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Janet Yellen warns the $38 trillion national debt is testing a red line economists have feared for decades
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Janet Yellen warns the $38 trillion national debt is testing a red line economists have feared for decades

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January 5, 2026
‘We’ve gotten out of whack’ by fixating so much on Fed rates, but the loss of its independence will be punished, BofA CEO Brian Moynihan says
Economy

‘We’ve gotten out of whack’ by fixating so much on Fed rates, but the loss of its independence will be punished, BofA CEO Brian Moynihan says

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December 29, 2025
The Fed may have reassured Powell that it’s safe to leave the board early when a new chair takes over: ‘I think he’s done with this job’
Economy

The Fed may have reassured Powell that it’s safe to leave the board early when a new chair takes over: ‘I think he’s done with this job’

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December 25, 2025
Trump and his new handpicked Fed chair—whoever it will be—are going to clash ‘almost immediately,’ economists predict
Economy

Trump and his new handpicked Fed chair—whoever it will be—are going to clash ‘almost immediately,’ economists predict

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December 20, 2025
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As Americans continue to feel the pain from tariffs and inflation, Lidl launches holiday meal deal for less than $4 per person

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December 16, 2025
Kevin Hassett says he’d be happy to talk to Trump every day as Fed chair, but the president’s opinion would have ‘no weight’ on the FOMC
Economy

Kevin Hassett says he’d be happy to talk to Trump every day as Fed chair, but the president’s opinion would have ‘no weight’ on the FOMC

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December 14, 2025
The Fed just ‘Trump-proofed’ itself with a unanimous move to preempt a potential leadership shake-up
Economy

The Fed just ‘Trump-proofed’ itself with a unanimous move to preempt a potential leadership shake-up

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December 12, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 10: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve on December 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Fed announced it has lowered interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to a range of 3.5 percent to 3.75 percent in the third rate cut this year. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Economy

Fed’s Powell voices fear of K-shaped economy: ‘How sustainable it is, I don’t know’

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December 11, 2025
US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, DC, on December 10, 2025.
Banking

Top economist Diane Swonk: Jerome Powell risks losing the Fed’s credibility on a gamble over AI and immigration

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December 10, 2025
Federal Reserve Bank Chair Jerome Powell speaks during the George P. Shultz Memorial Lecture Series at Stanford University on December 01, 2025 in Stanford, California.
Economy

The Fed delivers a rare ‘hawkish cut’ as Powell tries to steady a softening job market

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December 10, 2025
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during the Hoover Institution's George P. Shultz Memorial Lecture Series in Stanford, California, US, on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. The Federal Reserve said it was monitoring community and regional banks' commercial real estate loan portfolios amid concerns over "elevated interest rates, tighter underwriting standards, and lower commercial property values." Photographer: Jason Henry/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Economy

‘Be careful what you wish for’: Top economist warns any additional interest rate cuts after today would signal the economy is slipping into danger

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December 10, 2025
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve
Economy

Fed’s expected rate cut today is less about stimulating the economy and more about protecting the job market from ‘shattering’

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December 10, 2025
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during the Hoover Institution's George P. Shultz Memorial Lecture Series in Stanford, California, US, on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025.
Economy

‘Fodder for a recession’: Top economist Mark Zandi warns about so many Americans ‘already living on the financial edge’ in a K-shaped economy 

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December 9, 2025
Jerome Powell faces a credibility issue as he tries to satisfy hawks and doves at the most divided Fed in recent memory
Economy

Jerome Powell faces a credibility issue as he tries to satisfy hawks and doves at the most divided Fed in recent memory

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December 7, 2025
Federal Reserve Bank Chair Jerome Powell
Economy

Trump’s pick for chairman isn’t enough to threaten Fed independence, says Bank of America—especially if Jerome Powell decides to stick around

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December 3, 2025

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