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Fed split on rate cuts
Some policymakers floated a cut “as soon as the next meeting,” while others saw no need for any in 2025
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Trump administration prepares major rollback of bank capital rules
The proposed changes would either ease the SLR outright or exempt low-risk assets such as US treasuries and central bank…
All eyes are on the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, out this week
The market is already jittery after January’s hotter-than-expected consumer price index
Uncertainty of Trump presidency pushes US Fed to rule out pre-emptive rate actions
“The easiest way for a policy mistake is to speculate,” said San Francisco Fed Head Mary Daly
European Central Bank cuts rates amid stalled growth
Markets expect at least three more reductions this year
Fed holds rates steady, keeping tabs on Trump and inflation
The decision ends the Fed’s cutting spree last year
US core inflation undershoots forecasts, raises early rate cut speculations
Economists expect the Fed to require more consistency before any speed-ups
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