This Week’s Viewing Picks
What to watch this week Stocks are back near record highs, but a flurry of trade announcements, deals, and extensions kept investors on their toes last week. In the week ahead, a busier economic and earnings calendar will offer them more to chew on. Inflation data out Tuesday morning will set the economic agenda for […]
How Trump Could Implement New Controls Over the Fed Without Dismissing Powell
How Trump could exert new controls over the Fed — even without firing Powell Donald Trump and his allies have floated ideas suggesting that Federal Reserve independence could be compromised if the GOP nominee wins, from firing Chairman Jerome Powell to the president having a “say” in setting interest rates. But even as Trump has […]