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SA Sentiment: One Fed rate cut in view this year even as Trump pressures Powell
Despite mounting pressure from President Donald Trump, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has maintained that it’s prudent ...
Trump says U.S. economy is hurt by 'too many' federal holidays. Here's what our readers said.
President Trump said there should be fewer holidays because they are hurting the economy. Some Chronicle readers disagreed ...
Treasury Secretary Bessent tiptoes around Trump's plans for new Fed chair
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he "will go where the president thinks" he's "best suited" to serve, as calls grow for ...
Federal workforce held steady in early months of Trump administration, data shows
President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday reported having 2.3 million people on federal payrolls in March, almost ...
Federal judge blocks Trump asylum ban at US-Mexico border, says he exceeded authority
The ruling is a setback for President Donald Trump, a Republican who recaptured the White House promising a vast immigration ...
Utah schools scramble to stretch last year’s federal money, in wake of Trump’s funding freeze
After Trump halted $35 million in education funding to Utah as part of a nationwide freeze on certain grants, Utah school ...
Fed's Bostic: Adjustment to Trump policies could take a year or more
The U.S. is likely facing a period of elevated inflation that risks seeping into consumer psychology, with companies likely ...
Trump pick to run federal watchdog: A 30-year-old who once shared a 9/11 conspiracy video and has ties to a Holocaust denier
Now, Ingrassia is up for a much bigger job leading the approximately 110-person OSC. Created after the Watergate scandal, the ...