Federal Reserve officials who voted to lower interest rates three weeks ago agreed that the move shouldn’t be viewed as an indication that there is a “pre-set course” for future cuts, according to meeting minutes released Wednesday. The summary indicated that policymakers viewed the move as a “mid-cycle adjustment,” an expression Chairman Jerome Powell used
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a news conference following the Federal Reserve’s two-day Federal Open Market Committee Meeting in Washington, July 31, 2019. Sarah Silbiger | Reuters Federal Reserve members worried over future growth are highly concerned about the U.S.-China tariff battle, citing the issue multiple times during discussions at the central bank’s July
A patient at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Jeff Hutchens | Getty Images President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Tuesday to automatically cancel the student debt of tens of thousands of disabled veterans. “Today I’m proud to announce that I am taking executive action to ensure that our wounded warriors are
If you ever want to retire (or stay retired!), you’ve got a big problem. Bonds don’t pay much now, and they’re likely to pay less and less in the months and years ahead. I probably don’t have to tell you that the yield on the 10-year Treasury note has crashed to 1.6%. In other words,
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin “I’m not looking at a tax cut now. We don’t need it. We have a strong economy,” President Trump said Wednesday. ASSOCIATED PRESS Topline: President Trump said Wednesday he is no longer considering a payroll tax cut, contradicting a Tuesday statement in which he said the