US Fed holds interest rates and defends central bank independence
Two Fed officials voted in favour of an interest rate cut - Stephen Miran, who is on leave from his post at the White House where he leads Trump's ...
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
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World central bank chiefs declare support for US Fed chair
Central banks across the world have joined together to declare that they stand in "full solidarity" with the Federal Reserve's chair after the US launched a criminal investigation into ...
Trump faces extraordinary moment in spat with Fed chair Powell
Faisal IslamEconomics editorReutersIt is extraordinary enough to see the world's top central banker make an unscheduled video statement on social media. My first thought upon seeing the post from ...
US Fed Chair Jerome Powell under criminal investigation
Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, he said on Sunday. In a video announcing the probe, Powell said the US justice department ...
The ‘fed up’ Scottish town that voted for Reform UK
Reform UK have pulled off a surprise victory in a council by-election in the ward of Whitburn and Blackburn in West Lothian - their first ever win in Scotland.BBC ...
Fed cuts rate but future easing uncertain
Danielle KayeBusiness reporterReutersUS Federal Reserve Chair Jerome PowellThe US Federal Reserve has lowered interest rates for the third time this year, even as internal divisions create uncertainty about additional ...
Trump’s Fed pick Stephen Miran says he will keep White House job
Bloomberg/GettyPresident Donald Trump's pick to fill a Federal Reserve vacancy said he did not plan to resign from his White House role, if confirmed, alarming Democrats who said his ...
Bank of England ‘very concerned’ at threats to US Fed independence
The Bank of England governor has warned that threats to the US Federal Reserve's independence are "very serious" and a "very dangerous road to go down" as President Donald ...
Fed governor says she won’t be ‘bullied’ as Trump demands she quit over mortgage claim
A top official at the US Federal Reserve says she will not be "bullied" after President Donald Trump called for her resignation over an allegation of mortgage fraud.Governor Lisa ...
How campaigns will seize on Fed interest rate cut in US election
Biden administration officials have been saying for months that the post-Covid surge in inflation is over. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve agreed.Given that the US central bank, and its ...
US inflation edges up as Fed debates rate cuts
The rate of price increases picked up in February, as petrol and housing costs pushed higher. Source link
Fed holds interest rates at a 23-year high
The bank says it wants "greater confidence" about inflation cooling and is unlikely to cut rates in March. Source link
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Valleys football club could become first to power its ground with water
Thousands of streams could make villages and towns energy independent, experts say. Source link
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