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Walmart’s former U.S. CEO Bill Simon thinks retailer can easily absorb tariff costs, criticizes its ‘doom and gloom’ commentary
Walmart‘s business is strong enough to withstand tariff headwinds without increasing its prices, according to the discount retailer’s former U.S.…
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Fed’s Powell cautions about higher long-term rates as ‘supply shocks’ provide policy challenges
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at the Thomas Laubach Research Conference held by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors…
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Powell may have a hard time avoiding Trump’s ‘Too Late’ label even as Fed chief does the right thing
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market…
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German fiscal boost won’t outweigh tariff drag for euro zone, IMF’s Europe head says
Higher German infrastructure spending will boost Europe’s economic growth in the coming years — but not enough to outweigh the…
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IMF forecasts U.S. fiscal deficit will dip in 2025 thanks to higher tariff revenue
A security guard stands outside the building near signs advertising the International Monetary Fund/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, DC,…
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If Trump wants rate cuts, he would likely need to replace the Fed’s full board along with Powell
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, on the South Lawn…
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IMF slashes 2025 U.S. growth forecast to 1.8% from 2.7%, citing trade tensions
Tariffs are posing major headwinds for the U.S. and global economies, leading the International Monetary Fund to slash its 2025…
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Trump renews call for interest rate cut, says rates would be lower if Fed chief Powell ‘understood what he was doing’
U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Win McNamee | Annabelle Gordon | Reuters President Donald Trump…
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Powell sees tariffs raising inflation and says Fed will wait before further rate moves
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Friday that he expects President Donald Trump’s tariffs to raise inflation and lower growth,…
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Trump’s tariffs are expected to raise consumer prices, but a key question remains: By how much?
The U.S. government is set to increase tariff rates on several categories of imported products. Some economists tracking these trade…
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