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That's very high. It's funny you mentioned chairman pal because uh he is joining some of his counterparts in a panel discussion at the ECB central banking forum in Portugal. Not pal chairman.Here is what chairman Powell had to say just a few moments ago. Chair, would the Fed have cut more by now if it weren't for the tariffs. So I I do think that I think that's right.where in effect we went on hold when we when we saw the size of the tariffs and where and essentially all all inflation forecasts for the Unit ...

Denmark’s central bank wants local lenders to tap more of its one-week loans and provide added cash to clients to help reduce short-term interest rates https://t.co/7xtIBk26mS ...

Welcome back. President Trump is ramping up his pressure campaign on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, urging him to cut interest rates by a lot. The president's latest demand came in a handwritten letter held up by White House press secretary Caroline Levit at a press briefing yesterday.You see her there. Trump penned a message to Powell in Sharpie on a list of world central bank rates, writing in part, quote, "Jerome, you are as usual too late. You have cost the USA a fortune." The president has repeat ...

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a European Central Bank forum on Tuesday morning. The panel focuses on the macroeconomy amid policy shifts. It takes place in Sintra, Portugal. Other panelists include: Andrew Bailey, Governor of Bank of England; Christine Lagarde, President of European Central Bank; Chang Yong Rhee, Governor of Bank of Korea; and Kazuo Ueda, Governor of Bank of Japan. Powell's commentary comes after the U.S. Federal Reserve once again held interest rates steady at its policy ...

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