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Powell Stays on Fed Board, Complicating Trump’s Overhaul

Powell casts the move as a way to protect the Fed from legal pressure over a headquarters renovation probe.

Gasoline Costs Drive PCE Inflation to 3.5%, Near Three-Year High

Energy Shock Pushes Markets Toward Fed Hike Risk in 2026

U.S. Payrolls Fall by 92,000 as Jobless Rate Rises to 4.4%

Fed Officials Prioritize Inflation Fight, Signal Caution on Rate Cuts

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

Markets Reprice After Warsh Tapped for Fed Chair, Sending Stocks Lower and Gold Tumbling

Goolsbee Warns Inflation Risk if Fed’s Independence Is Undercut as White House Pledges Respect for Autonomy

Fed Officials Split on 2026 Rate Path, With Cautious Pause Opposed by Miran’s Call for 100+ bp Cuts

Florida Consumer Sentiment Edges Higher in December, Still Trails Start of 2025

Fed Minutes Reveal Split Over Next Moves After December Rate Cut

U.S. Consumer Confidence Falls Again to 89.1 as Present Conditions Slump

Trump Sets Litmus Test for Next Fed Chair as Hassett Leads Contender Field

California Home Sales Hit Three-Year High as Prices Cool, Bay Area Leads Declines

U.S. Job Openings Hold Near 7.7 Million in Delayed October JOLTS Report

Trump’s Fed Chair Search Narrows to Kevin Hassett as Markets React and Pushback Mounts

Fed Faces Contentious Dec. 9–10 Decision With Markets Leaning Toward a Quarter-Point Cut

Fed Governor Stephen Miran Urges Rapid, Large Rate Cuts to Reach Neutral

Retail’s Split Deepens as Value Chains Gain and Discretionary Retailers Struggle

Fed Minutes Point to December Hold as Many Officials Lean Against Further Cuts