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The US unemployment rate was unchanged at near a 49-year low of 3.7% in November

US job growth slows, monthly wage gains miss forecast

Business / 07 Dec

The US consumer price index rose 0.3% in Octoter, in line with expectations

Energy drives US consumer prices to 9-month high

Business / 14 Nov

The US Fed's steady increases in benchmark lending rates have infuriated President Donald Trump

Further US rate hikes 'most likely' needed - Fed

Business / 18 Oct

Donald Trump appointed Jerome Powell as the US Federal Reserve chief

Trump calls US Federal Reserve his 'biggest threat'

Business / 17 Oct

President Donald Trump has called the Fed 'crazy', 'loco' and 'too aggressive' in raising rates

Call 'em crazy, but Fed likely to keep raising US rates

Business / 12 Oct

US Fed Chairman Jerome Powell

US Fed raises benchmark interest rate to 2.0-2.25%

Business / 26 Sep

New claims for US unemployment insurance fell to 201,000 last week, down 3,000 from the previous week

US jobless claims at 48-year low

Business / 20 Sep

The US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell's comments were taken as a reassuring sign by investors

Euro zone bond yields fall after US Fed chief's speech

Business / 27 Aug

US President Donald Trump and US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell

Trump slams Fed's rate policy despite strong economy

Business / 20 Jul

US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell

US businesses already hurt by tariffs - Fed chief

Business / 19 Jul

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said today 'it is difficult to predict the ultimate outcome of current discussions over trade policy'

Fed's Powell sees 'several years' of strong jobs growth

Business / 17 Jul

The consumer price gains come as President Donald Trump redoubles his trade wars with major US trading partners

US consumer inflation stays at 6 year record in June

Business / 12 Jul

The Fed's minutes overall gave the impression of a central bank impressed by the US economy's strength

Fed on lookout for recession, still sees strong economy

Business / 06 Jul

Deutsche Bank's US subsidiary has failed the second part of the US Federal Reserve's annual stress tests

Deutsche Bank fails US Fed stress test

Business / 29 Jun

The rate increase is the first since Jerome Powell became chair of the Federal Reserve

US Federal Reserve raises interest rates again

Business / 14 Jun

The euro edged higher after Italy's new government said it did not intend to pull the country from the single currency

Euro rises despite G7 fracas as investors eye ECB, Fed

Business / 11 Jun

US unemployment rate falls to 18 year low of 3.8%

US job growth accelerates, unemployment rate drops

Business / 01 Jun

The US Fed reaffirmed that it expected to continue on a path of 'further gradual increases' in the benchmark lending rate

Federal Reserve leaves key interest rate unchanged

Business / 03 May

The US Federal Reserve was viewed as unlikely to raise US interest rates today

Dollar consolidates ahead of US Fed rates decision

Business / 02 May

US consumer spending grew at its weakest pace in nearly five years in the first quarter of the year

US economy slows in Q1 as consumer spending brakes

Business / 27 Apr

As the US economy has strengthened, the Federal Reserve has upped the pace of interest rate increases

Prospect of trade war poses risks to economy - Fed

Business / 12 Apr

US gross domestic product expanded at a 2.9% annual rate in the final three months of 2017,

US fourth-quarter GDP growth revised up to 2.9%

Business / 28 Mar

The US Consumer Price index, which tracks the costs of household goods and services, rose 0.2% in February

US consumer price gains ease in February

Business / 13 Mar

Jerome Powell is expected to oversee a rate rise at the Fed's monetary policy meeting in March

US Fed will stick to gradual rate rises - Powell

Business / 27 Feb

Most of the Fed's rate-setting committee believe that US inflation will rise

Fed policymakers show rising confidence on inflation

Business / 22 Feb

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