The Trump shadow hanging over Wall Street’s meltdown

The Trump shadow hanging over Wall Street’s meltdown

A big change in the Federal Reserve’s thinking triggered a bloodbath on Wall Street that has spread around the world.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz

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Fed cuts rates but Wall Street rattled by change to 2025 outlook

Fed cuts rates but Wall Street rattled by change to 2025 outlook

Wall Street sank as the US Federal Reserve says it expects to see fewer rate cuts next year than previously projected.

  • byHoward Schneider andAnn Saphir
Trump set to put an old foe in an uncomfortable position

Trump set to put an old foe in an uncomfortable position

Donald Trump’s controversial policies set him up for an inevitable clash with old sparring partner Jerome Powell.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
How Wall Street and the Fed could derail Trump’s MAGA plans

How Wall Street and the Fed could derail Trump’s MAGA plans

Sharemarket investors were initially excited about the president-elect’s return to the White House but Jerome Powell quickly became the party pooper.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Trump’s Machiavellian plot to undermine the man he would love to get rid of

Trump’s Machiavellian plot to undermine the man he would love to get rid of

Jerome Powell says he will not resign as chairman of the US Federal Reserve should the president-elect ask him to. Trump’s advisers are working on a Plan B.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
‘Not permitted under the law’:Powell shuts down Trump questions as Fed cuts rates

‘Not permitted under the law’:Powell shuts down Trump questions as Fed cuts rates

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point while chair Jerome Powell addressed concerns about his future when Donald Trump returns to the White House.

  • byChristopher Rugaber
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Miners push ASX to record close after Fed unleashes jumbo rate cut

Miners push ASX to record close after Fed unleashes jumbo rate cut

The Australian sharemarket broke successive records on Thursday after the Federal Reserve issued a whopper 0.5 percentage point interest rate cut.

  • byBrittany Busch
Bullock might have to change her tune after America’s big-bang rate cut

Bullock might have to change her tune after America’s big-bang rate cut

The US Federal Reserve has gone big with its rate cut – exposing the problems facing the Reserve Bank of Australia in its inflation fight.

  • byShane Wright
How Trump could destroy the Fed’s grand plan

How Trump could destroy the Fed’s grand plan

The Federal Reserve has started its rate-cutting cycle with a bang as it tries to help keep the US out of a recession. That plan could be derailed by November’s election.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
US cuts interest rates,turning up heat on RBA

US cuts interest rates,turning up heat on RBA

America’s central bank has cut US interest rates by half a percentage point. The move amps up the pressure on the Reserve Bank to cut rates in Australia.

  • byShane Wright
Cut priced in:Markets eagerly wait for Fed’s view of the economy

Cut priced in:Markets eagerly wait for Fed’s view of the economy

With annual inflation easing in the US,financial markets have priced in a 25 basis point cut to the cash rate at the Fed’s next meeting this week – the last before the November presidential election.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey