Trump takes aim at Fed in economic forum comments
'America is back and open for business' Trump tells leaders at World Economic Forum in Davos
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the "Golden Age" of America had begun and that it was "back and open for business" while addressing business and political leaders gathered at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos,
Live updates: Trump to remotely address World Economic Forum in Davos
President Donald Trump plans to speak remotely Thursday to an international audience of business leaders, politicians and other elites at the World Economic Forum’s annual event in Davos, Switzerland.
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Trump pressures Federal Reserve to lower interest rates
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would press the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates “immediately,” rekindling a fight over the historically independent U.S. central bank.
Fact check: Trump’s gusher of misleading economic statistics at Davos
In virtual remarks to the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, President Donald Trump on Thursday spouted many false or misleading economic claims. Here’s a quick rundown.
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Trump calls for lower interest rates ahead of Fed meeting
"I think I know interest rates much better than they do, and I think I know it certainly much better than the one who's primarily in charge of making that decision," Trump says
Stock Market Today: S&P 500 set to ease from record high, Dow and Nasdaq to slip; Dollar falls on BoJ hike; TI, Boeing shares fall.
U.S. stock futures were moving lower in early action on Friday, on the heels of the first record for the S&P 500 of 2024. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 15 points, or 0.03%, to 44,732
Why BlackRock's Fink might be right about Fed rate hikes
BlackRock Inc. Chief Executive Larry Fink raised the possibility on Friday that the Federal Reserve might need to hike interest rates, though not right away, while speaking in Davos at the World Economic Forum.
Donald Trump promised to tackle cost-of-living crisis—now he’s risking inflation by demanding interest rates drop ‘immediately’
Progress reducing the rise in consumer prices has stalled, with recent data coming in hotter than expected. By pressuring the Federal Reserve, Trump could reignite inflation.
Federal Reserve could hike rates if Trump tariffs unleash inflation: BNY CEO
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US Bitcoin reserve idea sparks Davos debate on crypto’s future
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, industry leaders debated Bitcoin’s role as a reserve asset, the memecoin frenzy and crypto’s future amid Trump’s return to the Oval Office.
Davos 2025: Trade, tariffs, AI and UN chief Guterres dominate World Economic Forum agenda
A speech by the U.N. chief, economic growth potential in places like China and Russia, the challenges of artificial intelligence and leaders from Spain to Malaysia are set to headline the agenda at the World Economic Forum’s annual event in Davos.
Trump accelerates campaign to remake federal bureaucracy
He has frozen federal hiring and signed an order allowing career civil servants to be fired at will. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Bank of America CEO: The Federal Reserve may have to respond to Trump
The Fed now needs to be on Trump watch if it wants to engineer the proper dose of monetary policy. "They've got a new administration with a new set of fiscal policies, and the monetary policy has to respond to that," Bank of America chair and CEO Brian Moynihan told Yahoo Finance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.