Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he sees no reason for Fed Chair Jerome Powell to step down right now https://t.co/RPIupHDITK ...

.@SteveForbesCEO explains that President Trump is hardly the first Commander in Chief to battle the Federal Reserve, and until the central bank abandons its profoundly wrong philosophy, history is doomed to repeat itself. #WhatsAhead https://t.co/DUcl87XNyf ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a social media post Monday that there should be a review of the decision to renovate parts of the Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington https://t.co/J5WNQ2Ephj ...

Do you have questions about that just in terms of targeting inflation. I mean, they were late. They were late.They thought inflation was transitory. Now, it's not clear whether they're late uh when it comes to cutting rates again. But issues like that, them using certain models, academic, PhD, economists, the group think.Are are there are there real questions to ask around all this. There are always really important questions to ask about monetary policy. It's extremely important for the Fed to be entirely ...

Market Performance & Trends - The S&P 500, NASDAQ Composite, and NASDAQ 100 reached fresh records, while the Dow barely closed in the red and small caps fell by approximately 025% [2][3] - The 10-year Treasury note yield decreased by 6 basis points to 437%, and the 30-year yield also decreased by 6 basis points, remaining below 5% [4] - The US dollar index decreased by approximately 067%, a significant amount for a major currency [4] - Communication services showed the strongest performance, increasing by 137%, while energy declined by more than 1% [4] - Investors are becoming more comfortable with the resilience of the US economy, supported by strong retail sales and low jobless claims [7][8] - The market reaction to tariff headlines has diminished, with the S&P 500 and tariff-related stocks showing minimal movement in response to recent tariff news [32] Company Specific News - Trump Media Technology Group revealed approximately $2 billion in Bitcoin holdings, representing about two-thirds of their balance sheet [12][13] - Taiwan Semiconductor's largest client is Nvidia, and Taiwan Semiconductor lifted their full-year guidance by 30% [20][21] - NATO countries have committed to spend up to 5% of their GDP on defense spending over the next decade, and the European Union plans to spend $840 billion over the next four years on defense [22] - Nisource, a multi-utility company and one of the largest distributors of natural gas, has a dividend yield of nearly 3% and is considered a backdoor play into the AI revolution [26][27] - Coca-Cola is expected to report less growth in Q2 due to a slowdown in price increases, and General Motors is expected to report earnings in line with analyst estimates [63][64] Economic Outlook & Federal Reserve - The US economy is showing signs of regaining its strength, with consumer confidence and spending rebounding, and major financial institutions no longer anticipating a recession [43] - The Federal Reserve's summary of economic projections in June indicated a potential slowdown to 14% by the end of the year, with unemployment rising to 45% and core PCE inflation rising to 31% [47] - The market is currently pricing in approximately two rate cuts by the Federal Reserve for the remainder of the year, potentially in September and October [60]

Joining us now, Semour White House correspondent Shelby Talcet and Financial Times columnist and provost of King's College Cambridge, Jillian Tet. Um, Shelby, what's behind this. Well, I think this all of course stems from the fact that interest rates aren't being lowered.We've heard the president talk about this for months. It is a clear thing that he wants. He wants those interest rates lowered.He's gone after Jerome Powell for months publicly and privately. And this is sort of, I think, you know, ratchet ...

August is going to be a sleepy time for Washington policy impacts on markets - except for tariffs and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell https://t.co/dwUTI2NQY9 ...

.@SteveForbesCEO explains that President Trump is hardly the first Commander in Chief to battle the Federal Reserve, and until the central bank abandons its profoundly wrong philosophy, history is doomed to repeat itself. #WhatsAhead https://t.co/V53DPM2odT ...

Monetary Policy & Economic Outlook - The US economy is showing signs of strength with improved sentiment and strong retail sales [1] - The Federal Reserve (Fed) is perceived to be in a comfortable position to observe economic developments before making policy changes, given the unemployment rate is near the natural rate and inflation is moderating [2] - The Fed is expected to re-engage with its recalibration campaign, potentially starting in September, to further lower rates [4] - The committee anticipates the neutral rate to be around 3%, suggesting further room for rate cuts [10] - A more realistic estimate for the neutral rate might be 325% to 350%, allowing the Fed some flexibility [11] - The Fed aims to bring inflation down to the lower end of the 2% range and ideally asymptote to 2% [11] Inflation & Fed's Response - The Fed's 2022 policy of sharply increasing the policy rate successfully reduced inflation without causing a recession [6] - The Fed's actions were followed globally, with some emerging markets even anticipating and moving ahead of the Fed [8] Fiscal Policy Impact - Some believe the Fed misplayed the 2021 episode, partly due to substantial expenditure authorized by Congress and the White House, which fueled inflation [6]

There there's a formal process that's already starting there. There are a lot of great candidates and you know we we'll see how rapidly it progresses. It's President Trump's decision and it it will move at his speed.Do you see any merit at all in selecting maybe a candidate that's already on the committee on the FCC versus taking a look at someone outside of the Federal Reserve. Again, there are a lot of good candidates inside and outside the Federal Reserve. out of them.Has the chairman himself, the Fed ch ...