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Howard Lutnick's Viral Fed Rant Claims 'Simple Formula' for Rate Cuts—Here's Why Economists Are Cringing

Howard Lutnick’s viral social media attack on Jerome Powell reveals the growing tension between Trump’s economic team and Fed independence—here’s what investors need to know

Benzinga

S&P Futures Tick Higher With Focus on Powell’s Testimony

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU25) are trending up +0.16% this morning, extending yesterday’s gains, while investors await further testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for clues on the rate outlook.

Barchart

UK interest rates kept on hold with Bank alert to ‘highly unpredictable’ world

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee decided to keep rates unchanged at 4.25%.

Evening Standard

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Stock Market Today: Stocks Grapple for Peace Trade Gains

Of course dramatic tension is high on Fed Day, only this time it's about war and peace as well as monetary policy.

Kiplinger

Bank of England ‘unlikely’ to cut interest rates as inflation pressure grows

Most economists think the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will opt to keep rates on hold when it meets on Thursday.

Evening Standard

UK interest rates predicted to stay at 4.25% with Bank ‘nimble’ amid uncertainty

Most economists think the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will opt to keep rates on hold when it meets on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Weekend Long Read: Remembering Luminary Economist Stanley Fischer

The MIT professor helped shape the foundations of New Keynesian economics and influenced generations of economists and policymakers

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Bank of England rate-setter Alan Taylor ‘pretty concerned’ by economic outlook

It came as the Monetary Policy Committee member indicated he hopes for a path to ‘lower’ interest rates.

Evening Standard

As the Fed devises its new strategy, Powell sees an economy with ‘more volatile’ inflation

Every five years the Federal Reserve reconsiders its framework for monetary policy. This time it will have to consider lessons from the pandemic and an uncertain future.

Fortune

Mood-boosting rate cut is a fillip for Reeves but leaves future uncertain

Split in Bank of England votes muddies waters as to direction of monetary policy in coming months

The Guardian - UK

China Eases Monetary Policy To Boost Ailing Economy

China on Wednesday eased key monetary policy tools in a bid to boost its ailing economy as it struggles with the effects of weak consumption and the trade war with the United States.

International Business Times

Trump Rages at the Fed Over Interest Rates

According to the president, the U.S. economy will begin to slow down unless the Fed “lowers interest rates, NOW.”

Reason

Bank of England rate-setter says US tariffs likely to push down on inflation

Megan Greene was speaking weeks ahead of the Bank’s next monetary policy meeting, where it is expected to cut interest rates.

The Independent UK

Trump’s attacks on central bank threaten its independence − and that isn’t good news for sound economic stewardship (or battling inflation)

Nearly every country in the world has a central bank – a public institution that manages a country’s currency and its monetary policy. And these banks have an extraordinary amount of power. By controlling the flow of money and credit in a country, they can affect economic growth, inflation, employment…

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Fortune

Fed independence could take a hit from the Supreme Court

Markets would likely be very spooked if the president could choose to influence monetary policy.

Fortune

Trump is once again pushing for a rate cut. FOMC members are building a credibility barricade around Jerome Powell

Jerome Powell, Tom Barkin, Jeff Schmid, and Lorie Logan have said they’ll wait for data before axing the interest rate—not what President Trump wants.

Fortune

Cathie Wood fears there are ‘serious liquidity issues in the U.S. banking system’ as Trump tariffs hit

As President Trump’s tariffs took effect, the fund manager famous for her aggressive bets on Tesla is calling for a coordinated fiscal and monetary policy stimulus to restore flagging market confidence.

The Independent UK

India’s central bank cuts interest rates after Trump’s tariffs kick in

Reserve Bank lowers growth forecast after economists estimate US tariffs could shave 20-40 basis points off growth in world’s fifth-largest economy this year

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The Independent UK

Will interest rates be affected by Trump tariffs and when is the next Bank of England review?

The Monetary Policy Committee lowered rates to 4.5 per cent in February but experts believe they could go below four per cent this year

Barchart

Dollar Rebounds on US Labor Market Strength and Hawkish Powell

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Friday rose by +1.06%. The dollar on Friday recovered from early losses and rallied moderately, rebounding from Thursday’s 6-month low. Short covering emerged in the dollar Friday after US March payrolls rose more than expected, a hawkish factor for Fed policy. The dollar added to...

Evening Standard

UK interest rates held at 4.5% as Bank warns over US tariff uncertainty

Eight members of the Bank’s nine-person Monetary Policy Committee voted to keep rates on hold.

Euronews

Trade tariffs could push up eurozone inflation by 0.5%, ECB’s Lagarde warns

A trade war could push up eurozone inflation by half a percentage point alone with detrimental effects on growth, ECB’s Lagarde warns. The ECB president said rising trade tensions and a weaker euro could complicate monetary policy.

The Independent UK

Bank of England set to keep main UK rate unchanged at 4.50% despite gloomy economic news

The Bank of England is set to keep U.K. interest rates unchanged even though the economy is barely growing and set for further uncertainty in light of the tariff policies being enacted by the Trump administration in the U.S. The nine-member Monetary Policy Committee is expected to keep the bank’s…

The Independent UK

Bank of England set to keep interest rates on hold as global uncertainty grows

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is widely expected to keep interest rates on hold on Thursday.

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live 17 March: Qinetiq slides on new guidance, grocers under pressure

The price cutting plans of Asda kept Tesco and Sainsbury’s under pressure today as the grocers spent another session near the bottom of the FTSE 100 index.

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