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DOJ Subpoenas the Fed in Powell Testimony Probe as Dollar Slips and Gold Hits Record

Powell calls the criminal threat a pretext to force rate cuts, sharpening worries about central‑bank independence.

Powell Says DOJ Subpoenaed the Fed, Threatened Indictment Over Renovation Testimony

Jobs Report Pushes Out Fed Cut Odds, Forcing a 2026 Rethink

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Trump Says He Has Chosen Next Fed Chair, Keeps Name Secret

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U.S. Jobless Claims Drop to 199,000 in Holiday Week

Fed Minutes Reveal Split Over Next Moves After December Rate Cut

Trump Threatens ‘Gross Incompetence’ Suit Against Powell as January Fed Chair Pick Looms

Mortgage Rates Seen Staying in Low-6% Range in 2026 Despite Fed’s 2025 Cuts

Fed Seeks Stability With Early Regional Reappointments as Powell Succession Nears

U.S. Mortgage Rate Slips to 6.18% as Year Ends

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

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November Inflation Cools to 2.7% as Fed Flags Shutdown-Linked Data Distortions

Trump Demands a Rate-Cutting Fed Chair as Waller Pledges Independence

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Yen Carry Unwind Pressures Bitcoin as BOJ Hike Looms

BofA Survey Finds Record-Low Cash, Peak Bullishness as Sell Signal Nears

Mortgage Rates Hold Near 6% Despite Fed Cuts as Easing Proves Limited

Fed’s December Rate Cut Points to Smaller 2027 Social Security COLA