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Donald Trump's tweet repeated a central claim made last week by New York Federal Reserve President John Williams

Trump echoes Fed official's comments in demand for cut

Business / 22 Jul

Consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of US economic activity, surged by 0.9% in March

US consumer spending posts biggest increase since 2009

Business / 29 Apr

The Fed no longer anticipates the need to guard against inflation with restrictive monetary policy

US Fed holds interest rates steady

Business / 20 Mar

US consumer inflation saw its slowest annual pace more than two years in February, new figures show

US consumer prices cool in February

Business / 12 Mar

The safe-haven yen extended its broad rally as the US dollar dropped to 109.37, its lowest since June last year

Stocks nurse New Year hangover as China data disappoint

Business / 02 Jan

Trump has repeatedly broken with the norm respected by US presidents in recent decades to refrain from criticising the Fed

Trump warns Federal Reserve against interest rate hike

Business / 18 Dec 18

Donald Trump has called the Fed's interest rate increases a 'ridiculous' policy

Trump calls 'loco' Federal Reserve 'too aggressive'

Business / 11 Oct 18

Jerome Powell was nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Federal Reserve

US President 'not thrilled' with Fed interest rate hike

Business / 21 Aug 18

The US Fed said its latest tests showed that banks would end the next recession in better shape than they started the last one

Largest US banks would survive recession - Fed

Business / 22 Jun 18

The US consumer price index slipped 0.1% in March

US consumer prices post first drop in 10 months

Business / 11 Apr 18

Wall Street stocks regained ground after falling in the opening moments of trading

US markets rebound after volatile day

Business / 06 Feb 18

Today's policy meeting is Fed Chair Janet Yellen's last as head of the bank

Fed expected to keep rates steady as Yellen era ends

Business / 31 Jan 18

Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen

Fed leaves rates unchanged

Business / 20 Sep 17

The US Labor Department said its consumer price index rose 0.4% last month

Petrol and rents push US consumer inflation higher

Business / 14 Sep 17

Average hourly earnings rose 3 cents or 0.1% after rising 0.3% in July, keeping the year-on-year gain in wages at 2.5% for a fifth month

US job growth slows more than expected in August

Business / 01 Sep 17

Today the euro has bounced off the intra-day lows to trade broadly flat at $1.1819 against the greenback. It rose to a 2-1/2 year high above $1.19 earlier this month

Euro bounces but markets wary before Jackson Hole

Business / 28 Aug 17

Against the euro, the dollar is 0.16% higher on the day at €1.1742

Dollar slumps again on US political turmoil

Business / 21 Aug 17

The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six major rivals, edged up 0.2% to 94.780 after falling as low as 94.476 last night, its lowest level since September 2016

Dollar plunges on collapse of US healthcare bill

Business / 19 Jul 17

Consumer spending accounts for more than two-thirds of US economic activity

US consumer spending rises modestly

Business / 30 Jun 17

The Fed's stress tests showed 34 major US lenders were on a solid capital footing

Major US banks would withstand recession - Fed

Business / 23 Jun 17

US non-farm payrolls increased 138,000 last month as the manufacturing, government and retail sectors lost jobs

US job growth slows but unemployment rate drops to 4.3%

Business / 02 Jun 17

Charles Evans is a member of the open markets committee of America's Central Bank, the Federal Reserve

US Fed official discusses interest rates on Irish visit

Business / 12 May 17

US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen

US consumer spending rose in December

Business / 30 Jan 17

Initial claims for US unemployment benefits dropped 28,000 to a seasonally adjusted 235,000 for the week to December 31

US jobless claims fall to near 43-year low

Business / 05 Jan 17

The National Association of Realtors said existing home sales rose 0.7% to an annual rate of 5.61 million units last month

US existing home sales rise to near 10-year high

Business / 21 Dec 16

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