Would Fed chair Jay Powell leave his term early?

Here's what he said in 2019 when the threat of forced removal was in the air: “It doesn’t occur to me in the slightest there would be any situation in which I would not complete my term other than dying.” wsj.com/economy/centra…

Several people who have spoken with Trump about the Fed said he wants someone in charge of the central bank who will, in effect, treat him as an ex officio member of the central bank’s rate-setting committee.

⁦Andrew Restuccia⁩ ⁦Alex Leary⁩ wsj.com/economy/centra…

The cumulative effect of serial disappointments on inflation are reshaping the outlook for rate cuts.

“I always say, one month is no months, but three months—that’s at least one real month.' wsj.com/economy/centra…

The U.S. fertility rate fell to 1.62 births per woman in 2023, a 2% decline from the year before. It is the lowest rate recorded since the government began tracking it in the 1930s. wsj.com/us-news/americ…

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is in custody on espionage charges, makes a heart-shaped gesture behind a glass wall of an enclosure for defendants as he attends a court hearing in Moscow, Russia, April 23, 2024. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva

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New rules will aim to require banks to preposition collateral at the Fed’s discount window.

The proposal could require larger banks to be ready to borrow the equivalent of a significant portion of their uninsured deposits, perhaps around 40% wsj.com/finance/regula…

'Are we there yet? Are we there yet?'

The highway offramp isn't as close as the markets or the Fed anticipated, and now the interest-rate road trip will last longer.

W/Kate Linebaugh to break down the latest developments for the economy and Fed. 🎧

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