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Tariffs Are Roiling Markets. Here’s What Financial Advisors Are Telling Clients.
A key gauge of fear remains at elevated levels amid the bumpy rollout of tariffs. Here’s how advisors are helping clients ...
Labor Market Is in ‘a Really Good Place’
The outlook for economic growth may be softening, but the U.S. labor market is still on solid ground, Powell said. Jobs growth has slowed relative to last year, but the unemployment rate remains “in a ...
Fed Won’t Intervene in Markets. They’re Acting as Expected, Powell Says.
The Fed won't intervene in a stock market plummet, Powell said. President Trump’s tariff policy has sent the stock and bond markets on a whiplash-inducing ride this month. Powell said he wasn’t overly ...
Canadian Dollar Aug 2025
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Treasury Yields Fall as Powell Talks About Tariffs and Fed Policy
Treasury yields decline as Fed Chair Powell speaks at a conference in Chicago. The monetary policymaker says tariffs could raise prices and unemployment at the same time, making decisions on interest ...
Stock Slide Picks Up Steam. Dow Down 700 Points.
Stocks took a turn lower on Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke at the Economic Club of Chicago. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 700 points, or 1.7%. The S&P 500 was down ...
Fed Likely Won't Make Progress on Inflation, Employment Goals This Year
President Trump’s tariff policy will likely wipe away any progress made on reducing inflation and keeping employment stable by the Fed this year, said Powell. There is a strong likelihood that unemplo ...
Tariff-Induced Inflation Could Be ‘Persistent,’ Powell Says
The effects of the White House’s tariff policy on inflation could be less transitory and more “persistent,” said Powell on Wednesday. “Tariffs are highly likely to generate at least a temporary rise ...
Read a Transcript of Powell's Speech
Economic Outlook, Remarks by Jerome H. Powell, Chair, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System at the Economic Club of Chicago Thank you for the introduction. I am looking forward to our ...
How Powell Is Thinking About the Economy
Current economic data indicate that economic growth weakened in the first three months of this year, said Powell on Wednesday. “The data in hand so far suggest that growth has slowed in the first ...
20-Year U.S. Treasury Auction Sees Strong Demand
The Treasury Department was able to successfully sell bonds maturing in nearly 20 years Wednesday afternoon. At the auction, investors got 4.810% in yield, 0.4 basis point lower than the yield in ...
Oil Rises as China Reportedly Open to Trade Talks Under Specific Conditions
Oil prices gained as much as 1% in early trade following a report that China would be willing to negotiate with the U.S.