Shutdown Puts a Divided Fed in a Perilous Position

Some policymakers at the central bank are in a rush to lower interest rates after the Federal Reserve’s first cut this year, while others are urging caution.

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The Rates Debate Dividing the Fed

Jerome Powell and some of the more dovish policymakers at the central bank are at odds over how to handle “challenging” inflation and unemployment.

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Fed Officials Try to Keep Focus on Economy as Trump Intensifies Attacks

The administration’s effort to oust a Fed governor as part of a pressure campaign for lower borrowing costs created an inescapable distraction at this year’s Jackson Hole conference.

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Fed Official Still Bracing for Economic Slowdown Despite China Tariff Pause

Austan D. Goolsbee, president of the Chicago Fed, said there was still a risk of higher consumer prices and slower growth amid elevated uncertainty about the White House’s trade policy.

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Trump Declines to Rule Out Recession as Tariffs Begin to Bite

President Trump said that Americans would be better off in the long run from his tariffs, which he said would prevent the country from being “ripped off.”

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