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‘Many’ Fed officials think higher rates will be needed if inflation stays high 0
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- August 20, 2026
WASHINGTON — Many Federal Reserve officials think the central bank will have to lift its key short-term interest rate in the coming months if inflation doesn’t subside, minutes of the Fed’s meeting last month showed. The minutes of the July 28-29 meeting, released Wednesday, don’t provide specifics on how many of the 19 officials supported
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An alarmed bond market gets the Trump administration to act again 0
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- August 20, 2026
NEW YORK — Normally quiet, the bond market can occasionally send warning signals loud enough to hit stock markets worldwide and even grab the attention of U.S. presidents and other world leaders. After the bond market’s alarm bells rose in volume through the summer, the Trump administration announced on Wednesday a move that could help
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Global shares mostly rise after buying of AI-related shares and oil prices fall 0
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- August 13, 2026
TOKYO — Global shares were mostly higher on Thursday, powered by gains for AI-related stocks including computer chips. France’s CAC 40 edged up 0.1% in early trading to 8,685.40, while the German DAX added 0.4% to 26,445.93. Britain’s FTSE 100 shed 0.4% to 10,791.07. U.S. shares were set to drift moderately higher with Dow futures
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Falling oil prices help calm worries about inflation, and Wall Street rallies 0
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- August 3, 2026
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices are easing on Monday and helping to calm Wall Street’s worries that inflation could get even worse. That has U.S. stock indexes rallying, though sharp swings are continuing to roil underneath the surface. The S&P 500 rose 1.5% following its wild July, where it swung up
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Trump wanted interest rate cuts to be ‘Rocket Fuel’ for the economy. He is losing that fight so far 0
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- August 1, 2026
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has been losing his own battle to cut interest rates. The president likes to vilify high rates as an affront to the size and strength of the U.S. economy, saying that America deserves the cheapest borrowing costs in the world. Trump for months publicly pressured the Federal Reserve to slash
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Trump stands to profit off US policy announcements by selling fast access to his social media posts 0
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- August 1, 2026
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump knows the world hangs on his every word. Now he wants you to pay for it. The social media posts of the world’s most powerful man are going on sale Saturday when his Truth Social business begins offering sneak peeks of them to Wall Street traders willing to pay
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