Joining us now, the former chair of the National Economic Council of Adviserss under President Biden, Jared Bernstein. Welcome back, Jared. It's always good to see you.So, let's start with what the Commerce Secretary was talking about there and this kind of whiplash in the markets last week to news that Trump considered firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Markets then dropped, but Trump backed off, saying it was highly unlikely, but he doesn't rule it out. So, the Wall Street Journal reports Treasur ...

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Simmons First National (SFNC 2.03%), a regional bank focused on retail and commercial banking services, reported its earnings on July 17, 2025. The big news: Non-GAAP earnings per share reached $0.44, exceeding analyst expectations of $0.39 (non-GAAP). However, revenue came in at $214.2 million, slightly below the $216.66 million consensus forecast (non-GAAP). The quarter showed progress in profitability, margin expansion, and efficiency, but also revealed a continued slow pace of growth and a gradual rise ...

Key Events This WeekTuesday:• Fed Chair Jerome Powell delivers his first public remarks since intensified speculation about his potential resignation.Thursday:• Weekly Initial Jobless Claims indicator.• ECB Interest Rate Decision.Buckle up for another big week ahead. ...

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Donald Trump's attacks on the Fed are not just about its chairman, Jerome Powell. In fact, they're not really about Jerome Powell at all. The attacks are about whether we still believe America's central bank should be insulated from political interference.It's about turning one of the most trusted financial institutions in the world into a partisan weapon. And it's understandable if you don't think that much about the Fed at all. But the consequences of Trump's relentless attacks on Powell are more dangerou ...

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specifically and this is also the most common or most natural thing people are are thinking about here is it will improve forecasting and I think this is sort of where everybody's interested how are interest rates going how does the economy develop going forward how is inflation going forward so here we're going to see a lot already happening in terms of AI and I think here there's also a lot to learn going forward is it likely to make forecasting more accurate do you think I think definitely so I think one ...

17 July 2025 | 10:49PM EDT USA: Fed Governor Christopher Waller Reiterates Call for a July Cut BOTTOM LINE: At an event hosted by the Money Marketeers of NYU, Fed Governor Christopher Waller argued that the FOMC should cut 25bp at the July meeting, for three reasons. First, he expects tariffs to only provide a one-time price level boost and, as a result, believes that the corresponding pick-up in inflation can be "look[ed] through." Second, he cites below-potential GDP growth in 2025H1, an unemployment rate ...