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John Williams, president of the New York Fed, suggested he is reluctant to support lowering interest rates ahead of the central bank’s next meeting later this month, arguing that tariffs are likely to drive further inflation.
The June jobs report cratered the odds for a July rate cut. Stocks cheered the strong data but dimmer rate-cut views prevented bigger gains.
Richard Clarida, former Federal Reserve Vice Chairman and current global economic advisor at PIMCO, joins CNBC's "Closing Bell" to discuss when the Federal Reserve may cut interest rates, economic outlook and more.
The prospect of the Federal Reserve once again setting its short-term interest rate target at near zero levels at some point in coming years remains real despite current relatively high levels of short-term borrowing costs,
Major stock markets stumbled on Wednesday after reports that US President Donald Trump was close to firing the head of the Federal Reserve in a dispute over interest rates.
Bitcoin price stabilizes around 111,000 on Thursday after hitting a record high of nearly $112,000 the previous day. Fed Minutes spark renewed risk-on sentiment as it showed officials foresee interest rate cuts later this year, boosting momentum across markets.