Morning bid: Is Santa Claus coming to town?

Everything Mike Dolan and the ROI team are excited to read, watch and listen to over the weekend. From the Editor Hello Morning Bid readers! Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell buoyed markets by ...
Penarth Times

Penarth: A history of cinema through the decades in the Vale

With only one cinema and a peppering of community screenings currently available, it may be strange to think of Penarth as having any rich ...
Reuters

Fed's Powell says rate policy well positioned, future of policy not on pre-set course

Dec 10 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said U.S. central bank interest rate policy is well positioned to respond to what lies ahead for the economy, declining to provide guidance ...
The New York Times

Race to Replace Powell at Fed Adds to Cacophony Around Rate Decision

The end of Jerome Powell’s term as Fed chair will give President Trump his biggest opportunity yet to reshape the central bank. By Colby Smith As if the Federal Reserve’s decision about interest rates ...
The New York Times

Powell Faces Pressure From Multiple Fronts as Fed Prepares to Cut Rates

The chair of the central bank is dealing with internal divisions while being besieged by President Trump and front-runners jockeying to replace him. By Colby Smith Colby Smith covers the Federal ...
Newsweek

Jerome Powell Worried About New ‘K-Shaped’ Economy

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has expressed concern over the so-called "K-shaped" economy the U.S. is experiencing. What Is A 'K-Shaped' Economy? Talk of a "K-shaped" economy has been brewing ...
The Hill

Watch live: Powell gives remarks as Fed announces final interest rate cut of 2025

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is giving remarks Wednesday afternoon after the nation’s central bank made its final interest rate decision of 2025. The committee responsible for setting borrowing ...
CNN

Trump’s affordability argument just got the unlikeliest champion

The main reason Americans are upset about the economy: They are still adjusting to high prices that surged during years of runaway inflation that took place during former President Joe Biden’s term.
CNN

Takeaways: Powell says the Fed has delivered enough rate cuts for now

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday lowered interest rates again in a continued effort to keep the labor market intact, despite objections from several key Fed officials who believe the central bank ...
Reuters

Fed faces turbulent 2026 as Powell's term ends, independence tested

WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The final U.S. Federal Reserve meeting of the year this week precedes a turbulent 2026 that will see key policymaker changes, including the arrival of a new leader to be ...
Wall Street Journal

Transcript: Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s Postmeeting Press Conference

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell talked about the reasons behind the central bank’s latest interest-rate cut and the discussions surrounding its decision as some Fed officials dissented, during a ...