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US October job growth beats expectations despite General Motors strike

Job growth has slowed this year, averaging 167,000 per month compared with an average monthly gain of 223,000 in 2018

Donald Trump says Americans are 'very disappointed' after Fed rate cut

Fed officials reduced interest rates by a quarter-percentage point Wednesday and signaled a pause in further cuts unless the economic outlook changes materially

US Fed cuts key rate by 25 bps, but signals pause in its easing cycle

The Fed said it will 'monitor the implications of incoming information for the economic outlook as it assesses the appropriate path' of its target interest rate

Donald Trump blames US Federal Reserve after weak factory output numbers

The outburst followed the release of the Institute for Supply Management's factory index, which slipped to its lowest level since June 2009

Global economic turmoil

There are limits to what central banks can achieve

US Fed cuts interest rate for the second time in a row: Top 4 highlights

Moderate economic activity, weak business fixed investment and exports, and global uncertainties promoted the Fed to lower the key interest rates, a second since the recession of 2008

Donald Trump asks for 'big' rate cut as Fed Reserve faces challenges

The central bank's leadership is under immense political pressure from Trump, who denounces its reluctance to slash rates more aggressively on Twitter almost daily

Will 'act as appropriate': US Fed chief gives no hint about interest rates

The chair, under pressure from President Donald Trump to cut rates soon and deeply, listed a series of economic and geopolitical risks that the Fed is monitoring

Asian indices drop as traders await US Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's speech

The Fed released minutes of its July meeting later on Wednesday, which will provide an insight into its deliberations when cutting interest rates for the first time since the financial crisis

Powell holds his ground as Fed rate cuts may deliver mild jolt to economy

The Republican president has blamed the Fed under Chairman Jerome Powell for undercutting his administration's efforts to boost economic growth

Biggest week of 2019 for world economies as US Federal Reserve opt for cut

Some Fed watchers predict officials will cut their benchmark by half a percentage point, but the signal is that they will eschew a bigger move in favor of a quarter point reduction

S&P 500 surges above 3,000 for first time as Powell says open to rate cuts

The yield on 10-year Treasuries fell to 2.04 per cent after climbing above 2.10 per cent for the first time in a month

In a fresh attack, Trump says US Federal Reserve 'doesn't have a clue'

Yields on two-year US Treasuries previously jumped to 1.87% from 1.76%

How Jerome Powell's unscripted public remarks set stage for rocky 2019

Powell took office in February determined to improve the Fed's communications with Congress and the public

How 'global developments' saved US Fed Chair Jerome Powell from being fired

The almost forgotten reappearance of one phrase gives hope to those seeking a more cautious Fed in 2019.

Amid row, Trump likely to meet US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell

The Fed's independence is seen as a pillar of the US financial system

What to make of US Fed chairman Jerome Powell's hawkish testimony

Powell said that his expectations for domestic economic growth have increased since the beginning of the year

Fed chair nominee Powell says no bank is 'too big to fail'

The collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers in 2008 sparked chaos across the global financial system giving rise to the concept of 'too big to fail' institutions

Jerome Powell-led Federal Reserve could be US dollar-positive in long term

Analysts say this will be a bright spot for a dollar that has struggled for most of the year

Trump names 'safe' choice Jerome Powell to lead US Fed: 5 questions answered

As the engine behind the world's most important economy, the Fed's influence is hard to overstate