Senate confirms Kevin Warsh to succeed Jay Powell as Fed chair
Vote brings to an end one of the most fraught processes of selecting a central bank chief in decades
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Christine Lagarde’s pay is 50% higher than disclosed by ECB
Europe’s top central banker earns almost four times more than Fed chair Jay Powell, FT analysis shows
US inflation unexpectedly falls to 2.7%
November report was distorted by government shutdown, economists say
The Irish Times view on Trump vs the Fed: rocky times ahead
Were it to be seen to do the president’s bidding, its independence would be undermined
The markets could yet save us from Trump’s worst excesses
Trump has blinked three times already when the consequences of his actions manifested themselves in falling stock markets
US stocks and dollar sink as Trump renews attacks on Fed chair Powell
President has increased criticism of central bank head for not lowering rates sufficiently swiftly
Trump says Fed chair’s termination ‘cannot come fast enough’
Jay Powell had said tariffs likely to put prices and unemployment targets at risk
US inflation unexpectedly increases to 3% in January
Figure bolsters case for Federal Reserve proceeding slowly with interest rate cuts
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Investors have no idea what Donald Trump returning as US president will actually do
Federal Reserve wrestles with how aggressively to cut US interest rates
Close call over whether to lower rates by half or quarter point this month
Gold hits record highs as investors bet on rate cuts
US and European buyers position for lower borrowing costs after sitting out much of precious metal’s rally
Federal Reserve says first cut to US interest rates could come in September
Central bank holds rates steady but comments by chair Powell boost expectations of pre-election move
US Fed moving closer to interest rate cut
Comments by Fed chair Jay Powell come a day after ECB signalled possible movement in June
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