Federal Reserve is likely to hold interest rates steady next week. But some consumer loans are getting cheaper
High interest rates have put pressure on households, but some borrowing costs are starting to ease, even with the Fed on the ...
With uncertainty comes growing economic risk for the Fed to weigh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Since U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January, he has imposed biting new tariffs, with more ...
Explainer: What’s a recession and why is rising anxiety about it roiling markets?
Stock markets are plunging, consumers and businesses have started to sour on the economy, and economists are marking down ...
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Bitcoin Slumps, But Trump’s Latest Reserve Push Adds New Twist
Bitcoin stands at an inflection point as macro uncertainties persist, even as positive headlines from the White House flow.
Washington Examiner2d
Court filing sows doubt on Fed’s claim they had ‘no contact’ with DOGE
DOGE staffers Thomas Krause and Marko Elez allegedly discussed the Treasury Department’s payment systems with Federal Reserve employees in Kansas City. The Washington Examiner reached out to the ...
Begich introduces bill to establish strategic bitcoin reserve
The congressman was joined by Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), who is sponsoring the BITCOIN Act on the Senate side. The bill would create a bitcoin reserve.
Fed Chair Powell says interest rates on hold with economic uncertainty widespread
Chair Jerome Powell says in written remarks that the Federal Reserve is likely to keep its key interest rate unchanged in the ...
Oversight Democrats launch review of crypto reserve ‘poised to enrich’ Trump
House Oversight Democrats are encouraging President Trump to abandon his plans for a crypto reserve, calling it a strategy to enrich himself at taxpayer expense. The reserve, announced by Trump ...
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Crypto prices jump as Trump touts national crypto reserve
The order also outlines the possible formation of a strategic government reserve of cryptocurrencies within 180 days. On the ...