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Federal Reserve official sees signs of slowing economy but not ready to cut rates

A top Federal Reserve official said Friday that massive uncertainty created by President Donald Trump’s tariffs has caused some businesses to cut back on hiring and spending, threatening to slow the economy, but he added that it’s not yet clear whether the central bank should cut its key interest rate

The Independent UK

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

The Fed's Tom Barkin is a former McKinsey CFO. Here's his advice on how to ride out a crisis

There's currently a "deep fog of uncertainty" that's surrounding businesses, said Barkin, CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.

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Fed Member Anticipates When Prices Will Start Spiking As a Result of Trump's Tariffs

Richmond Fed president Tom Barkin said prices are likely to start increasing as of June as most companies have enough inventory until them

Latin Times

S&P Futures Tick Lower With All Eyes on Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM25) are trending down -0.26% this morning as market participants gear up for U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs announcement.

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S&P Futures Plunge With All Eyes on Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM25) are trending down -1.01% this morning as risk sentiment took a hit ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs announcement.

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S&P Futures Slip With All Eyes on Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM25) are trending down -0.43% this morning as market participants gear up for U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs announcement.

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President Trump wants action from the Fed, but one bank president says April 2 has only delayed their cuts

President of the Richmond Fed Tom Barkin hinted that confidence the FOMC needs to cut rates further has been hindered by President Trump’s tariff policy.

Fortune

Stock Index Futures Slip Ahead of U.S. Tariffs Announcement, JOLTs Report and PMI Data on Tap

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM25) are down -0.24%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM25) are down -0.25% this morning as investors prepare for U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements while also awaiting the latest reading on U.S. job openings and manufacturing sector surveys.

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Stock Index Futures Slip on Tariff Uncertainty Ahead of U.S. PCE Inflation Data

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM25) are down -0.20%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM25) are down -0.32% this morning as market participants remain cautious amid uncertainty surrounding U.S. tariffs while also awaiting the release of the Federal Reserve’s first-line inflation gauge.

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Stocks Muted Before the Open With U.S. Economic Data in Focus

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ24) are down -0.09%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ24) are down -0.21% this morning as investors awaited a new round of U.S. economic data and remarks from a Federal Reserve official.

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Stocks Slip Before the Open as Middle East Tensions Rise, U.S. Economic Data on Tap

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ24) are down -0.32%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ24) are down -0.45% this morning as risk-off sentiment prevailed due to the potential for escalating conflict in the Middle East, while investors awaited a new round of U.S. economic data and remarks from a…

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Americans' refusal to keep paying higher prices may be dealing a final blow to US inflation spike

The great inflation spike of the past three years is nearly spent — and economists credit American consumers for helping slay it

The Independent UK

Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Pops as Semiconductor Stocks Soar

The main indexes closed higher Monday after a bull call on Micron boosted several large-cap chipmakers.

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US Fed's Barkin Says Recent Inflation Data 'Not Supportive' Of Case For Rate Cuts

The recent uptick in US inflation has weakened the case for the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates, a senior Fed policymaker told AFP on Thursday.

International Business Times

US Interest Rates Likely To Stay High 'For Some Time': Fed Minutes

US Federal Reserve officials expect interest rates will need to remain high "for some time" to tackle stubborn inflation, according to minutes of the most recent rate decision published on Wednesday.

Fortune

Housing math just isn’t mathing, a Fed president says, ripping into NIMBYism and homes that are ‘increasingly unattainable for too many workers'

Tom Barkin, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, sees math that doesn't add up for too many—and he thinks "NIMBYism is real."

The Independent UK

Powell reinforces Fed's cautious approach toward further interest rate hikes

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested that the Fed is in no hurry to further raise its benchmark interest rate, given evidence that inflation pressures are continuing to ease at a gradual pace

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The Independent UK

Is it a 'richcession'? Or a 'rolling recession"? Or maybe no recession at all?

The warnings have been sounded for more than a year: A recession is going to hit the United States

The Independent UK

Little progress has been made in curbing too high inflation, Fed's Jefferson says

Federal Reserve governor Philip Jefferson says inflation remains too high and there has been “little progress” made toward bringing it down to the central bank’s 2% target

The Independent UK

Fed's Barkin: Inflation still 'stubbornly high' and isn't easing fast enough toward 2% target

Inflation remains “stubbornly high” and is no longer making much progress toward the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, a top Fed official said Wednesday, hours after price data for April were released

Axios

Fed to markets: Not so fast on end of rate hikes

Central bankers see the monetary tightening continuing.

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