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Like stocks and bonds, the U.S. dollar saw some big swings after the Federal Reserve announced a quarter-point rate cut and as Chair Jerome Powell laid out the reasoning around the decision and discussed the path ahead.
The U.S. dollar strengthened amid global currency fluctuations following Federal Reserve and Bank of England decisions. The Fed's expected rate cut stirred mixed market responses, while BoE's bond sales slowdown impacted the British pound.
Johns Hopkins political scientist Nicolas Jabko explains how prevailing political forces threaten to disrupt the nation's money supply and the global economy
The dollar has put in such a feeble performance this year that it has begun to hurt foreign investors in U.S. assets.
Miran has made clear that he is the Trump administration's weapon to wrest political control of the traditionally independent Fed while advancing his private war on the dominance of the U.S. dollar.
The U.S. currency’s rise and fall from prominence in the early 20th century offers lessons for today’s political leaders.
Yields continued to surge as Friday's blockbuster jobs report has many questioning how slow the Federal Reserve will go with further rate cuts this year—or if it may even pause. Brent crude jumped above $80 a barrel Monday and Treasuries dropped,