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Jerome Powell says the ‘net effect’ of the Trump administration’s policies on trade, immigration, fiscal policy, and regulation will determine interest rates in the future

The Fed chair reassured an audience at the University of Chicago the economy was in a “good place” despite “elevated uncertainty.”

Fortune

'America First' policies are threatening American exceptionalism as the economy and markets flash warning signs

"We are still betting on the resilience of consumers and the economy. However, Trump Turmoil 2.0 is significantly testing the resilience of both."

Fortune

US economic worries mount as Trump implements tariffs, cuts workforce and freezes spending

President Donald Trump's flurry of tariffs, government layoffs and spending freezes may be doing more to harm the U.S. economy than to fix it

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Trump Treasury secretary says economy slowdown just ‘detox’ as government spending switches to private sector

Donald Trump’s new Treasury secretary blew off the apparent slowdown in the nation’s economy as nothing more than “detox” as government spending switches to the private sector.

The Independent UK

WSL contributes £37.5m less to UK economy due to ban on women’s football – study

The Play Gap report sets out to quantify where the women’s game in England would be now were it not for the historical 50-year ban.

The Independent UK

Stocks Bounce Back as Fed Chair Powell Says the Economy is Fine

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Friday closed up +0.55%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.52%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.74%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25 ) are up +0.51%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

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Stock Market Today: Stocks Swing Higher on Powell Speech

Investors cheered after Fed Chair Powell repeated his confidence in the strength of the U.S. economy.

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Dollar Slips on a Dovish US Feb Payroll Report

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Friday fell by -0.20% and posted a 4-month low. The dollar has fallen every day this week and remains under pressure due to the negative impact of US tariffs on the US economy. Losses in the dollar accelerated Friday on the dovish US Feb payroll...

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Maria Bartiromo says a ‘recession’ is coming — but ‘it would be Biden’s recession’

‘We’ll see if Joe Biden’s recession shows up,’ Maria Bartiromo declared on Friday morning

The Independent UK

US economy facing potential slowdown amid ‘heightened uncertainty’, says Fed chair

Federal Reserve head Jerome Powell said it was in no rush to cut interest rate as government overhauls key policies

The Guardian - US

US Fed Chair Flags Policy Uncertainty But In No Rush To Adjust Rates

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell flagged high uncertainty Friday surrounding President Donald Trump's economic policies and their effects, but maintained that the central bank need not rush to adjust interest rates.

International Business Times

US Economy Adds 151,000 Jobs In February As Unemployment Hits 4.1%

U.S. stocks opened lower Friday as investors digested key labor market data. The Dow opened 0.3% lower, dropping around 75 points.

International Business Times

Powell: Federal Reserve to stay on hold amid widespread economic uncertainty

Chair Jerome Powell says in written remarks that the Federal Reserve is likely to keep its key interest rate unchanged in the coming months as it waits for widespread “uncertainty” stemming from President Donald Trump’s policies to resolve

The Independent UK

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the economy may slow as part of a ‘detox’ from government spending

Bessent said employment should come from private companies, not the federal government.

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Dollar Falls on Tariff Concerns and a Dovish US Feb Payroll Report

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.31% at a 4-month low. The dollar has fallen every day this week and remains under pressure due to the negative impact of US tariffs on the US economy. Losses in the dollar accelerated today on the dovish US Feb payroll...

The Conversation

Welfare cuts won’t succeed without healthier jobs

The UK could be poised to cut billions of pounds from its welfare spend as the Treasury takes the view that there is less room for manoeuvre in the finances than hoped. Only last October, Chancellor Rachel Reeves believed she had almost £10 billion of so-called “fiscal headroom”, essentially a…

The Guardian - UK

Military spending is touted as a remedy for Britain’s ailing economy. Here’s why it won’t work

Since the 1980s Britain’s military spending has grown in real terms, yet more than half of military jobs have been lost. The sector is hi-tech and low labour, says Khem Rogaly, a senior research fellow at the thinktank Common Wealth

The Independent UK

US added 151,000 jobs last month but sees unemployment tick up in first report on Trump’s economy

Economists forecast that the figure would be 160,000 ahead of the eagerly awaited report

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US job market grows amid threats of mass federal layoffs and Trump tariffs

Economy adds 151,000 jobs in February, up from January as unemployment unchanged from last month

Evening Standard

‘Broken’ welfare system holding people and economy back – Number 10

Downing Street said there has been an ‘unsustainable rise in welfare spending’ and reforms will be set out in ‘the coming weeks’.

Evening Standard

Dollar ‘falls out of favour’ as Donald Trump's on-off tariffs hit US economy and threaten price hikes

The US president’s protectionist polices are sparking economic concerns around the world

International Business Times

Apple Step Closer To Seeing End Of Indonesia IPhone Sales Ban

Indonesia approved local certificates for more than a dozen Apple products on Friday, the industry ministry said, moving the tech giant a step closer to having a ban lifted on iPhone sales in Southeast Asia's biggest economy.

The Independent UK

U.S. economy likely generated a solid 160,000 jobs last month, but Trump's trade wars cloud outlook

The U.S. labor market likely kept on churning out jobs last month, economists say, but the outlook is cloudy and getting cloudier as the Trump administration wages trade wars, purges federal employees and seeks to deport millions of immigrants

The Independent UK

Cut NHS waiting lists and economy will grow – Murray

According to figures released this week, more than 700,000 people are on an NHS Scotland waiting list for a procedure.

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Economic Concerns from Tariffs Undercut the Dollar

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Thursday fell by -0.21% and posted a 4-month low. The dollar is under pressure because of the negative impact of US tariffs on the US economy. Also, the euro’s strength weighed on the dollar after EUR/USD Thursday jumped to a 4-month high when the ECB...

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