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Trump Fires Data Chief on Bad Job News, Gets Chance to Tilt Fed  Bloomberg.com Lashing Out Over Russia and Jobs Data, Trump Displays His Volatile Side  The New York Times Republican senators raise concerns about Trump’s firing of Labor Dept. official  NBC News Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s firing of labor statistics head after weak jobs report  PBS Who is Erika McEntarfer, the Bureau …

Treasuries Jump After Slower Job Growth Boosts Fed Cut Bets  Bloomberg Treasury yields tumble after much weaker-than-expected July jobs report, Fed governor resigns  CNBC Weak Jobs Report Sparks Big Rally in Short-Dated Treasuries  Barron’s 10-Year Treasury Yield Sinks to 5-Week Low on Tariff and Job Market Fears  TipRanks 10-Year Treasury Yield Long-Term Perspective: July 2025  Advisor Perspectives Source link

Alarming jobs report makes potent case for the Fed to cut interest rates  Axios Fed governors Bowman, Waller explain their dissents, say waiting to cut rates threatens economy  CNBC Fed Dissenters Defend Call for July Rate Cut as Trump Intensifies Attacks on Powell  The New York Times Fed holds rates steady but sees first double dissent in three decades  The Hill Powell didn’t just …

Fed Governor Steps Down Early, Giving Trump Opportunity to Shape Central Bank  The New York Times Fed Governor Kugler is resigning, giving Trump a nominee on committee that sets interest rates  CNBC Fed governor to resign early, handing Trump immediate opening on board  The Washington Post Federal Reserve’s Kugler to resign, giving Trump earlier-than-expected opening  Politico Fed governor Kugler resigns, giving Trump vacancy  Axios Source …

The U.S. labor market looks much weaker than previously thought, and Wall Street now expects the Federal Reserve to resume rate cuts sooner rather than later. The Labor Department reported Friday that payrolls grew by just 73,000 last month, well below forecasts for about 100,000. But downward revisions for prior months shocked investors even more, revealing that the labor market …

Weakening US jobs market hits center of Fed rate policy debate  Reuters U.S. added just 73,000 jobs in July and numbers for prior months were revised much lower  CNBC Cooling Job Market Opens Door to September Cut Despite Inflation Jitters  The Wall Street Journal US labor market cracks widen as job growth hits stall speed  Reuters Friday’s Jobs Report Looks Grim  Bloomberg Source link

Dr. Adriana Kugler, member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, speaks to The Economic Club of New York in New York City, U.S., June 5, 2025. Kylie Cooper | Reuters Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler announced Friday she is stepping down from her role at the central bank, creating an important vacancy at a time when President …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday called for the Federal Reserve’s board of governors to usurp the power of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, criticizing the head of the U.S. central bank for not cutting short-term interest rates. Posting on his Truth Social platform, Trump called Powell “stubborn.” The Fed chair has been subjected to vicious verbal attacks by …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday called for the Federal Reserve’s board of governors to usurp the power of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, criticizing the head of the U.S. central bank for not cutting short-term interest rates. Posting on his Truth Social platform, Trump called Powell “stubborn.” The Fed chair has been subjected to vicious verbal attacks by …

Fed Dissenters Defend Call for July Rate Cut as Trump Intensifies Attacks on Powell  The New York Times Powell didn’t just refuse to deliver a rate cut—he also hinted a raise could have been on the cards  Fortune Divided Fed holds key interest rate steady, defying Trump’s demands for aggressive cuts  CNBC 2 Fed officials break ranks as Trump wages war on Powell  Politico …