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The Big Money Show panel discusses President Donald Trumps plan to remodel Jerome Powells Federal Reserve. The minutes of the Federal Reserve’s July meeting released on Wednesday showed that policymakers were more concerned about the risk of inflation from the impact of tariffs than the labor market as they debated interest rate policy. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the Fed …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Federal Reserve officials said last month that the threat of higher inflation was a greater concern than the potential for job losses, leading the central bank to keep its key rate unchanged. According to the minutes of the July 29-30 meeting, released Wednesday, members of the Fed’s interest-rate setting committee “assessed that the effects of higher tariffs had …

Fed Minutes Reveal Broad Support for Holding Rates Steady Last Month  The Wall Street Journal Divided Fed worried about tariffs, inflation and the labor market, minutes show  CNBC Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, July 29–30, 2025  Federal Reserve Board (.gov) Fed Officials Split Over How to Read Economic Signals  The New York Times Fed minutes could show whether Waller and Bowman had …

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Matt Hutton was living the millennial homeowner dream. He scrimped and saved until he was able to buy his first place in 2019, paying $324,000 for a two-bedroom townhome in a suburb west of Denver. When mortgage rates dropped to record lows during the pandemic, he refinanced to slash his interest costs. Then home values ballooned, enabling him to sell …

While some people may define literacy in strict terms as proficiency in reading comprehension, there’s often much more to it than that. To be literate opens the door to parse information, think and act with credulity, and make inferences using written text. According to several metrics, the country’s overall ability to do that may be in decline. Adult Literacy Levels …

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 4:42PM Officials say West Nile Virus has been detected in mosquitoes in nearly every Pennsylvania county. The rates of West Nile Virus are increasing throughout the Philadelphia region. This is placing people at significant risk for the mosquito-borne illness. No one has tested positive for West Nile in Pennsylvania this year. However, officials say it has …

Members of the FBI and D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department conduct a traffic stop near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 14. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images Amid President Trump’s ongoing feud with the local leaders of the nation’s capital, both sides have pointed to crime statistics to make their case on how safe …

Around the world, new coronavirus variants are being nicknamed “Nimbus” (NB.1.8.1) and “Stratos” (XFG). But according to Prof. Tal Brosh, head of the Infectious Disease Unit at Assuta Ashdod Public Hospital and chair of Israel’s national epidemic response team, the branding is more flash than substance. “They’re more contagious,” he explained, “but there’s no evidence they’re more dangerous than earlier …

Why a ‘wall of money’ is unlikely to flood into stocks when the Fed cuts rates, this Goldman strategist says  MarketWatchView Full Coverage on Google News Source link