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Monetary Policy Policy Decisions Economic Policy Interest Rates Leadership Board of Governors Policy Making Interest Rate Policy Independence Jerome Powell

Mortgage Rates Jump to 6.5% as U.S. Signals Longer Iran Blockade

Oil price gains lifted Treasury yields, raising mortgage costs.

Senate Sets Hearing for Trump’s Fed Pick Kevin Warsh

Jobless Claims Tick Up to 219,000 as Labor Market Stays Firm

Goldman Lifts U.S. Recession Odds for 2026 to 30% as Oil Shock Deepens

Powell Says U.S. Debt Path Is Unsustainable

Fed Officials Cite Iran War and AI Uncertainty in Case for Holding Rates

U.S. Jobless Claims Tick Up to 210,000, Pointing to a Steady Labor Market

Fed Poised to Unveil Basel Risk-Weighting Plan for Big Banks Next Week, With Bitcoin in Focus

Senate Passes Housing Bill With 2030 Freeze on Fed-Issued Digital Dollar in 89–10 Vote

Warsh’s Fed Nomination Fuels Market Jitters as Confirmation Hits Roadblocks

Energy Shock Drives Global Bond Rout as Rate-Hike Bets Return

Fed Officials Prioritize Inflation Fight, Signal Caution on Rate Cuts

Fed’s Waller Says AI Won’t Upend Jobs as Central Bank Sets Cautious, System-Wide Path

Minneapolis Fed’s Kashkari Calls Crypto ‘Utterly Useless,’ Questions Stablecoins’ Value

Fed Finalizes 2026 Bank Stress Scenarios, Freezes Capital Buffers Until 2027

Gold Tops $4,700, Silver Hits Record as Safe-Haven Rush Follows Trump Threats

Trump Says He Has No Plans to Fire Fed Chair Powell as DOJ Probe Continues

Trump Taps Fannie-Freddie and Treasury Funds to Advance Agenda Without Congress

DOJ Subpoenas Fed Over D.C. Renovations as Project Cost Rises to $2.46 Billion

U.S. Adds 50,000 Jobs in December as Jobless Rate Drops to 4.4%