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5/6/2025 4:38:47 PM
The US Federal Reserve began a two-day discussion over interest rates Tuesday, with policymakers widely expected to pause again and wait for clarity on the economic impact of Donald Trump's tariff rollout.
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Economy
5/4/2025 10:40:55 AM
The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to extend a recent pause in rate cuts this week as it waits to see how President Donald Trump's stop-start tariff rollout affects the health of the world's largest economy.
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Economy
4/23/2025 10:43:01 AM
Donald Trump said Tuesday he had no intention of firing the chair of the US Federal Reserve and signalled a "substantial" lowering of tariffs on China -- bringing relief to global markets spooked by his aggressive trade policies.
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Economy
4/19/2025 1:58:42 PM
Donald Trump's simmering discontent with the US Federal Reserve boiled over this week, with the president threatening to take the unprecedented step of ousting the head of the fiercely independent central bank.
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Economy
3/20/2025 11:31:50 AM
The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday and signaled that it still expects to cut rates twice this year even as it sees inflation staying stubbornly elevated.
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Markets & Companies
12/18/2024 1:24:57 PM
Stock markets mostly climbed and the dollar steadied against main rivals Wednesday with the US Federal Reserve set to cut interest rates.
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Economy
11/26/2024 10:59:06 PM
US Federal Reserve officials expect inflation to keep cooling, signaling a gradual approach to interest rate cuts if price increases ease further and the job market remains strong, minutes of their recent meeting showed Tuesday.
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Economy
9/24/2024 8:37:31 PM
The Gold market in Egypt has undergone major changes over the past few days after international gold prices surpassed $2,600 per ounce, which is mainly attributed to the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates by 50 basis points last Wednesday.
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Markets & Companies
9/23/2024 1:39:21 PM
Global stocks were mixed on Monday following a series of key interest rate decisions last week by the US Federal Reserve, Japan, China, and Britain.
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Economy
9/20/2024 3:28:50 PM
Economic experts told Ahram Online about their speculation that the US Federal Reserve's big move to cut interest rates would attract hot money to emerging markets, including Egypt.
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Economy
9/18/2024 9:15:35 PM
The US Federal Reserve cut its key lending rate by half a percentage-point Wednesday in its first reduction since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, sharply lowering borrowing costs shortly before November's presidential election.
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Economy
9/18/2024 3:48:48 PM
European stock markets and the dollar mostly slipped Wednesday as the US Federal Reserve prepared to cut interest rates for the first time in more than four years.
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Economy
9/16/2024 4:32:25 PM
American consumers and home buyers, business people and political leaders have been waiting for months for what the Federal Reserve is poised to announce this week: That it's cutting its key interest rate from a two-decade peak.
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Economy
9/15/2024 6:44:52 PM
The Federal Reserve is gearing up to announce its first interest rate cut for more than four years on Wednesday, with policymakers expected to debate how big a move to make less than two months before the US presidential election.
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Economy
9/11/2024 1:09:58 PM
Inflation in the United States may have hit a three-year low in August, underscoring that the rate of price increases is falling back to pre-pandemic levels and clearing the way for the Federal Reserve to start cutting its key interest rate next week.
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Markets & Companies
8/27/2024 10:08:13 PM
Stock markets were little changed Tuesday as investors awaited clues on how much interest rates might be cut next month and the latest results from tech heavyweight Nvidia.
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Economy
8/26/2024 7:18:50 PM
Oil prices jumped Monday after an escalation of hostilities between Israel and the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah raised fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East.
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Markets & Companies
8/23/2024 1:16:58 PM
European stock markets rose at the open on Friday ahead of a highly-anticipated speech by US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
8/20/2024 6:42:44 PM
The world’s financial markets will be carefully watching proceedings at the US Federal Reserve meeting in Jackson Hole this week, writes Mahmoud Mohieldin
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Business
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Economy
7/9/2024 5:18:51 PM
The US Federal Reserve is making "modest" progress in its inflation fight, the head of the US central bank told lawmakers Tuesday, on the first of two days of testimony in Congress.
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